Mice Creams

Name: Mice Creams
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened; 1 package (6 count) individual graham cracker tart shells; 12 chocolate-covered mint cookies; 6 pieces black shoestring licorice (3 inches each); 18 brown M&M's; 2 teaspoons chocolate sprinkles

Mice can be nice—at least when they're as charming as these critters! Marilyn Dunlap of Fresno, California details that "kids" of all ages enjoy seeing—and eating—her creature treats. "They're usually the first dessert to disappear," she reports.—Marilyn Dunlap, Fresno, California

Ingredients

1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
1 package (6 count) individual graham cracker tart shells
12 chocolate-covered mint cookies
6 pieces black shoestring licorice (3 inches each)
18 brown M&M's
2 teaspoons chocolate sprinkles

Directions

Place one round scoop of ice cream in each crust. Into each ice cream scoop, tuck two cookies for ears and a licorice piece for tail. Press M&M's in place for eyes and nose. Place chocolate sprinkles around nose for whiskers.

Originally published as Mice Creams in Crafting Traditions September/October 1995