Description
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Christmas Trees are festive edible decorations made from mini pretzels, soft caramel, and milk chocolate, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups mini pretzel twists (about 100–120 pretzels)
- 1 cup soft caramel candies, unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1½ cups milk chocolate melting wafers
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (optional)
- ¼ cup edible gold sugar pearls
- 8 edible gold star toppers
Instructions
- Prepare the tray: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Melt the caramel: Place caramel candies and heavy cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth and thick.
- Melt the chocolate: In another bowl, melt the milk chocolate wafers in 20-second intervals. Stir until smooth. Add coconut oil if needed.
- Build the Christmas trees: Arrange 5–6 pretzels in a small, wide base. Drizzle with caramel and chocolate to help them stick together.
- Create the tree shape: Add smaller layers of pretzels, gradually reducing the number in each layer to form a cone-shaped Christmas tree. Drizzle caramel and chocolate between every layer.
- Decorate: Drizzle extra melted chocolate over each tree and immediately sprinkle with edible gold sugar pearls.
- Add the stars: Attach one edible gold star to the top of each tree using a small amount of melted chocolate.
- Chill: Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes until the chocolate and caramel are firm enough to hold the trees together.
- Serve: Carefully transfer the Christmas trees to a serving platter and enjoy!
Notes
- Let each layer set briefly before adding the next one to help the pretzel trees stay upright and maintain their shape.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Christmas tree
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg