Snowman doughnut sticks

Serves:

Makes 6

Ingredients

• 18 mini doughnuts
• 1 cup (150g) icing sugar
• 1/3 cup vanilla frosting
• jelly beans, choc chips, lolly straps, to decorate

You will also need:

• 6 bamboo skewers

Method

Step 1. Dust doughnuts in icing sugar to create a frosted appearance.

Step 2. Thread three doughnuts onto each bamboo skewer.

Step 3. Use frosting to adhere choc chips for eyes, an orange jelly bean for a ‘carrot’ nose, and coloured jelly beans for buttons.

Step 4. Cut lolly straps into short strips. Tie around ‘necks’ to create scarves.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

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• This recipe was created for Kidspot, New Zealand's  best recipe finder by Greer Worsley, who blogs at Typically Red.