There are some occasions where it’s always nice to give favours or little gifts to guests. Weddings are one where they are almost expected and they can range from anything from Fauchon chocolate purses to a more modest favour of a homemade bookmark. They’re meant as a little thankyou for guests but often they can take on a life of their own. I know, because I spent hours scouring the stores for the item that I felt that guests would want.
For our wedding we gave our guests heart shaped tea infuser favours and for my kitchen tea, I gave out little stacks of home made macarons. This was all Before Blog so I’m afraid I didn’t capture any photos of these although I do remember they were chocolate and strawberry flavoured. Other occasions where I’ve been given favours are baby’s birthdays or christenings. The only dilemma in doing this rather thoughtful gesture is that it adds on another thing for the hostess to make. A situation encountered by a friend of mine recently. She had a baby and she was tearing her hair out about what to give people. She wanted something cute but also something handmade and most importantly, something that was easy.
The heart shaped tea infuser that we gave to guests. Pic from StyleHive
It came to me quickly. I remembered this fantastic Marshmallow Hot Chocolate Stick idea on the blog Hmm…Food…Good. It was Hot Chocolate on a Stick and it was fabulously, triflingly, deliciously easy! I opened up my drawers to reveal the silicon ice cube trays I bought from Aldi a couple of months ago for a mere 79c on sale thinking that they’d make great chocolate molds little realising that they’d be even better Hot-Chocolate-On-A-Stick molds. You can also buy heart shaped silicon ice cube trays at Ikea for 99c a tray. Did I mention what a cinch it is to make these? It is literally melting chocolate and spooning it into the molds and then popping some mini marshmallows on top and while it’s setting, sticking skewers in. I was on a roll, excitedly I opened up my ribbon box and found the pink baby ribbon that I had bought and forgotten about years ago.
I like my hot chocolate very chocolatey so I used two sticks per cup of warmed milk but it also depends on the size of the cup and the size of the chocolate mold you happen to be using. All you have to do is heat up some milk and pour it into a cup and swirl one or two of these sticks in. It was such a bonus that these were to aid my mummy friend who was stressed and they may have been passed onto other friends that also needed de-stressing. And may I suggest the heart shaped ones for part of a Mother’s Day present? 
So tell me Dear Reader, how do you combat stress?
Marshmallow Hot Chocolate Sticks
- 200grams milk or white chocolate (approximately, it depends on how big your ice cube trays are)
- 3/4 cup mini marshmallows (or if you’re making a smaller amount, 3-4 mini marshmallows per stick)
- Skewers
You will also need a silicon ice cube tray, ribbon and cellophane chocolate bags for wrapping
Buyers tip: Cellophane chocolate or candy bags can be bought at large news agencies in a variety of sizes. Ikea sells heart and other shaped silicon ice cube trays.
Melted chocolate filling in molds
Top with mini marshmallows
1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in a microwave using 60 second 50% power bursts until it is smooth stirring each minute. Place the silicon ice cube tray on a plate and using a small spoon carefully spoon in the chocolate into the molds trying to avoid air pockets. Fill them up. You generally want a good block of chocolate for a hot chocolate. While the chocolate is setting, carefully put the mini marshmallows on top-as many as you can fit without crowding it.
Unmolding the chocolate once set
2. When the centre of the chocolate no longer looks glossy you can place the skewers in the chocolate as they should stand up upright (if the chocolate hasn’t start to set, the skewers won’t stand up). Leave to set and when completely set, unmold and wrap in cellophane bag and tie with ribbon.
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Great idea! I’d never thought of using ice molds for chocolate, but that is brilliant. Must try.
Thank you Lorraine! This is a wonderful idea!
The sticks make eating the chocolate mess-free which is sometimes very helpful 
Lorraine, what a great and creative idea…the sticks are so cute…love the heart shape tea infuser
I love this idea. It reminds me of the chocolate spoons my mom used to make. The only problem was I ate a bunch of them before they were given as gift.
When I’m stressed I bake. If its really bad I will go for a run.
Awww, those chocolate lollipops are so cute and pretty! I love their girliness!
Cheers,
Rosa
Haha! Thanks for the link! Wasn’t that fun?
wow these are so cute and yummy too !! very well done.
What a clever idea. Your photos are stunning as always. Love the heart shaped tea infuser too. Chocolate is definitely a great stress reliever!
That is such a neat idea. Thanks for sharing. x
If I tried that, it would be a hot, sticky, gooey mess.
Albeit a delicious one. Not worthy of presentation, however!
That’s a billion times better than cheese on a stick
Such a brilliant idea! Love, love, love it. And, I love hot chocolate too.
How do I combat stress? Eating tons of these chocolaty delights and other tons of exercises to burn them hehe
This is really Hot!
Cheers,
Gera
oooh they are too cute! My favourite stress buster is to get out for a run
Gosh, I’ve seen so many versions of these in stores and I’ve never even considered making them myself! (Of course, I always end up eating chocolate rather than drinking it, but it’s good to know this option exists
) YOurs are far more gorgeous though.
To combat stress? Chocolate, episodes of Ellen, and a good laugh with friends.
Lorraine, what a genius idea! Thank you, these look really gorgeous…
So cute! I’m thinking of adapting it for a baby shower party!
Gorgeous!!
I like your comment about life ‘before blog’.
So many memories that never had the chance to be immortalized in jpegs!!
SSG xxx
What a fantastic idea!! Now to have a party so that I can make these
These are adorable!!!! Combat stress – at the moment, it is combatting me!
Absolutely ingenious! Love it!
What a great idea Lorraine, I have a baby shower coming up. I’ll be recommending these as giveaways. It’s good timing since we are on our way to the winter months.
Adorable! And so clever!
It’s simple and beautiful. Hopefully mine will turn out to be as pretty as yours
My solution to stress apart from binging on sugary treats is lots of baking. The motor sound of light kitchen machinery can somehow detract me from my stress
This is brilliant Lorraine. Thank you
What an awesome idea!!
To combat stress I do an RPM or Combat class, followed by some chocolate pudding
I love this. So brilliantly simple & effective.
These are the cutest idea ever! I can’t wait to have a party so that I can give them away
Thank you this is a wonderful being a Mum i would love to receive them so i will definately be making a heap for the mothers day stall at our school
so excited to have a fresh idea that the children will love
I have been making these for years. It’s such an easy gift & I have yet to find someone who doesn’t love them.
As for how I releive stress…. I used to watch lifestyle food but as I no loger have foxtel(!@#@!@#@!!) I bake or go to bingo!
Another great blog Loraine, Thanks.
So adorable and yummy! Love the little paper prams as well.
I usually combat stress by baking but nowadays I prefer to put on some music and dance the stress away
Another wonderful post that I share on my facebook – my facebook friends love you too.
Oh Lorraine, you are SO clever!
I love these. 
Especially with the marshmallows perched so cutely on top. 
I need to get invited to more parties like THAT!
Lovely idea. So easy, yet it looks like you slaved for hours to make them. The perfect farewell treat that keeps on giving.
i gasped so loudly upon seeing this my grandma was wondering what happened!
haha! cute. and too easy.
chocolate and marshmallows!
i could just top them with graham crackers too!
What a brilliant idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing! My FB friends love you – even ones that live in Canada are now following you
a bit of yummy dark chocolate (nothing over 70%), a warm cuppa, or a run are all ways I de-stress.
Very cute. And I love the fact that you used silicone ice cube trays for chocolate – very clever!
that is a truly AWESOME idea! they look delicious – i like the addition of the marshmallows too
Clever clever clever, I feel inspired as winter is on the way. They are just way too cute to use!!
That is so pretty.
What an awesome idea! I think i’ll suggest heart shaped ones to my sister for her wedding favours
What a great idea – and seriously cute!
that’s awesome
what a gorgeous idea!!
Totally love this. So many different ways and uses.
Adorable! They’d also make cute teacher gifts at Easter or Christmas (she says, locking it away in her brain!)
When I’m stressed I clean – it’s a little thing I fondly refer to as OCD. You can tell my stress levels by the state of my house – at the moment I appear to be stress free LOL
This is SO cute!! I’m coveting your bear moulds! I always put real chocolate in hot chocolate too
Thanks for sharing
Oh, this is such a great idea! We’ve been making bucket loads of homemade freckles here, but I think we’ll switch to this now!
Such a fun, simple idea all dressed up for a party. xoxo Mum
Another fantastic idea. Is it easy to get the chocolate out from the mould?
what a great idea for the silicone ice cube trays – we have some cat ones from ikea that don’t get used much but I am tempted to try this although having a melting cat in a cup of hot chocolate seems a little wizard of oz
so cute! im craving some choccies now hehe
what a fab idea..I have heart molds..my little ones would devour these..great pics
sweetlife
Wow so clever I have been looking for something to make for a Baby Shower gift.
What a great idea! Your pictures are so lovely!
Love it, they look so cute. A perfect gift idea.
wow!! vat a great idea!! m loving these cuties!!
i love party favours that you can take home that are either edible or useful…got loads of trinkets from past family/friends celebrations that are collecting dust…but i like my salad scoopers keepsakes from my nephew’s baptism, love those teddy chocos=)will check Aldi if they still have those silicon trays…
These are really cute! A very sweet gift idea
So clever Lorraine. I have the heart shaped ice tray from Ikea. I never thought to use it for chocolate.
Yum! I let off steam by mowing the lawn! Best lawn on the block!!! Haha I have been working very hard to drop a few kilos (9 kilos so far) after trying all my new recipes and doing the lawn is a great way to NOT go to the gym
lovely idea…. cant wait to try this one.
This is unreal, I love it!
So cute! I love making hot chocolate with the stick version. So easy and quick!
How do you do it girl? WOW … these are fabulous. i think I might have a star silicon tray languishing in some corner. A friend got us gifts like this at the FBC in London, only those were on wooden ice cream sticks. I love how whimsical you made them look… PURTY!! Will have to wait for cooler weather. At 44C here these days, might not even need the double boiler!!
I bet my kids will like this, Thanks for sharing, must try this one day!
first of all, your wedding favors sound classy and lovely! secondly, these would make a fabulous gift for my chocoholic of a mother–thanks for the great idea!
So adorable, what a great favor. I have seen these made before, but yours are just way too cute!
You always have the coolest ideas, Lorraine!!
In Belgium, chocolate on a stick allready existed!! They are a huge success!
So will yours be!! I will make them!
Thanks!
They are mega cute aren’t they? Sweet on a stick! Going to make myself a hot chocolate now
Love the props ma’dear! xx
How ingenious and adorable, such a cute idea!!!
What a fantastic idea, these are very neat treats!
Another one of your brilliant ideas! Looks adorable and best of all, it is easy to make! Yeah!
So clever and so cute Lorraine! I thought they were difficult to make from the first photo but now I know the secret, thank you. Will “steal” this idea for making party favours at the kid’s birthday parties.
Btw to answer your question – I got my pastry mat from a cake decorating supplier but I’ve seen them in homeware stores/kitchen emporiums.
i love hot chocolate sticks. i first discovered them in the netherlands. we made some over christmas to put in my inlaw’s stockings- used a different recipe though. i love your molds! so cute!
oh i forgot to mention- we gave out the tea forte pyramid pictured next to your infuser at our wedding (with finnish chocolates) as our favors!
what a fabulous idea!! And beautiful as always
Lovely NQN – these are awfully cute! It’s nice when something simple can look impressive, especially when you’re making lots of gifts.
I am always amazed by the clever goodies you come up with. I’ve seen these in some of the big department stores and loved the idea, but I never would have thought of trying to make them.
These are excellent!!!
*kisses* HH
Ooh I love this! Melt here in London do some really yummy hot chocolate cubes on a stick, but embarassingly, i’ve never thought to make my own until now (although i’m an eager baker, some things I don’t contemplate making – like macarons, which I leave to the experts). And what a darling idea for party favours – I love things that are homemade with real thought.
And my form of relaxation is definitely a lazy evening in, with some freshly made sweet treat, lots of candles, a cup of tea, and a good book or movie.
Miss B xx
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Oh wow, I hope I can get this to work, I would be worried the chocolate pieces wouldn’t come out the mould without breaking. They look incredibly pretty.
I got rave reviews when I made this for Christmas this year! If you try making the homemade marshmallows, and indulge by using quality vanilla, they are unbeatable! I didn’t use a mold, but rather lined a Pyrex dish with parchment and then cut them into cubes. You can also turn these into treats by rolling the chocolate in cocoa powder, smashed candy canes, or chopped nuts!
Just beware… you can kiss your diet goodbye!
Brilliant idea, these are really adorable party favors, Lorraine! And why is it that food on a stick always seems to taste better?
These are so cute and thoughtful Lorraine! A bloody awesome idea. I love your silicon moulds; they are oh so cute!
You made these. Wow! Where you u for my baby shower
This is a really nice gift to give anyone. So intricate!
These are fantastic, Lorraine!! I’m having (hopefully) a fun 25th birthday party in winter, and was looking for a “grown-up” party favour to give to people…this would be perfect!!
Thanks for posting this!! 
SUCH a good idea, and deceptively simple, too.
(Also I rather love your nailpolish in the unmoulding pic!)
How clever, hot chocolate on a stick! Love it.
I read your bit yesterday and longed for the Aldi trays- but as you said they were on special a couple of months ago I didn’t give them a second thought – knowing Aldi would no longer have them. Anyway, the day went on and I forgot about them and I popped into Aldi to buy a baby monitor and to my surprise I found the teddy bears, butterflies and fish ice cube trays! 99c (20c inflation!!! – outrageous!) Nth Rocks doesn’t have them, but Top Ryde does, in case anyone wants them.
Such a fabulous idea!
What a fantastic idea! they look so cute!
These are way too cute! What a cool idea!
I love this. Simple, fast and beautiful. Perfect!
These are absolutely adorable. Thanks for sharing.
Oh awesome! I bought some of these moulds at Aldi with no particular idea of what I’d do with them…now I know!!
Thanks for this post, I’m now going to make these for my sister’s baby shower in winter, which will be perfect
And a little question…where did you get the little prams from?
Hi,
Where can you get larger quantities of good quality beligan chocolate to cut down the cost. Any ideas or sources
HI NQN, just wondering where did you get the mini marshmallows from? Thanks!
Hi Rebecca- I bought those little prams from Pink Frosting. Aren’t they gorgeous?
Hi Judith-You can buy nice big bags at Two Providores in Marrickville
Hi KCL-I found them at either a Franklins or an IGA, I can’t remember which one. Whenever I see them I grab a bag because they can be hard to find
ooh these look so cute!! I made some butterfly ones and I also have a daisy mould. Much better than using a mini muffin mould.
Omg thank you thank you thank you!!
I’ve been wanting to make there but could only find US measurements
Will be giving this a shot in the next few weeks!
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