These pistachio and macadamia Chocolate Christmas Trees are super easy to make and can be frozen for easy make-ahead treats.
The filling is a gorgeous mixture of dates, nut butter and a selection of nuts and dried fruits.
If you don’t have the Christmas tree silicone tray then you can make them in any shape or just roll into balls and dip in chocolate. They’re the perfect make-ahead Christmas treat.
Chocolate Christmas trees
These Chocolate Christmas Trees stuffed with dates, nuts and fruits are a great make-ahead Christmas treat. They can be frozen or refrigerated and brought out when you need a last minute sweet treat.
Ingredients
- 200 g 70% cocoa dark chocolate
- 1½ cups soft medjool dates (about 200g)
- ½ cup peanut or almond butter (120g)
- 3 tbsp cacao powder
- 1 cup macadamia, lightly chopped (140g)
- ½ cup pistachios, lightly chopped (65g)
- ⅓ cup freeze dried raspberries (15g)
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Using about half of the chocolate, coat the bottom and sides of your moulds (use a pastry brush to fully coat up the sides). Refrigerate to harden for 10-15 mins
- Add the pitted dates, nut butter and cacao powder to a food processor and add 3 tbsp of water as you blend. It should be really soft and sticky but if it doesn’t seem sticky enough then add 1-2 tbsp of water and blend again.
- Add the other ingredients and pulse to mix but don’t blend too much as you want chunks of nuts.
- Add the filling to the base of the trees and pour over the remainder of the chocolate. Refrigerate until hard.
Notes
- If you don’t have the silicone tree shaped moulds, you can roll out the mixture and use cookie cutters before dipping chocolate.
- Alternatively, the mixture is good just rolled into balls.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 21.1gProtein: 5.4gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 7.7gFiber: 4.2g
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