Description
Create festive and delicious Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels by coating crunchy mini pretzel sticks with smooth green candy melts and decorating with colorful Christmas sprinkles. This easy no-bake treat is perfect for holiday parties, gifting, or enjoying as a sweet seasonal snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 bag of mini pretzel sticks
- 1 bag of green candy melts (about 12 oz)
- 3-5 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 container Christmas sprinkles
Equipment
- Cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
- Squeeze bottle with a number 2 tip (Sugarbelle line from Michaels or similar)
- Double boiler or heat-safe bowl and saucepan
Instructions
- Prepare the melted coating: Using a double boiler, gently melt the green candy melts together with the coconut oil, stirring frequently until the mixture is fully smooth and fluid for easy piping.
- Fill the squeeze bottle: Carefully scoop the melted candy coating into a squeeze bottle fitted with a number 2 decorating tip to allow precise piping of designs onto the pretzels.
- Arrange pretzels: Place about 10 mini pretzel sticks flat onto the parchment-lined cookie sheet to work with manageable batches.
- Pipe Christmas tree shapes: Using the squeeze bottle, pipe the melted green candy melts onto each pretzel to create the detailed shape of a Christmas tree, fully covering the pretzel sticks in a decorative fashion.
- Add festive sprinkles: Immediately sprinkle colorful Christmas-themed sprinkles over the wet candy coating to decorate and add texture to the chocolate Christmas trees.
- Set and harden: Allow the decorated pretzels to harden at room temperature for about 2 hours, or until firm, then carefully peel them off the parchment paper, ready to serve or gift.
Notes
- Use coconut oil sparingly to control the consistency of the melted candy melts; adding more will make it thinner for easier piping.
- Work in small batches to prevent the candy melts from hardening before piping.
- Store pretzels in an airtight container at room temperature to maintain crispness.
- Squeeze bottles similar to the Sugarbelle line can be found at craft stores or online.
- For quicker setting, place pretzels in the refrigerator, but note this could cause slight condensation.
