There is something about strawberries that says Christmas in New Zealand. The bright red, sweet summertime berry is in full season mid-December and there are plenty to go around. In some places you can even pick your own. They are beautiful just as they are, with whipped cream or dipped in Chocolate or try some of the below recipes to mix things up a bit this Christmas. They are easy enough to even get the kids involved!
Ingredients
- OREO cookies
- Strawberries
- White chocolate
- Coconut oil
- Green gel food coloring (optional)
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Star and assorted Christmas sprinkles
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Start by cutting off the tops of each strawberry. This will form the tree base.
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Once done, begin melting the white chocolate with just a dab of coconut oil. Not too much else the chocolate will start to taste coconutty!
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Add a small drop of green food gel coloring to the melted chocolate. I added just a dot as I wanted my trees to be a light green color. You can also leave some white, to make snow-covered trees!
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Now dip the strawberries in the melted chocolate mixture and lay this quickly onto a tray lined with wax paper.
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Add a star sprinkle to the strawberry tip and decorate “your tree” with sprinkles if so desired. Before the Chocolate sets.
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Place the tray in the refrigerator to set.
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Once your trees are set, take each tree, dab a small bit of melted chocolate in the center of an OREO cookie, and carefully the strawberry tree on top of the cookie.