Reindeer cake pops make a fun and festive treat for Christmas parties and more. This easy Christmas dessert is the best bite sized dessert.
Get ready for a fun holiday cake recipe with these easy to make cake pops. The kids get so excited when we make this recipe. It is so fun to make and goes perfectly with Nutter Butter Reindeer, Reindeer Cookies, and Reindeer Pretzel Rods. These Christmas Desserts are so adorable and we also make Reindeer Brownies.
What's in this post: Reindeer Cake Pops
What are Reindeer Cake Pops?
They are cake pops coated in chocolate coating. Then decorated to look like reindeer. Each one has pretzels for antlers, candy eyes and red hots for a nose.
Ingredients:
- Vanilla Cake Mix.
- Vanilla Frosting
- Chocolate Candy Melts
- Candy Eyes
- Red Hots Candy
- Small Pretzels
- Lollipop Sticks
The entire ingredient list is at the very bottom of the post.
Variations
- Cake Flavor. Substitute chocolate cake, Red Velvet or anything you prefer.
How to make reindeer cake pops:
- Prepare the cake. Make the cake and bake according to box instructions in a 9X13 pan. Then let the cake cool at room temperature.
Step 1. Remove the cake from the pan. Make sure to discard the outside layer from the cake and throw it away. Crumble the remaining cake into fine crumbs. Place in a large bowl.
Step 2. Combine the cake and frosting. Stir everything together until well combined.
Step 3. Form the cake crumbs mixture into cake balls with a cookie scoop.
Step 4. Melt the candy in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds at a time. Dip each cake pop stick into the candy coating. Place them into the cake balls about halfway. Freeze for 10-15 minutes and dip into chocolate. Gently shake any excess chocolate.
Step 5. Cut the pretzels in half to form the antlers. Insert into the cake balls and add the eyes and nose.
Step 6. Insert into a cake pop stand upright and allow to dry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store the leftover cake pops in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
You can freeze them but they are best prepared the day you plan to serve them. If you do freeze them, place inside a freezer container instead of a bag. This will help the antlers stay intact.
The best option for freezing is to freeze them on the stick undecorated. Then dip into candy melts and decorate once ready to serve.
The antlers are simple to make. Break the pretzel in half to form the antlers.
This is easiest to do using a sharp knife so they break where you want them to.
Yes, the cake can be made in advance. We often made the cake 24 hours in advance and then crumble and mix with the icing.
Yes, just substitute a gluten free cake mix and gluten free pretzels for antlers.
More easy cake pops
- Cookie Dough Cake Pop recipe
- Brownie cake pops
- Red Velvet Cake Pops
- Vanilla Cake Balls Recipe
- Oreo Cake Pops
More Reindeer desserts:
- Reindeer Pretzels
- Nutter Butter Reindeer
- Easy Reindeer Brownies
- Reindeer Cookies
- Delicious Reindeer Cupcakes
Go ahead and try this fun Christmas Cake Pops recipe. Once you make it, please leave a comment!
Reindeer Cake Pops
Ingredients
- 1 box Vanilla Cake Mix 15 oz
- *Plus ingredients to prepare the cake on the back of the box
- 1/3 cup Vanilla Frosting I use pre-made
- 16 oz. Chocolate Candy Melts
- 40 Candy Eyes
- 20 Red Hots Candy
- 20 Small Pretzels
- Lollipop Sticks
Instructions
- Make cake and bake according to box instructions in a 9X13 pan. Then let the cake cool at room temperature.
- Remove the cake from the pan. Remove the outside layer from the cake and throw it away. Crumble up the remaining cake into a large bowl.
- Add the frosting to your crumbled cake and stir everything together until well combined.
- Shape mixture into about 24-36 cake balls (depending on their size) and place on a lined cookie sheet. I used a cookie scoop to ensure that each one is approximately the same size.
- Put the chocolate candy melts in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Then continue to heat in 30 second intervals stirring between each one until the candy melts are fully melted and creamy.
- Dip each cake pop stick into the melted candy and then place them into the cake balls about halfway into the balls. Then place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes (do not freeze for longer than 15 minutes).
- While the cake pops are in the freezer, cut the pretzels in half to form the antlers.
- After the cake pops have been chilled, dip each cake pop into the melted candy melts (you may need to re-melt it if it has solidified some). Make sure that the candy covers the cake pop completely. Allow the excess melted candy to drip off back into the bowl.
- Then place the stick of cake pops in a block of styrofoam. Then decorate the cake pop with the candy eyes, red hot for the nose and the pretzels for the antlers. Then allow the cake pops to dry and solidify.
- Continue until all the cake pops have been covered and decorated. Once all the cake pops are dry, they are ready to serve and enjoy!
