Description
Reese’s Trees are adorable and easy-to-make festive treats that stack mini Reese’s cups, regular Reese’s cups, and Hershey kisses to create cute chocolate Christmas trees. Decorated with colorful icing, sprinkles, and gold stars, these no-bake treats make perfect holiday snacks or party desserts with minimal effort and no cooking required.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Base
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted
Chocolate Components
- 24 mini Reese’s cups
- 12 regular Reese’s cups
- 12 Hershey kisses
Decorations
- White and green decorating icing
- Sprinkles
- Gold stars
- Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Assemble the base: Place a small amount of melted chocolate on the bottom of a mini Reese’s cup to act as glue and stabilize the structure.
- Add the middle layer: Arrange a regular-size Reese’s cup upside down on top of the mini Reese’s cup with melted chocolate to secure it.
- Build the top layer: Place another mini Reese’s cup upside down on top of the regular Reese’s cup, dabbing it with more melted chocolate to hold it in place.
- Top with a Hershey’s kiss: Add a dab of melted chocolate and position a Hershey kiss at the peak of the tree structure.
- Decorate trees: Pipe white and green icing around the assembled trees to mimic garlands, then sprinkle colorful sprinkles over to add festive flair.
- Add star toppers: Apply a small amount of frosting to the top of the Hershey kiss and carefully adhere a gold star for the finishing touch.
- Optional snowy effect: Lightly dust the completed trees with confectioners’ sugar to create a snow-like appearance.
Notes
- These Reese’s Trees are one of the simplest Christmas desserts you can make, delivering a charming and festive look with minimal effort.
- No baking or cooking is required, making this a perfect last-minute holiday treat.
- Feel free to customize decorations with different sprinkles and icing colors according to your holiday theme.
- Handle the trees gently as they are constructed with melted chocolate which needs to set to stabilize the stacks.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tree
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
