Chocolate Kinder Christmas Trees (Printable View)

Festive chocolate trees stacked and drizzled with luscious melted chocolate, perfect for holiday fun with kids.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Chocolate Bars

01 - 24 mini Kinder chocolate bars (or similar)

→ Chocolate Drizzle

02 - 5.3 oz dark or milk chocolate, chopped
03 - 1 teaspoon coconut oil (optional)

→ Decorations

04 - 3 tablespoons festive sprinkles or edible glitter
05 - 8 mini chocolate stars or candy stars

# How To Make It:

01 - Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
02 - Unwrap all chocolate bars. For each tree, stack three bars: one whole bar, one halved and overlapped to form a triangular shape, and one bar on top to add height, arranging them to resemble a tree.
03 - Place the assembled stacks on the lined tray, spaced evenly apart.
04 - Gently melt the chopped chocolate with coconut oil in a heatproof bowl over simmering water or in 20-second microwave intervals, stirring until smooth.
05 - Drizzle the melted chocolate liberally over each stacked tree using a spoon or piping bag to mimic tree branches.
06 - Quickly sprinkle decorations and place a mini chocolate or candy star on top of each tree before the chocolate sets.
07 - Refrigerate the decorated trees for 10 to 15 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
08 - Enjoy chilled or at room temperature.

# Best Practices:

01 -
  • They look impressively festive and giftable, but genuinely take less time than a store run.
  • Kids can stack, decorate, and feel like actual pastry chefs without any real risk.
  • No baking skills needed—just melting chocolate and letting your imagination loose with sprinkles.
02 -
  • Don't melt chocolate over direct heat or steam will get into the bowl and seize everything—the double boiler method keeps you safe and the chocolate smooth.
  • Work fast once the chocolate is melted because it sets quickly, and you want those sprinkles to actually stick rather than bounce off a hardened surface.
  • Kinder bars melt slightly if you drizzle chocolate that's still steaming hot, so let it cool just 30 seconds before applying—learned that one the hard way.
03 -
  • Use a piping bag with a thin tip instead of a spoon for more control and a prettier drizzle pattern that looks intentional.
  • Chill the Kinder bars in the fridge for 15 minutes before stacking if your kitchen is warm—they'll hold their shape better and won't slide around.
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