Valentine’s Day Candies with Marshmallow Crème Filling
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching so it’s time to start thinking about what sweet treats you’ll be creating. I love to make fun treats for my son’s school parties or to package as cute gifts. Your kids or significant other will absolutely love these candies with a marshmallow crème filling for Valentine’s Day.
Time: 2 hours | Yields: 8 Candies
Ingredients
- ½ cup Wilton Bright Pink Candy Melts
- 1 tbsp. Cream Cheese
- ½ cup Marshmallow Crème
- Red Coloring
- Small Candy Hearts (red, pink, or white)
- 1 Wilton Truffle Candy Mold
Instructions
- A Wilton Candy Melt Pot
is recommended to heat candy melts. If you do not own a candy melt pot simply microwave candy melts at 50% for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat at 50% for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat at 50% in 15-second intervals and stir until completely smooth. Do not over heat.
- Using a spoon, slowly pour candy melts into each circular cavity. Rotate the mold from side to side, ensuring all sides are coated. Dip out any excess. The goal is to create a thin shell. Gently tap mold onto countertop to remove air bubbles.
- Place mold in freezer for 30 minutes.
- In small mixing bowl, combine marshmallow crème and cream cheese.
Add red food coloring until desired color is achieved.
- Remove mold from freezer.
- Add marshmallow crème mixture into each circular cavity.
- Pour a thin layer of pink candy melts on top of each cavity, creating an enclosure. Wipe any excess from the side.
- Place mold in freezer for 30 minutes.
- Remove mold. Gently pop each candy from the mold.
- Add a drop of pink candy melt to small candy hearts and place on each candy.
- Place candies in freezer for 15 minutes.
- Remove and serve.
