Birthday Bugs

Recipe submitted by: Firehouse Chef
Recipe filed under: Dessert, Easy, New Recipes, Snack

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Birthday Bugs - Try something new at your next birthday party, break away from the ordinary and try these kid friendly “bugs”! Made mostly of candy, with a bit of chocolate frosting, how can kids not love them?

Prep Time: 25 mins
Servings: 24
Main Ingredient: Chocolate, Candy
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Birthday Bugs

24 soft snack-size candy bars
144 1-inch pieces licorice pieces,any color
1 cup prepared chocolate frosting
48 yellow candy coated chocolates
Candy-coated milk chocolate sprinkles

Directions to make Birthday Bugs

Step 1:

Using a skewer, poke 3 holes into each long side of the candy bars. Insert licorice in holes as the bug’s legs.

Step 2:

Spoon frosting into pastry bag with small plain tip or small zipper-lock bag with a corner snipped. Pipe 2 small dots on one short end of candy bar and attach the candy coated chocolates as the eyes.

Step 3:

Pipe dots on top of candy eyes and on body. Press Chocolate Shoppe pieces on frosting dots on the body.

Image Source: Pink Sherbet Photography

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