Sweet Marshmallow Snowflakes

A sweet and simple food craft that really dresses up winter drinks! Also fun for kids.

Regular and small marshmallows

Coarse sugar (colored or clear -- your choice)

Toothpicks, standard or long

Knife

Gather your marshmallows and lay out your desired design. Depending on the design, you will need to gather different numbers of each item.

Cut larger marshmallow in half (or thirds). It's easier to cut in one motion, rather than "sawing" the marshmallow. This exposes the gooey inside. While still tacky, dip into coarse sugar. This adds texture and a little sparkle to your snowflake. Note: Colored sugar is a sweet choice, too!

Using toothpicks, pierce the center (larger) marshmallow. Then, add smaller marshmallows to the toothpick ends. Arrange as desired. Some designs used toothpicks drawn all the way through the center marshmallow, others just stuck in part way.

In order to make center marshmallow sit securely on the edge of a mug, cut out a small notch with scissors.

You can perch the snowflake on the edge of a cup, or dunk right in. Or wrap individually and give as gifts with hot chocolate mix. These are super tasty in hot chocolate (obvi), and also yummy in hot cocktails, or just as a fun winter candy treat!