This is the perfect centerpiece at your holiday get-together and the best thing about it is that it is eatable.—Kathryn Luna, Dana Point, California
Candy Christmas Tree Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Candy Christmas Tree
Candy Christmas Tree Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Candy Christmas Tree
Prep Time
20 min
Yield
1 tree
Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla frosting
- Green liquid or paste food coloring
- Styrofoam cone (12 inches high):
- 15 hard peppermint candies
- 15 hard spearmint candies
- 19 large red gumdrops
- 19 large green gumdrops
- 25 to 35 pieces crimped ribbon candy
- 23 pieces cut rock candy
Directions
- Tint frosting green. Place cone on a 9-in. plate; frost the sides and top of cone. Starting at the bottom, alternate peppermint and spearmint candies around the cone in a single row. Alternate red and green gumdrops in a row above candies.
- Arrange remaining candies in rows around the cone until reaching the top. Position a mint candy on the tip of the cone; top with a gumdrop.