Prank Cake Pops

This April Fools', trick your friends into eating their veggies by disguising them as yummy cake pops. Making a variety of these will help sell the notion that they are the tasty treat on a stick, and not their daily serving of Brussels sprouts.

Leave these out in an area with lots of traffic to make sure as many people can see them as possible, thereby increasing the chances someone will take one. After a victim has taken the bait, reset the prank with fresh cake pops and see if you can lure in another unsuspecting snacker.

Maybe have a camera nearby to capture the face of disgust of those foolish enough to take a treat on April 1.

Seems like the older I get the more vegetables appear in my life. I'm not against it, but sometimes it's too much. Here's a chance to use up some of those suplus veggies for a little fun.

The ringleader of the veggie gang that's entered my life is the Brussels sprout. They are perfect for these faux cake pops. You'll also need candy apple skewers to use as the handle. And, of course, you'll need chocolate to cover your sprouts.

Stuff you'll need:

• Brussels Sprouts
• chocolate
• sprinkles (optional)
• candy apple skewers
• Saucepan
• large mixing bowl

Fill up a pot with about halfway with water and set it on your cooktop to start a slow boil.

Place your mixing bowl on top of the pot, ensuring the bowl is large enough to rest on the lip of the pan and not inside it. This is called a Bain Marie.

When the water comes to a boil reduce heat to a simmer, then add the chocolate to the mixing bowl. Stir to melt the chocolate.

While the chocolate is melting stab the Brussels sprouts in the stems with the pointy end of the skewers. Best to have all the sprouts on sticks so that you can dip them all as quick as possible once the chocolate has melted.

Dip each sprout into the chocolate to completely cover them. I used a rubber spatula to help get the chocolate around the skewer and hide any green.

It's important that everything that goes into the dipping bowl is dry, including the sprouts and spatula. Any water that gets into the chocolate will cause it to seize and stiffen up.

After dipping I used a large bowl of sugar to keep the dipped sprouts upright as they cooled. Adding sprinkles gives some variety and helps sell the idea that it's the real deal, and totally not tightly packed leafy greens dipped in liquid disguise.

After dipping all my sprouts I let them rest for about an hour so the chocolate was solid

All that's left is to leave your cake pops out in an area where they are sure to get noticed, then wait for the inevitable. I mean, who can resist cake pops?

It's probably a good idea to have some real chocolate somewhere nearby to make up to whomever you pranked.

Happy April Fools' :)