Bug Bites

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, lightly toasted
• 3/4 cup rice krispies
• 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter or 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup chocolate sprinkles
• 1/2 cup sugar-coated tiny stick black licorice
• 1/2 ounce string black licorice, about 4-1/2 feet, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate with butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• 2 remove bowl from pan and let cool 10 minutes.
• 3 gently stir chocolate mixture, coconut, rice krispies, and peanut butter in a large bowl until combined well.
• 4 chill, covered, until slightly firm, about 15 minutes.
• 5 place chocolate sprinkles in a shallow bowl.
• 6 using a 1-1/2-inch ice-cream scoop, form chocolate mixture into balls and drop into sprinkles; coat well, working with 6 or 7 at a time (chill mixture to firm, if necessary).
• 7 arrange coated bites in a single layer on a cookie sheet lined with plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 15 minutes.
• 8 arrange on a serving platter.
• 9 decorate bug bites with sugar-coated licorice sticks to form legs and string licorice to form antennae.