Sweet little gatos all dressed up in their sombreros! Super cute treat for Cinco de Mayo, a fiesta theme party or Taco Tuesday! These Mexican Marshmallow cats are so adorable, kids and adults will love them. Makes a cute cupcake topper too!
You will need:
- Marshmallows (Jet-Puffed regular size)
- Golden Oreos
- Yellow cookie icing
- Jimmie sprinkles
- Fruit Roll up in red and green
- Black candy coated sunflower seeds
- Small pink confetti sprinkles
- Black edible marker
- Melted white candy coating wafers
1. Twist open Golden Oreos and use the half without the frosting.
2. Frost the Golden Oreo half with yellow cookie icing. Place a yellow gumdrop in the middle and sprinkle the edges with jimmie sprinkles.
3. Cut a small green fruit roll up strip and wrap around the bottom of the gumdrop. Secure with melted white candy coating.
4. Using a knife or kitchen shears, cut 2 small triangles from a marshmallow and attach to each side of the gumdrop on top of the hat for ears.
5. Let icing on hat dry completely.
6. Using the black edible marker, make 2 dots on the marshmallow for eyes.
7. With a toothpick dipped in melted candy coating, attach the pink confetti sprinkle for the nose and the 2 black candy coated sunflower seeds for the mustache. Place each sunflower seed on the opposite side of the nose pointing downward.
8. Cut a strip of red fruit roll up and tie around the middle of the marshmallow.
9. Using the black edible marker, make whiskers.
10. Cut a small tail out of marshmallow and attach with white melted candy coating.
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Marshmallow Gatos for Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Cute and easy to make Cinco de Mayo Marshmallow gatos cats for your fiesta!
Ingredients
- Marshmallows (Jet-Puffed regular size)
- Golden Oreos
- Yellow cookie icing
- Jimmie sprinkles
- Fruit Roll up in red and green
- Black candy coated sunflower seeds
- Small pink confetti sprinkles
- Black edible marker
- Melted white candy coating wafers
Instructions
- Twist open Golden Oreos and use the half without the frosting.
- Frost the Golden Oreo half with yellow cookie icing. Place a yellow gumdrop in the middle and sprinkle the edges with jimmie sprinkles.
- Cut a small green fruit roll up strip and wrap around the bottom of the gumdrop. Secure with melted white candy coating.
- Using a knife or kitchen shears, cut 2 small triangles from a marshmallow and attach to each side of the gumdrop on top of the hat for ears.
- Let icing on hat dry completely.
- Using the black edible marker, make 2 dots on the marshmallow for eyes.
- With a toothpick dipped in melted candy coating, attach the pink confetti sprinkle for the nose and the 2 black candy coated sunflower seeds for the mustache. Place each sunflower seed on the opposite side of the nose pointing downward.
- Cut a strip of red fruit roll up and tie around the middle of the marshmallow.
- Using the black edible marker, make whiskers.
- Cut a small tail out of marshmallow and attach with white melted candy coating.
