These truffle boxes are perfect to hold one chocolate kiss mouse. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Chocolate Kisses Mice

Oh my, it’s been far too long since I’ve made these simple chocolate and cherry treats. I was inspired to make them this year after my rescue cat James A Mess dropped a play mouse at my feet during a business Zoom session.

These make fun gifts especially from your cats to people who are special to you, and them.

You will need:

Wax paper

Paper towels

Maraschino cherries with stems

Almond slivers

Chocolate almond bark

Hershey Milk Chocolate Kisses

Truffle gift boxes (found online or at a hobby store)

So a note on the two maybe hard to find items:

You need maraschino cherries with stems. I called around to locate them where I live so don’t assume you will find them in any grocery store.
The gift boxes can be anything with a clear top cover, half the fun is seeing them under a bow. If you can’t find boxes, cut out white cardboard pieces that fit into small plastic bags and glue each mouse to the cardboard with a dab of chocolate.

Maraschino cherries with stems drained on paper towels. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

To make:

Drain maraschino cherries and spread them out on paper towels to get them dry.

Remove foil from Hershey’s kisses.

While cherries are drying, melt the chocolate bark to package directions.

Use the chocolate almond bark to “glue” almost slivers to the backs of Hershey kisses.

Melted chocolate bark holds almond slivers for ears. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Allow the glued ears to dry on wax paper.

Dip maraschino cherries with stems in melted chocolate bark; cover.

Maraschino cherries dipped in melted chocolate bark. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Remove the chocolate-covered maraschino cherries and let them dry on wax paper. I also make sure the “tails” are laying down so they will easily fit in gift boxes.