Little Boy #1 found this cute little Chocolate Covered Strawberry Christmas Tree project in his Clubhouse magazine this month. He begged to make them, and even though I knew I would be cleaning ground up sprinkles out of the my kitchen tile grout until next Christmas, I gave in because, well… it’s CHRISTMAS! #embracethemess #justhisonce
But really this was super fun to do with the boys and really didn’t get too out of control. I helped them each make a few trees one at a time, and I let them pick which color sprinkles and star they wanted to decorate with.
The little stars on top are from a local specialty candy store, and they really complete the look of the tree. I think you could find something similar in the baking supply section of a hobby store as well.
If you are not able to find them nearby, you can order them on Amazon. I only used the white ones for my trees, but the boys liked the colorful ones.
Toothpicks are a helpful tool when you are dipping and handling the strawberries before the candy coating has set. You’ll notice that I used a white icing on top of the Oreo to adhere the tree to it’s base.
You can simplify this step by just opening the Oreo and setting the tree on the frosting already inside. I had trouble separating the Oreos in a way that left all the frosting intact. Guess I didn’t have enough practice as a kid?
I would also recommend not planning on keeping these cute little guys around before eating them for more than a day. Because of the moisture in the strawberry, things can get a little soggy.
Take a peek and see how easy they are to make!
Another fun and easy idea to make with the kiddos is these Cinnamon-Sugar Snowflakes from my friend Jackie over at Happy Hooligans. Check them out!
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Christmas Trees
These chocolate covered strawberry Christmas trees are a fun and easy Christmas project to do with your kiddos!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 12 ounces dark green candy melts (found at Amazon, Hobby Lobby or Michael’s)
- 1 pound of strawberries, stems removed
- 24 Oreo cookies
- White Icing
- Sprinkles
- Candy Stars (order them from Amazon)
Icing
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- Add water by the teaspoon and whisk until the desired consistency is reached. You want it to be thick like toothpaste.
Instructions
- Set a heat proof bowl over a small pot of simmering water on the stovetop (double boiler). Slowly melt the candy melts in the bowl, stirring occasionally. Do not allow moisture to come in contact with the candy.
- Spoon or pipe a small amount of icing onto the top of each Oreo. This will adhere the strawberry to the cookie base.
- Once candy melts are fully melted, turn the heat to low while you dip the strawberries using a toothpick inserted into the cut end.
- Shake off excess candy coating gently. Using a second toothpick inserted into the pointed end of the dipped strawberry, carefully place the strawberry on top of the icing on the Oreo.
- Decorate with sprinkles and a candy star while the candy coating is still wet. It will usually dry in about 10 minutes.
Notes
Adapted and inspired by Clubhouse magazine December 2014
Disclaimer: the links in this post for the candy melts and candy stars are Amazon affiliate links.
These are definitely one of the cutest christmas projects I’ve seen! My 6 year old would be all over this 🙂
Sweet, simple, and adorable! It’s so great to get those guys into the kitchen when they’re young. I have great big ones now that love to cook as a result. Good job, Mom 🙂
This is a precious idea. I think I could make these. I’d love it if you shared these at Holiday Best with Tumbleweed Contessa.
Linda
http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/holidaybest/
I think i can make these too they look delicious and adorable .
Oh my god these are seriously SO adorable! And a really awesome flavor combo! Pinned!
These little Christmas trees are adorable. I read the “Directions” and where it says, Once you have melted the chocolates. . . . I don’t see chocolate in the Ingredients. Are the “dark green candy melts” chocolate?
Thank you for pointing that out, I’ve fixed it in the recipe. I keep thinking of the candy melts as a “colored white chocolate” but I can see how this is confusing.
They are not chocolate, no cocoa, but they do contain milk.
so is the candy melts cooking chocolate? If so how do you get green chocolate?
Vicky, it tastes like a white chocolate, but they come already colored. Here’s a link to the kind I used. I’ve seen them at hobby stores, craft stores, and even Walmart. Very handy because adding food coloring to white chocolate will cause it to seize up, which is no fun! Hope that helps!
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E310BA7-475A-BAC0-56A52187494C6999&killnav=1
You can buy them in all kinds of colours at our Bulk Barn stores.
You can color white chocolate if you use an OIL based color. Any moisture added will cause it to seize so regular food coloring, icing coloring, etc will not work. If you can find powdered coloring that can also work. If you do happen to seize up your chocolate you can usually add a small amount of vegetable oil to it to smooth it out.
Such a great idea. I have pinned this for next year. My boys would love to make these!
Thanks Chrystal, they were so fun to make!
Going to make these for family and friends
I tried to subscribe to you recipes but couldn’t go thru
I love this and would love to do this with my two granddaughters but I’m wondering how hard it’s gonna be to find strawberries at that time of the year. I live in Maryland
We are able to find strawberries in the grocery store year round here in Arizona, but I will admit they are sweeter in the summer.
These little trees are so cute! I’m always looking for something new and different to bring to family events, my family is HUGR. Just a hint, the disc to melt to dip them in tastrd far better at the cake decorating or candy making stores then the Wilton’s that you can get at Walmart. Cake and candy stores also carry a large array of candy decorations so you may be able to find the stars and the sprinkles there at well
Also thought if a regular Oreos a bit much for you, they just came out with the Oreo thins, just putting in my two cents in, these are great!
Great tips, thanks Christine!
What kind of heavy cream (brand) did you use?
Margaret, I can’t remember which brand of heavy cream I used, but I usually just buy whatever is on sale.
How do you store these? I figured the cookies would get soft in the fridge?
You can store them in the fridge, but the cookies do get soft after a day or so. My kids just enjoyed them after making them.
I’m excited!
Can these be frozen? Thank you!
No I would not recommend freezing them. Once the strawberry stem is cut, it will start to become juicy and I think it would be a bit messy if you didn’t eat them the same day.
could you make these like day before and still be good to eat not soggy? i wanted to do this with our seniors before our Christmas party so meeting to make day ahead
I haven’t tried making them ahead of time so I’m not sure about that. I think the icing under the tree might get a little juicy from the cut strawberry. Hope this is helpful!
I think if you wanted to make ahead of time, you might just dip the strawberries and add the sprinkles and star. Then leave them in the fridge and if they get juicy, you can dry them off and then on the next day, put them on the iced cookie.
So is the icing used just at the base to hold the toothpicks, Do I really need it?
The toothpicks are just used to dip the strawberries in the candy coating. Once the strawberry is placed on the iced cookie, you will take the toothpick out and place the star on top. So the icing is just to give the strawberry something to stick to on the cookie, and sort of gives the appearance of snow.
These would be adorable at Halloween time too as little Witch hats!!
I love the quick recipes you have..
Thank you Sheri!
always like finding new, clever and easy recipes!
thanks!
Thank you, so glad you found me!
Can you use frosting instead of chocolate? I would love to make these with my grandkids, but I have one who has a severe aleragy to milk. So he can not have chocolate.
Hi Christina, you could definitely try frosting. It might not be as smooth as chocolate, but then again, real Christmas trees really aren’t very smooth either :0)
In Europe, the strawberries have no taste at all in december, and are very priced but I tried to replace them with shaped marshmellows, that works great too !
Great idea, Rita!
I like this idea but how is this done or can you purchase them and if so where?
This looks good to eat and is there any chance of getting a Santa Claus in made of fruits???
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I just want to know if I make them the day before my luncheon how do I
store them overnite?
Love these ideas
Darling idea.
Thank you Barb!
So cute. Can’t wait to make them
Thanks Velma!
Would love to see photos and instructions on how to make Halloween hats rather than the very cute Christmas trees that I will definitely try at Christmas!
Thanks do much!
what would you do for thanksgiving ?
Love the Christmas trees
VERY CUTE!!
You’ve done such a beautiful job with these 🙂
Sweet of you to say so, Steph. Thanks for stopping by!
I am in total awe of your creativeness and the beauty we can enjoy with others!
Thank you so much Bettie!