One peek at this adorably crafted treat recipe and I was smitten. It essentially becomes edible art and makes the sweetest table decor to double as dessert. The chocolate-y project put me back to my elementary school days of dioramas. So, whether you want to feel like a kid at heart or do a last-minute children’s holiday craft, this is one-size-fits-all. Our Christmas Eve table will be dotted with these powdered pinecones for a simple, festive tablescape. See full recipe instructions below.
Ingredients
3 cups Chex Chocolate cereal or comparable (I used Chocolate Fiber One cereal)
6 pretzel sticks (I used the thicker dipping sticks)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread)
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
Directions
1. Mix the peanut butter, Nutella, butter, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
2. Take a pretzel stick and mold some of the peanut butter mixture around it, forming a slight cone shape.
3. Holding it steady by using the tip of the pretzel as a handle, start inserting pieces of cereal into the peanut butter mixture in a symmetrical pattern around the stick. Add more cereal pieces, staggering them as you move upward, until you get near the top.
4. Cut several cereal pieces into triangles and add those to the top.
5. For a “snowy” effect, dust the pinecone with powdered sugar.
3. Holding it steady by using the tip of the pretzel as a handle, start inserting pieces of cereal into the peanut butter mixture in a symmetrical pattern around the stick. Add more cereal pieces, staggering them as you move upward, until you get near the top.
4. Cut several cereal pieces into triangles and add those to the top.
5. For a “snowy” effect, dust the pinecone with powdered sugar.
