Disney Puts The ‘Cute’ In Charcuterie With This Awesome How-To
Disney is putting the “Cute” back in charcuterie with a sweet spin opting for chocolate, pretzels, peppermint, candy and waffles instead of meats and cheese. This brilliant idea comes to us straight from Ginny Phillips of Making Main Street!
These treats are perfect Christmas Eve and Christmas morning alike! Put on those matching PJs, turn up your Disney holiday playlist and get ready for some merry good fun!
Magical Christmas Eve Hot Chocolate Board
While some may have visions of sugar plums on Christmas Eve, you will only have visions of delectable hot cocoa filled with chocolate Mickey bombs with this creative board. Not sure how to make your own chocolate Mickey bomb? No worries! Ginny has supplied your elf crew with simple step-by-step directions on how to make this board!
Ingredients:
- Peppermint crumbles
- Mini marshmallows
- Peppermint marshmallows
- Various chopped nuts (peanuts, pecans)
- Whipped topping
- Caramel sauce
- Chocolate sauce
- Disney brand Mickey-shaped sprinkles
- Malted milk balls
- Coated chocolate candies
- Various sprinkles
- Candy canes for stirring
- White chocolate covered pretzel rods for stirring (you can use any flavor coating!)
Other Items Needed:
- Hot chocolate bombs, Mickey-shaped!
- Mickey-shaped silicone/plastic mold and cookie cutter
- Dipped-rim mugs
- Platter/board
- Various small bowls
- Spoons-hot/steamed milk
Mickey Chocolate Bomb Flavors:
- White chocolate
- White chocolate with peppermint pieces
- Milk chocolate
- Milk chocolate with peppermint pieces
- Milk chocolate/white chocolate zebra swirl
How to create a dipped-rim mug:
- Step 1: Spread frosting or melted white chocolate on a flat plate. I’ve found frosting to work better!
- Step 2: Dip the rim of your mug evenly into the frosting, turning it upside down to face the plate/frosting.
- Step 3: Spread your rim topping of choice onto another plate. I chose peppermint bits with tiny marshmallows for my mug rims.
- Step 4: Now dip your mug into the toppings the same way as before!
How To Create The Mickey-Shaped Chocolate Bombs:
To make the bombs Mickey Shaped you can pick up a silicone Mickey Mouse mold!
- Step 1: Mix chocolate chips with one teaspoon of coconut oil.
- Step 2: Microwave it in a bowl until desired consistency. Recommended 30 seconds at a time.
- Step 3: Pour the chocolate into the molds.
- Step 4: Refrigerate for two hours
Arrange these items to your liking on the board:
Quick Tip: Use a Mickey-shaped cookie cutter and place chocolate chips inside. Before removing cookie cutter add chopped peanuts around its outline. That way when you remove the cookie cutter you’ll have a Mickey-shape!
- Step 1: Arrange the items in straight lines on the board, then place the bombs and other items on top.
- Step 2: Put extra items and liquids in small containers around the board! You can also leave room for these containers on the board itself, if you’d like.
- Step 3: Pour steamed milk into mugs.
To Serve: Just choose a Mickey chocolate bomb to add to your mug of steamed milk! Drop it in and grab a spoon to scoop up your mix-ins. Stir, top with more goodies if you’d like, and enjoy!
You can download a print-out of the recipe here –DisneyCreators_INSTRUCTIONS_HotChocolate
Christmas Morning Mickey Waffle Board
Your family will come bounding down the hall on Christmas morning when the air is filled with the delectable smell of Mickey waffles. The presents might have to wait when they see this holiday extravaganza laid out for breakfast. Ginny has included some of her favorite topping choices for her board, but the limit on your ideas is as high as the star on top of the tree! If the Mickey Waffle Maker is on your Christmas list, make sure you ask to open that gift a day early!
Ingredients:
- Various fruits, cut and washed (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
- Various chocolate chips (white, milk, dark)
- Caramel chips
- Mini marshmallows
- Sprinkles
- Various chopped nuts (peanuts, walnuts, pecans)
- Caramel syrup
- Whipped topping
- Crushed peppermint
- Powdered sugar
- Strawberry jam
Other Ingredients:
- Sliced bananas
- Peanut butter
- Chocolate syrup
- Maple syrup
- Coffee chips
- Cherries
- Cinnamon
Other Items Needed:
- Mickey Mouse 90th Anniversary Double flip waffle maker (from shopDisney)
- Toothpicks
- Waffle batter of your choosing
- Large platter, two small plates
Instructions:
- Step 1: Make Waffles
- Step 2: Line the outside edges and direct center of your platter with waffles.
- Step 3: Using toppings, fill in the space between with all of your goodies!
- Step 4: Get Creative you might want to pinwheel your ingredients out in lined wedges like the images above. If you do it this way, put down your heavier items first and use your fingers to straighten the lines. Then fill the gaps with lighter items like sprinkles and chopped nuts.
- Step 5: Add your two ear plates! You can put jam, whipped cream, powdered sugar, and strawberries on mine. Other ideas: butter pats, cinnamon, peanut butter, sliced bananas.
- Step 6: Added my syrup in a small pourer on the side for easy access.
- Step 7: Make your Minnie bows! Just take a toothpick and skewer it through 2 thick strawberry slices and 1 blueberry. Make sure to keep your strawberry slices thick!
- Step 8: Place bows on waffles as desired. Now it’s time to grab those waffles, scoop on toppings, and enjoy!
You can download a printable instruction sheet here – DisneyCreators_INSTRUCTIONS_WaffleBoard
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