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Mars Bar Christmas crackles recipe

Chocolate crackles are a kids-favourite at every birthday party. Now you can amp up the chocolate flavour with this Mars Bar version of the traditional chocolate crackle. And if you want to make them a little bit healthier, you could add a handful of dried fruit too.

Category:

Christmas, Chocolate, Kids cooking, Kids food, Party food

Ingredients:

• 200g Mars Bars, chopped
• 2 tbsp of pouring (thin) cream
• 2 tsp cocoa powder, sifted
• 3 cups Rice Bubbles
• Canola spray
• 100g white chocolate
• 24 red Smarties or M&M's

Method:

Spray a little canola spray into 2 x 12 cup mini-muffin trays.

Melt the Mars Bars, cream and cocoa in a glass bowl over simmering water. The bowl should not touch water. Stir the mixture until smooth.

Put the Rice Bubbles in a separate large bowl, pour in the chocolate mixture and stir until well mixed.

Spoon the mixture into the muffins tray and press down gently.

Refrigerate for 2 hours and turn out onto a tray to decorate.

Melt the white chocolate in the microwave checking and stirring it at 30 second intervals. Pour it into a piping bag while warm and snip the tip off.

Turn the crackles upside down and pipe the chocolate on. Finish with a red Smartie on top of each one.

Notes:

• These crackles could be made more Christmas-y by adding 2/3 cup of either mixed fruit, chopped cherries and currants (if you are not partial to mixed peel in the mixed fruit) or apricots and slivered almonds.