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"Pick these flowers from the pot and have a delightfully sweet treat."

fudgy flower blooms

submitted by: Bright Ideas
  • Prep Time: 15 min.
  • Cook Time: 15 min.
  • Decoration Time: 20 min.
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Yield: Makes 16 assorted sized flowers.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 can (5-oz.) evaporated milk, lowfat
  • 1 jar (7 1/2-oz.) marshmallow fluff
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups DOVE® Chocolate
  • 1 cup prepared vanilla frosting
  • ¼ cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies
  • ⅛ cup M&M’S® Brand MINIS®
  • Yellow, red and blue food coloring
  • 1 (9-inch) square pan
  • Foil
  • 3 resealable plastic sandwich bags
  • Various medium to small flower cookie cutters
  • Green tinted wooden skewers

Directions

  • 1. Over medium heat, bring sugar, butter, evaporated milk, marshmallow fluff and salt to a full boil in a large heavy-bottom saucepan. Once it reaches a boil, continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes.
  • 2. Remove from heat and add DOVE® Chocolate and stir until smooth. Pour into a foil-lined and greased pan. Refrigerate until set; at least 1 hour or overnight.
  • 3. Divide vanilla frosting between 3 bowls, tint yellow, blue and red. Spoon frostings into three separate resealable plastic bags. Snip small corners and set aside.
  • 4. Using cookie cutters, press out shapes from fudge. Insert wooden skewers into the sides of the flowers. Pipe frosting around flowers and decorate with M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies and M&M’S® Brand MINIS®. Insert skewers into an oasis filled window box or flowerpots.

Nutrition

  • Calories per serving 327
  • Total Fat 12 g
  • Saturated Fat 7 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Cholesterol 11 mg
  • Sodium 28 mg
  • Carbohydrates 55 g
  • Dietary Fiber 2 g
  • Sugars 50 g
  • Protein 2 g
  • Vitamin A 0%DV
  • Vitamin C 0%DV
  • Calcium 0%DV
  • Iron 0%DV
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