{"id":189626,"date":"2017-06-03T00:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T00:33:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-01T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:43:49","slug":"pinterest-pass-or-fail-chocolate-graduation-cap-pops","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/blog\/articles\/read\/189626\/pinterest-pass-or-fail-chocolate-graduation-cap-pops\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinterest Pass or Fail: Chocolate Graduation Cap Pops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s graduation season! It seems every weekend we see a party happening. We came across these adorable <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.isavea2z.com\/chocolate-graduation-cap-pops\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chocolate Graduation Cap Pops<\/a> and knew they&#8217;d be our latest Pinterest Pass or Fail. How adorable would they be at a graduation party? They&#8217;d be tasty dessert, an adorable gift or make cute cupcake toppers.<\/p>\n<h3>What You&#8217;ll Need<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Multi-color sour candy belts, like Airheads Belts<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Miniature peanut butter cups, like Reese&#8217;s<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Mini chocolate squares, like Ghirardelli<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Chocolate almond bark or candy melts<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Miniature chocolate candies, like M&#038;M&#8217;s<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Lollipop sticks<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Styrofoam block<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Wrapping paper<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>A nail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1. Gather the supplies.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>2. Freeze the miniature peanut butter cups for about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>3. Wrap a styrofoam rectangle with wrapping paper. Poke holes through the paper wrapped box with a nail. It made it easier to insert the sticks and kept the paper from ripping too. The number of holes should be a number of pops you are making.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>4. Break the chocolate into squares. We used Ghirardelli Salted Caramel and Almond squares. They were a perfect size.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>5. Cut the candy belt into small strips. These will be used for the tassels.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>6. Unwrap the frozen peanut butter cups. Freezing them will make them easier to unwrap and the chocolate won&#8217;t melt as quickly from warm fingers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>7. Melt almond bark in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds or until melted. This will be your glue.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>8. Grab a lollipop stick, dip it into the melted almond bark and insert into the peanut butter cup. Be careful when inserting the stick, though. A few of ours split (we ate those as a snack).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>9. Place each stick into the wrapped styrofoam rectangle to dry.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>10. Add a drop of melted almond bark to the top the peanut butter cup. Lay the chocolate square on top.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>11. Next, using a bit of melted bark, affix the candy belt strips to the chocolate square. We decided to split the ends of the candy to really make it look like a tassel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>12. Squeeze a bit of chocolate on the tassel and top with a miniature chocolate candy. Let dry.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Test Kitchen Review: A Pinterest Pass!<\/h3>\n<p>These cute little graduation caps are fun and easy to make. I like that you can make a few or tons depending on your party size. If you just follow the steps, your&#8217;s will turn out fantastic too. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s graduation season! It seems every weekend we see a party happening. We came across these adorable Chocolate Graduation Cap Pops and knew they&#8217;d be our latest Pinterest Pass or Fail. How adorable would they be at a graduation party? 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