Description
Crunchy waffle cones dipped in chocolate and decorated like sparkling Christmas trees with candy, truffles, and festive drizzle. Perfect for kids, parties, dessert tables, or edible centerpieces!
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 waffle cones
- 200 g milk or dark chocolate (for dipping)
- 6 pretzel rounds or cookies (tree base)
- 100 g white chocolate (for drizzling)
- Mini chocolate truffles, Ferrero chunks, or brownie bites
- Red mini candies (red pearls, Sixlets, M&Ms, cranberries)
- Edible gold sugar or sprinkles
- Edible gold star toppers (or small cookies shaped like stars)
- Optional: Shredded coconut (for snow)
- Optional: Crushed peppermint
- Optional: Edible glitter
Instructions
- Melt the milk/dark chocolate in a microwave or double boiler.
- Dip each waffle cone fully into the chocolate until coated.
- Shake off excess and stand the cones upside-down on parchment paper.
- Let them cool until firm (10–15 minutes).
- Dip the rim of each cone into melted chocolate.
- Press onto a pretzel round or cookie to create a sturdy base.
- Let set completely.
- Melt the white chocolate and add to a piping bag or drizzle bottle.
- Drizzle white chocolate in spirals around each tree to mimic garlands.
- Quickly attach mini chocolate truffles, candy pearls, red candies, and crushed peppermint.
- While still soft, sprinkle with edible gold sugar or glitter.
- Pipe a small dot of melted chocolate on top of each cone.
- Press on an edible gold star or small cookie star.
- Hold 2–3 seconds until stable.
Notes
- These cones can be made a day in advance and stored in an airtight container.
- Feel free to customize decorations based on personal preferences or available ingredients.
- For a fun twist, consider using different types of chocolate for dipping.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Dipping and Decorating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tree
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg