Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- 2 (12 ounce) bags white chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
- 20 glazed doughnut holes
- 20 peppermint candies, unwrap, round Gummie Savers might be easier to eat
- 20 M&M's, any milk chocolate candies will work
- red food coloring
Step1
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or wax paper and set aside. Melt chocolate morsels with vegetable shortening in a stainless steel bowl by setting bowl over a pan of simmering water and stirring until smooth.
Step2
Cut two 1/8" slices from opposite sidesof each donut hole. Drop the donut holes into the chocolate, one at a time. Using a fork, coat the donut hole in chocolate. Lift and gently shake to remove excess chocolate. While we, place the jellied candy on one of the cut sides of each donut hole. Repeat with each donut eyeball and refrigerate until set. Reserve unused chocolate
Step3
Re-heat chocolate. Remove eyeballs from the refrigerator. Place a small dab of melted chocolate on the chocolate candies and stick them onto the jellied candies to form pupils. Refrigerate until set, about 10 minutes.
Step4
n a small bowl, mix 2 drops of food coloring with 2 teaspoons of the remaining melted chocolate. Using a toothpick, draw "veins" on the eyeballs. Refrigerate until ready to serve.