Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels
Chocolate Christmas tree pretzels are a fun and festive holiday treat that everyone will love. They’re simple enough for kids to help make and cute enough to impress at any gathering.
Coated in chocolate and decorated with M&M “Christmas lights”, these will be a hit with everyone!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Festive and fun: Perfect for holiday parties, classroom treats, Christmas bake sales, and more.
- Kid-friendly activity: Easy enough for children to help decorate.
- No baking required: Quick and simple to make with minimal cleanup.
- Great for gifting: Package in clear bags for cute edible holiday gifts.
Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels Ingredients
- Green melting chocolate
- Black melting chocolate
- Yellow melting chocolate
- Pretzel rods
- Pretzel twists
- Mini M&Ms
How To Make Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels
This visual guide is helpful for making this recipe. For the full printable recipe with measurements, scroll to the bottom of the post.
Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet or tray. Melt the green melting chocolate in 30 second intervals in a microwave safe bowl.
Using a fork, dip the pretzel twist in the green chocolate and place it on the parchment paper. The extra chocolate helps the pretzels stick together.
Dip another pretzel and place it directly below the first one so they touch. Repeat the process for a total of three rows: one pretzel on the first row, two on the second, and three on the third.
Let the chocolate covered pretzels sit for 10 minutes to dry.
Once dry, turn the pretzel trees over. Break pretzel rods about three quarters of the way, dip the larger pieces into the green chocolate, and attach them to the back of the tree with a bit of the rod showing as the trunk.
Let sit for 8 minutes to dry.
Melt the yellow chocolate, transfer it to a piping bag, and pipe medium-sized stars onto parchment paper. Allow them to dry for a few minutes.
Melt the black chocolate, place it in another piping bag, and pipe diagonal lines across the pretzel trees. Before the chocolate hardens, decorate with mini candy coated chocolates.
Finish by piping a small yellow circle at the top of each tree and adding a star. Let the trees dry for 2 minutes before serving or packaging.
Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels FAQs
Can I make these ahead of time?
Yes, they can be made up to 3-4 days in advance and stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
Can I use white chocolate instead of colored melting chocolate?
Absolutely, you can melt white chocolate and tint it with food coloring for a similar effect.
Can I use regular pretzels instead of twists?
Twists create the best tree shape, but you can experiment with sticks or other shapes.
What can I use to decorate Pretzel Christmas trees?
We used mini M&M’s, but you could also use sprinkles, gumdrops, mini chocolate chips, or other small holiday candies.
Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels
Equipment
- Piping Bags
- Microwave Safe Bowl
- parchment paper
- Baking Sheet
- Knife
Ingredients
- 10 ounces Green Melting Chocolate
- 2 ounces Black Melting Chocolate
- 1 ounce Yellow Melting Chocolate
- Pretzel Rods
- Pretzel twist
- Mini M&Ms
Instructions
- Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet or tray.
- Melt the Green melting chocolate in 30 second intervals, in a bowl that’s safe to use in the microwave.
- Using a fork, dip the pretzel twist in the green chocolate. When lifting the pretzel, don’t scrape off too much excess chocolate; put it on the sheet of parchment paper. The excess chocolate will help the pretzels stay connected.
- Dip the next pretzel in the chocolate and place it directly below the 1st pretzel. They should touch each other. Dip another pretzel in the chocolate and place it next to the previous pretzel.
- Repeat this dipping and placing process for the next row of 3 pretzels. The rows should be as follows: First row 1 pretzel, second row 2 pretzels, and third row 3 pretzels.
- Let the chocolate covered pretzels sit for 10 minutes to dry.
- Once the pretzel twists are dry. Turn them over on the parchment paper.
- Cut or break the pretzel rods about 3/4 of the way. Dip the larger pretzel rod pieces into the melted green chocolate, scrape off the excess, and place them on the back of the chocolate covered pretzel twist.
- Let some of the brown stick out the bottom to represent a tree stump. Let the trees sit for 8 minutes to dry.
- Melt the yellow chocolate following the melting instructions above, and place it in a piping bag, and cut a tiny hole on the tip.
- On a clean sheet of parchment paper, pipe some medium size stars. These should take 2-3 minutes to dry.
- Next, melt and bag the black chocolate the same way you did the yellow chocolate.
- Turn the pretzel trees over and pipe lines diagonally across them. While the chocolate is wet place the candy coated chocolate randomly on the lines.
- Pipe a yellow circle at the top of the pretzel Christmas trees, carefully remove the stars from the parchment paper, and place them on the yellow circle.
- Let the trees sit for 5–10 minutes, or until the chocolate is fully set, before serving or packaging.
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