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Kawaii Strawberry Dinosaur Dessert Tacos

Adorable mini waffle tacos filled with pink strawberry ice cream, topped with fresh strawberry spikes to look like cute little kawaii dinosaurs.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 12 dinosaur tacos
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Kawaii
Calories: 180
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Taco Shells & Filling
  • 12 mini waffle taco shells or folded waffle bowls
  • 2 cups strawberry ice cream slightly softened
Dinosaur Features
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries sliced for spikes and ends for tails
  • 12 pink cake pop balls or pink mochi, for the heads
  • 0.25 cup dark chocolate chips melted, for face details and spike edging
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil optional, to thin chocolate

Equipment

  • Toothpicks or fine piping tool
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper or wax paper
  • Small microwave-safe bowls

Method
 

  1. Slice strawberries into half-moons. Melt dark chocolate and lightly dip or pipe the edges of the strawberries to create dinosaur spikes. Chill until set.
  2. Using a toothpick dipped in melted chocolate, dot two eyes and two nostrils onto each pink cake pop ball to create the faces. Let dry.
  3. Quickly fill the mini waffle shells with softened strawberry ice cream, rounding the top slightly.
  4. Press a decorated head onto the front of the taco and a small strawberry tip into the back for the tail.
  5. Press the chilled, chocolate-edged strawberry slices into the top of the ice cream to form the back plates.
  6. Place immediately on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Keep all ingredients as cold as possible during assembly. If the ice cream begins to melt, return the tacos to the freezer for 5 minutes before continuing to decorate.