Sweet & Simple Christmas Tree Dessert Board
Dec 14, 2019 Updated Dec 20, 2024
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Whipping out this board is the easiest way to impress your friends and family. All you have to do is round up your favorite holiday sweets (like gingerbread cookies and candy canes) and lay them out in a festive Christmas tree shape. It’s also a great way to get kids involved in the celebration! If you want to opt for all veggies and/or a cheese board, it’s just as fun.
Looking for other recipes to get you in the holiday spirit? Check out my Hot Chocolate Board, Charcuterie Chalet, Christmas Dessert Board, Pine Cone Cheese Ball, Holiday Charcuterie Board, Oh Christmas Brie Board, and Christmas CharcuterTREE.
How to Build Your Christmas Candy Dessert Tree
Note that this is a particularly small board, and I’ve only used a few of each sweet. You can absolutely scale this up and serve more candy if you have the crowd to eat it up. I’d suggest one of these three options make it a bigger candy spread.
Ingredients
- Green gummy trees (Here is a similar option)
- Chocolate Shortbread Stars
- Shortbread gingerbread men
- Red gummy santas
- Mini peppermint toffee cups
- Holiday candy corns
- Chocolate sprinkle disks
- Mini candy canes, unwrapped
Directions
- Start by adding a row of Christmas tree gummies, facing alternate directions, at the bottom of the board.
- Next, add a slightly more narrow row of chocolate shortbread stars, overlapping slightly, above it. Above that, add an even more narrow row of gingerbread men cookies, overlapping slightly.
- To continue building a the Christmas tree shape, add a row of Santa gummies, then toffee cups, candy corn, facing opposite directions, and finally chocolate sprinkle disks.
- To create the point of the tree, add candy canes, curved-side down, with the points overlapping in a triangle shape.
- Finally add a chocolate shortbread star topper!
Pro tip: Candy canes tend to stick together, so I like to sprinkle them with powdered sugar first!
Make this board even easier by using my Charcuterie Tree Map Board! It’s already in the shape of a tree, so all you have to do is create those rows of holiday goodies. In this iteration (see above) I used different sweets, but I’d never leave you hanging!
Here’s what I used in this alternate Christmas tree dessert board:
- Riegelein Mini Santa Chocolates
- Laica Milk Chocolate Christmas Balls
- Schluckwerder Chocolate Rings with Sprinkles
- Peppermint Bark Cookies
- Strawberry Licorice Wheels
- Strawberry Licorice
- Rambo Twists
How to Choose the Best Candy
If you’re looking for great specialty candy, here are my three go-to spots. Plus, find more of my favorite candy shops in this Flag Dessert Board:
- Amazon has a lot to offer when ordering candy. But unfortunately you can’t always tell the quality, color, or freshness.
- Sockerbit is an awesome Sweedish company, and super easy to order from.
- Dylan’s Candy Bar has various locations (there’s on by me in LA), but also easy to order online from.
Pro entertaining tip: Serve something savory, like my Burrata Caprese Snowmen, alongside this very sweet board!
What Size is This Board
This is a 12in x 9in marble board. See below for this and additional options
Show Me Your Boards
I ho ho ho-pe this post inspires you to make this board. Nothing makes me happier than seeing the beautiful spreads and snacks you create from my tips. If you make something inspired by this post, please tag me at @ainttooproudtomeg so I can see and share!
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Christmas Tree Dessert Board
Ingredients
- Green Gummy Trees
- Chocolate Shortbread Stars
- Shortbread Gingerbread Men
- Red Gummy Santa's
- Mini Peppermint Toffee Cups
- Holiday Candy Corn
- Chocolate Sprinkle disks
- Mini Candy Canes
Instructions
- Start by adding a row of Christmas tree gummies, facing alternate directions, at the bottom of the board.
- Next, add a slightly more narrow row of chocolate shortbread stars, overlapping slightly, above it. Above that, add an even more narrow row of gingerbread men cookies, overlapping slightly.
- To continue building a the Christmas tree shape, add a row of Santa gummies, then toffee cups, candy corn, facing opposite directions, and finally chocolate sprinkle disks.
- To create the point of the tree, add candy canes, curved-side down, with the points overlapping in a triangle shape.
- Finally add a chocolate shortbread star topper!
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Such a creative idea and perfect for Christmas. Thank you for being so specific and linking out to the products and boards that you use.