Chocolate Kinder Christmas Trees

# Ingredients:

→ Chocolate Bars

01 - 24 mini Kinder chocolate bars or equivalent

→ 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

# Directions:

01 - Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

02 - Unwrap the Kinder bars and stack three for each tree: one whole bar at the base, one broken in half overlapped to form a triangle in the middle, and one more on top to create height or desired tree shape.

03 - Place the stacked bars spaced apart on the lined tray.

04 - Melt the chopped chocolate and coconut oil together in a heatproof bowl over simmering water or in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.

05 - Generously drizzle the melted chocolate over each stacked tree using a spoon or piping bag to simulate branches.

06 - Immediately sprinkle festive decorations over the drizzle and top each tree with a mini chocolate or candy star before the chocolate sets.

07 - Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes until the chocolate drizzle is fully set.

08 - Serve chilled or at room temperature.

# Expert Tips:

01 -

They look fancy and festive but take barely twenty minutes, so you actually have time to make them without losing your mind.
Kids can help stack and decorate, which means you get an extra pair of hands and they stop asking what's for dessert.
Every tree ends up looking different and slightly wonky, which somehow makes them more charming than if they were perfect.

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Melt chocolate slowly and keep it smooth—if it seizes and turns grainy, it's ruined, so patience with the heat is non-negotiable.
Work quickly once the chocolate is drizzled because it sets faster than you'd think, and that's actually your advantage for catching sprinkles and stars in place.

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