What could be more charming than a Christmas tree adorned with all sorts of delicious treats? This holiday, get creative with your food display and put together a festive tree out of candies, cookies, and other sweet treats. It will be the talk of the town!
This year I wanted to do something a little bit different for my Christmas parties so I came up with the idea to display all of my Christmas food items in a Christmas tree display. It was really easy to do and it turned out so cute! Below I’ll show you how you can create your own food Christmas tree too!
Christmas trees made from food is a fun way to present a magnificent display. You do not need to make anything homemade if you don’t want to. This one works great with items made from store bought treats, fruit, donuts, cookies, etc. The possibilities are really endless.
What you’ll need to make a tree depends on what you are going to create. I will give you 4 different options for trees that I have made this year in my display! Every tree will need a styrofoam base. The first year I did this I thought bigger was better so I ordered the largest styrofoam cones I could find but what I did not realize is that it would take so much more food to fill the cone. If you only want to do 1 tree then do it! You get to decide how much work you want to do with this one! Before you plan out what treats will be on your tree you will need to following items:
Items needed to get started:
Each tree will need to be assembled. You will be begin by wrapping press and seal tightly around the tree to provide a food safe base to attach the food to.
4. Ideas for decorating your tree and other ideas for making one yourself
5. Tips on how to store it after Christmas is over
6. And finally, what you can do with the leftover ingredients! (recipes)
