Prep Time: 20 min.
These Swirl Christmas Trees with dark chocolate and candy are so fun to make with kids or grandkids over the holidays. Get your hands on star-shaped candies and mini Smarties, and you are well on your way to creating these tasty no-bake treats, which make a perfect addition to any dessert board. They are also ideal to top onto cakes or desserts and make a thoughtful homemade gift.
Ingredients
- mini Smarties
- dark chocolate
- chocolate sticks (or pretzels)
- star candies
- piping utensil / bag
- parchment paper
Instructions
1. Melt the dark chocolate.
2. Pour the chocolate into a piping utensil / bag.
3. Place the chocolate stick (or pretzel stick) onto parchment paper.
4. Swirl melted chocolate from the top of the stick to each side, making a bigger and bigger curve the further down the stick you go. Stop once you have gotten ⅞ of the way, as you still want the tree to have a trunk.
5. Top with a star-shaped candy and mini chocolate button ‘lights.’
6. Allow to set.
Notes
The piping utensil I use is linked in my Shop.
