Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers
This easy three ingredient recipe for Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers uses some of my favorite store bought organic animal crackers, dark chocolate, and rainbow sprinkles without any artificial colors!
If you love easy no bake desserts, try Chocolate Protein Pudding With Bone Broth, Strawberry Cream Drops, Healthy Almond Joy Bars, or Puppy Chow Candy Clusters.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers
- Ready In: 15 minutes
- Makes: 6 servings
- Main Ingredients: animal crackers, dark chocolate, sprinkles
- Flavor Profile: crispy animal crackers with dark chocolate
- Dietary Info: eggless, vegan, gluten free swap available
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: crowd pleasing 3 ingredient no bake dessert
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Nostalgic: Animal crackers are just pure nostalgia for me. So, I love eating these organic cookies now and again to feel like a kid again, just like Soft Sugar Cookies With Pink Frosting!
- Chocolate Dipped: Everything is better when dipped in chocolate and these Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers are no exception! I use dark chocolate for an elevated animal cracker, but you could also use milk chocolate or white chocolate too.
- Easy AF: Quick and easy, this is the perfect treat if you need something for a party asap.
- Organic Cookies: While most store bought animal crackers have artificial colors, flavors, and more these are made with mindful ingredients. These little organic cookies are a nostalgic treat made better.
If you love easy recipes that are semi homemade (like Neapolitan Icebox Cake), then you will love these Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers. This no bake dessert recipe is quick, easy, and fun for kids to help with too. I always make these when I'm going to a friends house who has kids, as these are so popular with the little people.
I love adding these onto a dessert board with other items for adults as well. They pair really well with Chocolate Covered Raisin Clusters, Honey Sesame Dark Chocolate Bark, Puppy Chow Candy Clusters, Vegan Dark Chocolate Mini Peanut Butter Cups, Homemade Marshmallows Without Eggs, and Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Cashew Clusters. This way there's something for everyone!
Ingredients
- Animal Crackers: Use your favorite organic animal crackers! I used the Costco Kirkland Organic Animal Crackers in this recipe today. But Whole Foods and Trader Joe's store brand of organic animal crackers are also amazing.
- Dark Chocolate: Use your favorite organic dark chocolate! I used Mama Ganache which is perfect for melting. Make sure you are using a chocolate without stabilizers so it will melt really well. This is ingredients like soy lecithin or sunflower lecithin. So, if your chocolate chips have either of those, don't use them as they will not melt well. You can also use a chopped up dark chocolate bar!
- Rainbow Sprinkles: I used ColorKitchen Nonpareil Sprinkles as these are made with plant based dyes, but feel free to use different ones as well. You can even switch it up for holidays with just the sprinkles! Try red and green for Christmas or pink for Valentine's Day.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Flavor Variations
- Double Chocolate: Use chocolate animal crackers and sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles, these are insanely delicious!
- Chocolate Peppermint: Use milk (or dark) chocolate and add 1 teaspoon of peppermint extract into the chocolate. Dip, and then sprinkle with holiday sprinkles, these are perfect for Christmas!
- Valentine's Day: Use natural pink and purple sprinkles for a festive treat without artificial colors.
- White Chocolate: Use white chocolate in place of dark chocolate for the vanilla lovers.
- Chocolate Strawberry: Instead of sprinkles, add crushed freeze dried strawberries on top for beautifully pink animal crackers with a sweet subtle crunch!
Baker's Tips
- Use your favorite animal crackers! I love the Kirkland Organic Animal Crackers but the Trader Joe's Organic Animal Crackers and Whole Foods Organic Vanilla Animal Crackers are also so yummy!
- I am using ColorKitchen Nonpareil Sprinkles in these Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers, but if you want to use traditional rainbow sprinkles you can use those as well. My favorite are India Tree Nature's Colors Carnival Sprinkles. Or if you are looking for a more bright and vibrant sprinkle, then use India Tree Nature's Colors Fiesta Sprinkles. Shop all my favorite plant based sprinkles that are free of artificial dyes in my Amazon shop.
- I don't temper the chocolate in this recipe, as I store them in the fridge as I like to eat them out of the fridge. If you want to serve them at a party, especially given the warm weather, I would definitely temper the chocolate! Follow my steps in How to Temper Chocolate for Candy Making if you'd like to do that.
How to Make Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate. Remove from the heat. (Or alternatively, melt the chocolate in the microwave doing 30 second intervals and stirring between each one to prevent from burning).
- Dip half of each animal cracker into the melted chocolate, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles.
- Place the baking sheet in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes to set.
Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers FAQ's
Yes, feel free to use milk or white chocolate instead. Just be sure you are using a melting chocolate that is free of stabilizers.
No, you do not need to temper the chocolate. While I provide instructions for how to do this, it's completely optional. If you don't temper the chocolate, you will just want to store in the fridge so the chocolate doesn't sweat. To be honest, I really never temper the chocolate unless I'm gifting!
Both options work. It just depends on your preference. I prefer to use my microwave as I think it's easier and more forgiving. Because I have a gas stove, which can get very hot, and I don't like using the double boiler as much as if the heat is too hot, you can easily scorch or burn the chocolate and it can seize up. An electric range doesn't get as hot and when I melted chocolate at my bakery, and had electric, I thought it was much easier than even the microwave as it melted just so well. So, depending on your range, you may want to use it or use the microwave.
Yes, use any kind you like. You can even make these festive for holidays with pink and purple for Valentine's Day or red and green for Christmas.
Yes, you can use graham crackers or even other store bought or homemade cookies if you like.
Yes, just use your favorite gluten free graham crackers.
Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. They can also be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
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Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers
Equipment
- Digital Food Scale
- Heatproof Mixing Bowl
- Half Sheet Pan
- Parchment Paper Sheets
Ingredients
- 12 ounces animal crackers
- 6 ounces dark chocolate (chopped)
- ColorKitchen Nonpareil Sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate. Remove from the heat.
- Dip half of each animal cracker into the melted chocolate, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles. Place the baking sheet in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes to set the chocolate.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
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Notes
- Use your favorite animal crackers! I love the Kirkland Organic Animal Crackers but the Trader Joe's Organic Animal Crackers and Whole Foods Organic Vanilla Animal Crackers are also so yummy!
- I am using ColorKitchen Nonpareil Sprinkles in these Chocolate Dipped Animal Crackers, but if you want to use traditional rainbow sprinkles you can use those as well. My favorite are India Tree Nature's Colors Carnival Sprinkles. Or if you are looking for a more bright and vibrant sprinkle, then use India Tree Nature's Colors Fiesta Sprinkles. Shop all my favorite plant based sprinkles that are free of artificial dyes in my Amazon shop.
- I don't temper the chocolate in this recipe, as I store them in the fridge as I like to eat them out of the fridge. If you want to serve them at a party, especially given the warm weather, I would definitely temper the chocolate! Follow my steps in How to Temper Chocolate for Candy Making if you'd like to do that.
- High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.
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