Description
Delightful Salted Peanut Butter Christmas Trees are easy-to-make festive treats that combine rich peanut butter and chocolate, perfect for sharing during the holiday season!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsweetened peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Prepare Your Workspace: Clean your kitchen counter or workspace to create ample room for shaping your Christmas trees.
- Mix Your Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup unsweetened peanut butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Stir until you achieve a thick dough-like consistency.
- Shape Your Trees: Take small portions of the mixture and shape them into tiny tree forms. Each tree can have its own unique shape!
- Melt Chocolate: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips in intervals of 30 seconds, stirring between each interval until smooth.
- Coat Your Trees: Dip each shaped tree into the melted chocolate until fully covered. Let excess chocolate drip off before placing them on parchment paper.
- Add Sea Salt: While the chocolate coating is still wet, sprinkle sea salt on top of each tree.
- Set and Serve: Allow the trees to set completely before serving or storing in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: N/A (No baking required)
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No baking
- Cuisine: Holiday
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tree (30g)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg