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Stack of marshmallow treats with Stay Puft faces as Halloween Food Treats for Ghostbusters fans. 2

DIY Stay Puft Marshmallows for Halloween Food Treats


  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 24 treats 1x

Description

Adorable Ghostbusters-themed marshmallow pops made with simple candy decorations, perfect for Halloween parties, cocoa toppers, or favor bags.


Ingredients

Scale

24 large marshmallows

24 mini marshmallows (for hats)

1/2 cup blue candy melts

1/2 cup white candy melts (as edible glue)

1 sheet red fruit leather, cut into thin scarf strips

1 edible black food marker

1 edible red food marker (optional)

24 lollipop sticks or skewers (optional)

Parchment paper for setting

Optional homemade base: 2 1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin

Optional homemade base: 1 cup granulated sugar

Optional homemade base: 1/2 cup light corn syrup

Optional homemade base: 1/2 cup water, plus extra for blooming

Optional homemade base: Powdered sugar for dusting


Instructions

1. Line a tray with parchment; set out marshmallows, markers, melts, and fruit leather.

2. Melt blue candy melts until smooth; keep white melts warm for gluing.

3. Dip the bottom of each mini marshmallow in blue melts; place atop a large marshmallow to form the sailor hat.

4. Dot white melts between hat and head if needed; let set 10 minutes.

5. Draw two eyes and a smile with the black marker; add a red tongue or cheek marks if desired.

6. Wrap a thin strip of red fruit leather around the base as a scarf; secure with a dab of white melts.

7. Add a tiny red dot to the top of the blue hat (optional).

8. Insert sticks for pops or leave as bites; let all details set 5–10 minutes before serving.

9. Serving ideas: stand pops in a jar, top cupcakes, or float on hot cocoa.

10. Optional homemade marshmallow base: prepare your favorite vanilla marshmallow slab, cut into cylinders, dust lightly, then decorate as above.

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes