Mardi Gras Alligators
These festive Mardi Gras Alligators are the perfect party treat! Made with Nutter Butter cookies dipped in green candy melts and decorated with candy eyes, heart sprinkle "teeth," and royal crowns, they’re fun, easy, and delicious. Perfect for adding a playful twist to your Mardi Gras celebration!
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Ingredients
- 12 oz green candy melts
- 8 nutter butter cookies
- 16 candy eye sprinkles
- 40 white heart sprinkles
- 8 crown sprinkles
Instructions
- Melt the candy melts. Every brand can be a little different, so make sure you follow the directions on the bag. Here’s what I do: I use Sweet Tooth Fairy candy melts and microwave them at 50% power for 2 minutes, then stir. After that, I microwave them for another minute, still at 50% power, and then go in 30-second intervals until everything is smooth and melted.
- Once your candy melts are ready, dip each Nutter Butter into the green melted candy. Lay them on a sheet of parchment paper to cool. But you’ll want to move quickly here because it’s time to add the fun details!
- While the candy is still warm, place two candy eyes onto each "gator." Next, add five white heart sprinkles along the front of the cookie to create that adorable (and slightly fierce!) toothy smile.
- To really give these treats the Mardi Gras flair, top each alligator with a crown sprinkle. It’s the finishing touch that makes these gators fit for royalty!
- If the candy melts start to harden before you’re done decorating, no worries! A quick blast from a heat gun will soften things up just enough to help you finish placing your sprinkles.
- Once all your gators are decorated, let them sit until the candy coating is completely dry. Then, they’re ready to devour!