My 14 year old sous chef came up with this idea while looking a bowl of assorted colorful chocolates. He stacked them together and said, "Hey, Mom, we could make trees!" So, this blog post was born and another project put on our calendar.
These edible Chocolate Christmas trees make an easy and fun afternoon project for you and the kids.
Here's what you need:
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- 1 pound Hersey's Christmas foil kisses
- 1 pound Christmas foil mini peanut butter cups
- 1 pound Christmas Rolos
- Tacky Glue (Don't use hot glue. It may melt the chocolate.)
- NOTE - We found a variety pack with all of three kinds of chocolates included. These often contain Christmas "bells" or other shapes too!
Time To Assemble Trees!
STEP 1: Lay out all your ingredients. You may want to sort them by color, making it easier for the children to find the specific colors they want for their trees.
STEP 2: Use one Rolo for the stump for each Christmas tree.
NOTE! Don't throw the wrappers away! You can use them later to make "gifts" for under your trees!
STEP 3: Add the body of your tree. You can make your tree as tall as you'd like. This is the peanut butter cup. You are going to glue each layer together, but I wouldn't do this until you are certain that you have the arrangement that you desire.
STEP 4: You can mix and match different color combinations for your trees. You can create trees of various shapes and sizes.
STEP 5: Glue them together, using a bit of craft glue between each layer. I would not recommend using hot glue on this project, as the residual heat of the glue may damage your candy. Craft (tacky) glue is thick enough to do the job.
They can be grouped together to make a festive holiday table arrangement.
STEP 6: This is optional, but it makes a great addition for your miniature forest. Spread out each wrapper and carefully fold into a present-sized bundle. You can draw on a ribbon using black permanent market. Place at the base of your Christmas trees.
These would be perfect party favors for your holiday guests!
If you give this project a try, let me know how they turned out! Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
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