One of our favorite Chanukkah traditions is to make edible dreidels and menorahs. It’s a craft and treat all-in-one! Kids of all ages love making these yummy treats and you even find the adults making their own dreidels! Who doesn’t love marshmallows and chocolate kisses?
Edible Dreidels
Ingredients:
Marshmallows
Chocolate kisses
Thin pretzel sticks
Icing
Optional: mini M&Ms, sprinkles
Directions:
1. Unwrap chocolate kisses.
2. Use icing to “glue” the marshmallow on top of the chocolate kiss
3. Stick a pretzel stick through the top of the marshmallow
4. Decorate the body of the marshmallow with mini M&Ms or sprinkles—use the icing as “glue.” You can even use icing or edible markers to write a Nun, Shin, Gimmel, and Hey on each side of the marshmallow.
It is customary for dreidels to have these four letters on them. It stands for “Nes gadol haya sham,” meaning “A great miracle happened there.”
Edible Menorahs
Ingredients:
Slices of bread
Cream cheese or peanut butter
Thin pretzel sticks
Raisins, craisins or chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Spread slice of bread with either cream cheese or peanut butter
2. Take 10 mini pretzels and make a menorah on the slice of bread. Place one pretzel horizontally on the bread for the base of the menorah. Then place nine pretzels vertically on top of the base to represent the candles. The middle candle is the “Shamash” candle and should be placed higher than the other 8 candle pretzels.
3. On top of the pretzels, place either raisins, craisins, or chocolate chips to represent the candle flames.
Enjoy your treats and Happy Chanukkah!
