Making the Chocolate AntlersTo make the chocolate, bring a saucepan of water, roughly a quarter full, to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Add the cacao butter to a glass bowl and place over the water to melt. Make sure the water doesn’t touch the bowl. When melted, remove from the heat and stir in the remaining ingredients until it becomes smooth and silky. Leave the chocolate in a cool place for about 5 minutes so that it can thicken up.Line a baking sheet with some parchment paper then using a teaspoon swirl small antler shapes onto the sheet (mine were super messy as you can see from the photo). Don’t worry if they are uneven, they will look super cute when attached to the dough.Place into the freezer to set fully. This will take about 20 minutes.

Making the Healthy Googly EyesAdd all of the ingredients to a glass bowl and place over a saucepan of hot water. Allow the coconut manna to melt and stir well until it forms into a paste. If it is too thick you can add more water but just a teaspoon at a time. It should be the consistency of icing sugar.Remove from the heat then spoon into an icing bag and squeeze out little googly eyes onto a plate lined with parchment paper. When finished place into the freezer to set for about 20 minutes.

Making the Reindeer headsWhen you have made the antlers and eyes and they are full set it is time to make the reindeer heads.Add all of the filling ingredients to a food processor (except for the straws 🙂 and whizz until they form a ball.Take about a heaped tablespoon of the mixture into you hand and form into a reindeer head shape.Stick a half straw through the bottom gently until it comes 3/4 ways up, then place on a tray lined with parchment paper.Take 2 of the chocolate antlers and gently place into the top left and right of the head (be super gentle as they are very delicate)Place 2 googly eyes onto the face and press in slightly then add a little teenie tiny ball of the dough mixture in the centre as an eye ball.Finally place a half a cranberry as a nose and push in slightly.When you are finished place the reindeers into the fridge to set for at least 4 hours. They should be really firm and should be able to properly hold the antlers when set.