cactus brownie bites

hey i'm gonna show you how to make a cactus.

and even if you don't have a green thumb,

i can assure you these will never die.

unless of course you eat them...

you can make these tiny treats for 
a cinco de mayo dessert.

all you need are:

1. brownie bites from your grocery 

(which i see everywhere including walmart)

2. melted green candy melt in a piping bag

3. flower sprinkles
4. white sugar sprinkles

5. chocolate frosting
6. parchment paper

first let's make the cactus.

there's no pattern here, 

just make a hot dog shape with mini 

hot dog shapes attached on parchment paper.

don't forget the foot on each to use 
as an anchor to hold it up.
(you'll see in a sec)

oh skip that last feet part in the pic.

that would be painful to step on. lol

allow to dry on the parchment paper.

as they dry, take your brownie bites and 

make a slit in the middle with a knife like so:

now it's time to plant those cacti.

just push the anchor feet into the brownie.

you can leave as is or go the next step.

i took some chocolate frosting and actually 

added some peppermint extract to make 

a chocolate mint treat but you certainly can leave it out.

and there you have your fancy mini cactus treats :)

lo and behold you can eat the spines too 

and you won't ever get poked.

and see, they look like real cactus plants even from the back view...

now this is one cinco de mayo treat 

everyone can take care of 

(at least in a tummy-sorta-way).