Turkey Rice Krispies Coated in Chocolate - Thanksgiving Dessert

With Thanksgiving approaching quickly, I was trying to think of something fun to make for the occasion.  Since Turkey’s are a big part of the Thanksgiving holiday, I decided to make Rice Krispie Treats coated in dark chocolate and shaped to look like turkey’s.  These are easy to make and you don’t need to be an artist to pull off a great looking turkey.  

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 10oz marshmallows
• 6 cups Rice Krispies
• Dark chocolate
• candy wafers (yellow, orange and red)
• candy eyes

Directions:

1. Start by melting butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add marshmallows and stir until melted.
3. Turn off heat and stir in Rice Krispies
4. When cooled enough to handle, turn out about 1/3 on wax paper and roll to about 1/4 inch thickness.
5. Cut small half circle patterns out of the flattened Rice Krispies.  (about 1 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches) It’s good to use a cutout as a pattern.
6. With slightly greased hands, begin rolling the remaining Rice Krispies into balls.  You want 2 different size balls, one big for the body and one small for the head.  
7. Now melt some dark chocolate in a microwave or in a double boiler.
8. Dip each of the Rice Krispie pieces completely in the Dark chocolate and place in the refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
9. Remove dipped Rice Krispies from the refrigerator and melt the yellow and orange candy wafers.
10. Either use a food safe paint brush or put melted candy wafers in a plastic bag.  Paint or pipe a stripped pattern on the half circle (tail portion) and place back in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. 
11. Remove from the refrigerator and using some melted dark chocolate, apply a small amount to join the body to the tail and the head to the body.  
12. Affix the candy eyes to the head and pipe a beak and gizzard to the head.  Let harden and serve.  

I hope you enjoyed this recipe.  Have a happy Thanksgiving!

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