Christmas Treats? Whats nice and EASY to make?? Share those easy recipies :)

[BrightSparkles]

I want to make some little packets of yummy Christmas treats for the girls in the office.
I was thinking some shortbread stars and rum balls. Any other suggestions? Does anyone have quick and easy recipes??

[fourthontheway]

We make chocolate xmas trees every year. You use a bit of cardboard, roll it up to make a cone shape, and fill it with wax paper. The pour melted chocolate and lollies / fruit / nuts in to it. Let it set. Then when it's set peel the cardboard off and decorate it with melted white chocolate (with green food colouring) and mini m+m's and licorice all sorts around the base to look like presents. It looks amazing, is easy to do, and the office staffl will love it!!!

[Rach75]

Tarts
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300ml cream
1 cup thickened custard
tart shells
berries, strawberries, chocolate
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Beat cream to soft peaks fold in custard

Fill mini tarts shells

Decorate with berries or shaved chocolate



Rum balls

100g butter, chopped
150g dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups icing sugar mixture
2 tablespoons dark rum
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
½ cup desiccated coconut
Makes about 40

1. Combine butter and chocolate in a pan; stir over low heat until it’s melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in 1 cup of the icing sugar. Cover; refrigerate until cold.

2. Stir in the remaining icing sugar, rum and sifted cocoa powder; mix well.

3. Add crushed marie bickies
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4. Roll into balls and into coconut



Rocky Road
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250grm dark choc buttons
250grms milk choc buttons
2 cherry ripe bars chopped
2 turkish delight bars chopped
200grm marshmellow (I used both normal ones chopped and some mello bakes)
1/2 cup pistacio nuts (I used cashew chopped finely.
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Combine all ingredients except choc buttons in a large bowl

Melt the dark and milk choc add to mix fill slice pan and level out, refrigerate until set
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Xmas Choc Balls (non alcholic)
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2 packs choc ripple bickies
2 cherry ripes (55grm)
2 peppermint crisp bars (55grm)
tin condensed milk
coconut
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Process biscuits to fine crumbs (I did one pack fine fine and second pack left a little bit chunkier)

Mix bickie, condensed milk and choc bars together.

Roll into balls and then into coconut, I reckon you could roll in choc flakes, 100'/1000's for something different.
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or leave plain..refrigerate till set

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and as above poster said

Rocky Road Christmas Trees

This would make a great Christmas gift for the neighbours, or teacher


Ingredients:
400g dark chocolate

100g marshmallows cut in half

150g turkish delight (I bought at the local deli)

1/2 cup roasted and salted peanuts

1/2 cup shredded coconut


You'll also need:
3 pieces of cardboard (manila folder thickness best)

baking paper, stapler and sticky tape

3 regular size oven bags

3 coasters (I bought melamine coasters at a reject shop)

3 pieces of ribbon

3 pieces of wired tinsel

3 decorations (Santa or other)


Method

Cut 3 x 20cm squares from cardboard. Place onto flat surface. Cut 3 x 20cm squares of baking paper and place over each piece of cardboard. Staple to secure. Hold one corner and roll to form a cone shape, staple together and use sticky tape to hold tip together.

Place chocolate in heat proof bowl over saucepan of simmering water. Stir until melted. Remove from heat and stir in chopped marshmallows, turkish delight, peanuts and coconut. Stir to combine.

Spoon mixture evenly into all 3 cones pressing in firmly. Stand upright in a tall glass and place in fridge till set, approx 2-3 hours.

When set, remove cardboard and baking paper gently. Place each tree onto coasters, decorate by wrapping tinsel around tree and slip Santa decoration under tinsel. Place into oven bag and tie top together with ribbon. Fold corners of oven bag under the coaster and secure with sticky tape.

Enjoy!

[BrightSparkles]

Wow thanks Rach!

[Hummingbird]

O.M.G.

I really wish I hadn't already been to the shops today...my mouth is watering and I really want to get baking...off to get a pen and make a shopping note...

[Rach75]

no worries tarts probably wont work for gifts but man they are yummy!!!!!!

my fridge is full of rum balls, rocky road and xmas balls ATM!!! and I wont let DH and DS1 eat any till week before xmas

[tan32]

oh those trees sound great for the kids to make for pressies.

[nellnell]

Really Really easy (and super yummy)

Crush candy canes up and place on a tray. Pour melted white chocolate over and allow to set.

Break into pieces. Yummmmmmmmmo

[BrightSparkles]

really really easy (and super yummy)

crush candy canes up and place on a tray. Pour melted white chocolate over and allow to set.

Break into pieces. Yummmmmmmmmo

mmmmm yum!!!!!

[Eenee]

mini Christmas puddings

just get the cheap square dark Christmas cake (either the coles or safeway cheap brand one). And crumble it up and at about 20mls(may have to adjust just depends) of any alcohol or OJ if you want alcohol free and mix into cake crumble until you can roll them into little balls(like rum ball size).

then melt white chocolate and cover just the top with it and decorate with cut up tiny bits of red and green lolly snakes to make the leaves and the red berry things. and then put in the fridge easy peasy!

[kawazuki]

with the rocky road chrissy trees, i make these aswell.
if you want to make mini ones, use waffle cones then just break the cone off once set any cone left on is ok as it adds decorations..

i also use those shiny silver balls to decorate it and use freckles to make teh star for teh top join 2 together on top of teh tree..

hmmm think i need to start making mine again, they dont last long lol..

[{sarah}]

There is already a very large thread for Christmas treats in the recipes forum. I will close this one now & you can continue chatting in there.

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