Description
Create festive and delicious Christmas Chocolate Trees using rich dark chocolate, decorated with white chocolate ‘snow’ and colorful sprinkles. These charming edible treats are perfect for holiday parties, gifts, or decorating your festive table with fun and easy-to-make chocolate trees anchored by pretzel sticks.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Trees
- 200 grams dark chocolate
- 50 grams white chocolate
- 1/4 cup mini colorful sprinkles
- 8 pieces pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Prepare Baking Tray: Line a baking tray with parchment paper to prevent the chocolate trees from sticking and to make cleanup easier.
- Melt Dark Chocolate: Melt the dark chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in short bursts, stirring in between, or use a double boiler until smooth and fully melted.
- Pipe Tree Shapes: Spoon the melted dark chocolate into a piping bag or a zip-top bag with a small tip cut off. Pipe Christmas tree shapes about 3 inches tall and 2 inches wide onto the parchment paper, making sure the base of each tree overlaps a pretzel stick to form the tree trunk.
- Melt White Chocolate: Melt the white chocolate similarly until smooth.
- Decorate Trees: Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the dark chocolate trees to create a snow-like effect. While the chocolate is still wet, sprinkle mini colorful sprinkles over the trees to add festive decoration.
- Set the Chocolate: Allow the chocolate trees to set at room temperature or refrigerate for 15-20 minutes until firm to the touch.
- Serve: Carefully lift the chocolate trees from the parchment paper, arrange them on a festive platter, and enjoy your holiday treats or package for gifting.
Notes
- Work quickly while the chocolate is melted before it starts to set for best piping results.
- Substitute milk chocolate or white chocolate for dark chocolate depending on your preference.
- These chocolate trees make wonderful edible gifts and whimsical holiday decorations.
- Ensure the chocolate is fully set before handling to avoid smudging or breaking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tree
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
