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Minty Chocolate Snowballs Recipe

If you like chocolate and mint, you'll love the winning flavor of the sweet make-ahead treats shared by Julia Powell from Jerome, Idaho. They're light, fluffy and require just five ingredients.

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Minty Chocolate Snowballs Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 20 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped
1 package (16 ounces) miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 package (9 ounces) chocolate wafers, crushed

Directions

In a bowl, combine the whipped cream, marshmallows, candy and pecans. Cover and chill for 3 hours or overnight. Place wafer crumbs in a shallow dish. Stir marshmallow mixture; shape by 1/2 cupfuls into balls. Roll in crumbs until coated. Chill until serving. Yield: 20 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 239 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 95 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Minty Chocolate Snowballs in Quick Cooking January/February 1999, p44

Homemade Peppermint Ice Cream

When peppermint stick ice cream isn't available, I crush 15-20 hard peppermint candies or small candy canes and fold into a half gallon of softened vanilla ice cream. —Barb Gribble, Arena, Wisconsin