Strawberry Christmas Tree
Ingredients
- 60 fresh strawberries with tops attached from 2 to 3 (1-lb) containers
- 3 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating almond bark
- 1 teaspoon white sugar crystals
Instructions
- Rinse strawberries; pat dry with paper towels, making sure they are dried well so coating adheres.
- In small microwavable bowl, melt candy coating as directed on package.
- To assemble tree, use 10 strawberries as base, dipping 1 side of each berry in candy coating, then arranging in circle, tops down and sides touching, on large round plate.
- Fill center of circle with 4 strawberries, with 1 side of each berry dipped in coating.
- Stack remaining dipped strawberries on top of one another, in decreasing circles, with 1 berry on top.
- Drizzle tree with remaining coating; immediately sprinkle with sugar.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Make-Ahead Magic If the berries for the Christmas tree, left, you use are really fresh and the green hulls are perky green, you can make the tree up to 3 days in advance. Store uncovered in the refrigerator until the coating has hardened. Then loosely cover the tree with plastic wrap.
Festive Touch This tree also makes a festive centerpiece. Look for strawberries of uniform shape and size to get the best-looking tree.
