Edible Pine Cones

Name: Edible Pine Cones
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2/3 c. creamy peanut butter; 1/3 c. Nutella; 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 c. (175 g.) confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting; 8 salted pretzel twists, about 2 1/2" long; 1 (13.7-oz.) box Chocolate Frosted Flakes

By Olwen PhillipsPublished: Nov 20, 2024

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cornflakes stacked and decorated to look like pine cones

PHOTO: BRYAN GARDNER; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

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Prep Time:

10 mins

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40 mins

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The holidays are upon us, and you’re already buried in a to-do list that’s longer than Santa’s naughty list…but wait! We’ve got a festive treat that’s sure to knock your elf socks off and impress even the grinchiest of holiday guests, without too much effort or a ton of hard-to-find ingredients: snowy chocolate peanut butter edible pine cones.

Need a centerpiece? Edible pine cones. Kid-friendly activity? Edible pine cones. Last-minute gift for that one person you always forget? Edible pine cones. They’re the Swiss Army knife of holiday treats. Plus, they’re so charmingly rustic, you could pass them off as a trendy artisanal snack from an overpriced holiday market.

These pine cones have a pretzel core for that perfect crunch, enveloped in a rich, creamy chocolate-peanut butter mix. For the pièce de résistance, the “spikes” are crafted from chocolate Frosted Flakes. Dust the whole thing in powdered sugar, and you’ve got yourself a snowy masterpiece.

Imagine the look on your mother-in-law’s face when you casually mention that the pine cones on the dessert table are actually edible. You’ll be the holiday hero, and your edible pine cones will be the stuff of legend. So this holiday season, be the Picasso of pine cone perfection and make these edible chocolate-peanut butter pine cones!

Did you try making this? Let us know how it went in the comments!

PHOTO: BRYAN GARDNER; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

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Ingredients

2/3 cup
creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup
Nutella
4 Tbsp.
unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups
(175 g.) confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
8
salted pretzel twists, about 2 1/2" long
1
(13.7-oz.) box Chocolate Frosted Flakes

Directions

1. Step 1In the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat peanut butter, Nutella, butter, and vanilla on medium-high speed until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar, 1/4 c. at a time, beating to blend after each addition, until a putty-like dough forms.
2. Step 2On a work surface, divide dough into 8 equal pieces. Holding a twist in one hand, mold dough around pretzel, starting wider at the bottom, then thinning out as you wrap up to create a cone. Arrange wide end down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and pretzels.
3. Step 3Starting at the bottom, press in 1 cereal piece at a time at a slight angle pointing upward. Repeat moving up the cone in a spiral until completely covered.
4. Step 4Dust pine cones with confectioners’ sugar to look like snow.