Kidspot Kitchen

Spray a little canola spray into 2 x 12 cup mini-muffin trays.

Melt the Mars bars, cream and cocoa in a glass bowl over simmering water. The bowl should not touch water. Stir the mixture until smooth.

Put the Rice Bubbles in a separate large bowl, pour in the chocolate mixture and stir until well mixed.

Spoon the mixture into the muffins tray and press down gently.

Refrigerate for 2 hours and turn out onto a tray to decorate.

Melt the white chcocolate in the microwave checking and stirring it at 30 second intervals. Pour it into a piping bag while warm and snip the tip off.

Turn the crackles upside down and pipe the chocolate on. Finish with a red Smartie on top of each one.

Notes:

• These crackles could be made more Christmas-y by adding 2/3 cup of either mixed fruit, chopped cherries and currants (if you are not partial to mixed peel in the mixed fruit) or apricots and slivered almonds.
• This recipe was created by Melissa Hughes for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.