Chocolate Kinder Christmas Trees (Print Version)

Stacked mini chocolate bars with melted chocolate drizzle and festive decorations for holiday fun.

# Ingredient List:

→ Chocolate Bars

01 - 24 mini Kinder chocolate bars

→ Chocolate Drizzle

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

→ Decorations

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

# How-To Steps:

01 - Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
02 - Unwrap all Kinder bars. For each tree, stack three bars: one whole, one broken in half and overlapped to form a triangle, and one on top to add height, shaping like a tree.
03 - Place each stacked chocolate tree on the prepared tray, spaced apart.
04 - Melt chopped chocolate and coconut oil together over simmering water or in microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
05 - Using a spoon or piping bag, drizzle the melted chocolate generously over each stacked tree to mimic branches.
06 - Immediately sprinkle festive decorations and place a mini chocolate or candy star atop each tree before the drizzle sets.
07 - Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes until the chocolate sets firmly.
08 - Serve chilled or at room temperature.

# Helpful Tips:

01 -
  • They look impressive enough to serve at holiday gatherings but require almost no baking skills.
  • Kids genuinely enjoy the hands-on stacking and decorating, turning dessert prep into playtime.
  • The whole project takes less time than driving to the bakery, yet tastes like you spent hours.
02 -
  • Don't skip the parchment paper—chocolate sticks to bare trays like it's personally offended, but it releases from parchment like you two were always meant to part ways.
  • If your chocolate seizes up (becomes grainy and thick), add coconut oil one teaspoon at a time and stir gently until it comes back to life—I've saved more batches this way than I'd like to admit.
03 -
  • Chill the Kinder bars in the freezer for 10 minutes before stacking if your kitchen is warm—cold chocolate is more stable and stacks more cooperatively.
  • If you're making these ahead, assemble and chill them plain, then add the chocolate drizzle and decorations just before serving so everything stays pristine and the sprinkles don't slide off.
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