Mini Chocolate Christmas Puddings

I have a cousin who is a bit older than me and when we were kids I remember looking up to her a great deal. One Christmas on the farm she taught me the new version of 'Away in a Manger' and I thought that was the coolest thing ever. (Did we say coolest in the 80s?) Last year she shared a great idea for Christmas and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I think I still look up to her a bit! I thought I would share her recipe with you. I'm not sure who created this idea in the first place but it's just so cute and is the perfect thing to take to a Christmas party....as long as it's in the air con.

Marshmallow Christmas Puddings

You will need...

• Arnott's Dark Royals Biscuits - they have a biscuit base, a marshmallow inside and dark chocolate coating - YUM!


• White chocolate melts


• Green snake lollies or mint leaf lollies


• Red Mini M+M's

Melt the white chocolate over a double boiler or in a microwave - you won't need a lot, just a 1/4 of the packet will do.

Using a teaspoon put the white chocolate on the top of the Royals Biscuits - see picture.

Add a Red Mini M+M to the top middle of the biscuit.

Cut leaves out of snakes or mint leaf lollies - I used kitchen scissors to cut thin triangular pieces out of the snakes.

Add two of the little leaf shapes either side of the M+M. The biscuits should look just like little Christmas puddings now.

Refrigerate until the chocolate sets and then enjoy.

You can package these up individually to be gifts or just present them on a lovely platter. Thanks to my very cool cousin for this great recipe idea - you're still the best!

Jingle all the way....celebrate Jesus' Birthday!