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    Reindeer Pops That Are Fun to Make & Allergy-Friendly for All

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    By Sarah Hatfield on December 16, 2018 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes, Kids Can Cook, Sarah's Recipes

    We’re getting down to the wire, Christmas-wise, what with all the concerts and pageants and classroom parties and neighborhood parties and so on. And yet the kids I know still want to do fun crafts and projects after school! It’s hard to find Christmas activities that aren’t too overwhelming or involved, but these dairy-free Reindeer Pops are perfect.

    Dairy-Free Reindeer Pops Recipe - Fun to Make & Allergy-Friendly for All - includes vegan, gluten-free, and top food allergy-friendly options. Kid-friendly holiday treat that kids can make!

    Reindeer Pops Secrets for a Fun Treat That All Kids Can Make

    Alisa saw these Reindeer Pops last year and suggested that Katherine and I try our hand at making them. After a few attempts, we came up with the most child-friendly approach to making these cute critters.

    First, we used Alisa’s foolproof chocolate melting method.

    Second, we chose to lay the Reindeer Pops on parchment-paper lined cookie sheets rather than trying to balance them in a styrofoam base.

    Finally, we saved a bit of melted chocolate to help with repairs. These steps help guarantee a fun, easy afternoon activity for children–and their parents.

    Dairy-Free Reindeer Pops Recipe - Fun to Make & Allergy-Friendly for All - includes vegan, gluten-free, and top food allergy-friendly options. Kid-friendly holiday treat that kids can make!

    The Right Ingredients for Your Reindeer Pops

    Chocolate – For our dairy-free needs, we used Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, but Enjoy Life is a great option for top eight free.

    Pretzels – Most brands of plain pretzels are dairy-free and vegan, but for gluten-free, look for a gluten-free brand, like Good Health. They also happen to be vegan and soy-free.

    Marshmallows – Plain marshmallows are typically dairy-free and are often gluten-free and top food allergy-friendly. But they do contain gelatin. For vegan marshmallows, choose a vegan brand like Dandies.

    Candy – The noses are dairy-free cinnamon imperials from our local candy, nuts, and coffee store. These aren’t too hard to find in other stores. If you want to stick with chocolate, Little Secrets Peppermint Dark Chocolate Candies are vegan. But they do contain soy lecithin and might not be safe for highly sensitive or severe milk allergies due to potential trace cross-contamination. For the eyes, I used Wilton Mini Candy Eyeballs. These are made without top allergens, but do have a cross-contamination warning for wheat and soy.

    Dairy-Free Reindeer Pops Recipe - Fun to Make & Allergy-Friendly for All - includes vegan, gluten-free, and top food allergy-friendly options. Kid-friendly holiday treat that kids can make!

    Special Diet Notes: Reindeer Pops

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, optionally vegan, optionally vegetarian, and optionally top food allergy-friendly. See the section above for ingredient tips.

    Dairy-Free Reindeer Pops
     
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    Prep time
    40 mins
    Total time
    40 mins
     
    These kid-friendly reindeer pops are a fun treat to make with kids for holiday parties and gifting.
    Author: Katherine and Sarah Hatfield
    Serves: 16 Reindeer Pops
    Ingredients
    • 2 cups dairy-free chocolate chips (see Notes in post above)
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil (can sub shortening for coconut-free)
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 16 large regular marshmallows or vegan marshmallows
    • 16 (4-inch) lollipop sticks
    • 16 cinnamon imperial candies
    • 32 dairy-free small candy eyes
    • 32 broken pretzel pieces (regular or gluten-free, if needed)
    Instructions
    1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
    2. Melt the chocolate, coconut oil, and salt using the countertop double boiler method.
    3. Insert a lollipop stick into a flat side of a marshmallow.
    4. Dip the top and sides of the marshmallow into the chocolate, using the lollipop stick as a handle. Leave the bottom side of the marshmallow uncovered.
    5. Place the chocolate-dipped marshmallow on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
    6. Place two broken pretzel pieces behind the top of the marshmallow, leaving part of the pretzel pieces sticking up above the head like antlers. See photo.
    7. Place two candy eyes and one cinnamon imperial nose on the front of the marshmallow.
    8. Repeat with the other 15 marshmallows.
    9. About ⅓ cup of melted chocolate will remain; save for any repairs.
    10. Refrigerate the Reindeer Pops for 30 minutes or until set.
    11. Gently remove the pops from the parchment paper and place in a container with an airtight lid.
    12. If necessary, reheat the remaining chocolate and use it to "glue" any antlers, eyes, or noses that fell off.
    13. Store the Reindeer Pops in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
    Notes
    Bonus Pretzel Bark! We had some small broken pretzel bits leftover, as well as some melted chocolate. Katherine mixed them together, spread the chocolate pretzel mixture on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, chilled it for 30 minutes, and broke it into pieces. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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      Sarah is the Associate Editor for Go Dairy Free. Her previous experience includes work as a copy editor at Thoroughbred Times magazine, a content writer at Travelago.com, and an intern at Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Sarah was a 'mom blogger' for many years but now mostly hangs out on Go Dairy Free and Instagram.

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      2 Comments

      1. Kortney on December 18, 2018 8:13 am

        These are so dang cute! I love the use of pretzels for the ears.

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        • Sarah Hatfield on December 18, 2018 8:59 am

          Thanks, Kortney! We had a lot of fun making them.

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