Halve the kiwi.

Make a cut slightly over halfway across the narrow part of the kiwi peel, not cutting all the way through.

Trim the peel off the smallest section using a small knife or peeler.

Dry the kiwi with a kitchen towel. This ensures the dark chocolate will set properly.

Melt the dark chocolate.

Place the slightly cooled melted chocolate in a piping utensil / bag.

Pipe on the chocolate. First, you pipe along the line between the skin and the fruit. Then pipe a line down the middle of the beetle’s body.

Finally, pipe six legs on some parchment paper, and place the kiwi beetle on top.

Leave to set.

Add candy eyes (use a bit of dark chocolate to make them stick).