Enjoy the holidays this year with these 5 sweet dessert hacks!
Christmas Forest Cake
Ingredients needed:
- 6-inch round cake chocolate cake
- Chocolate frosting
- Dark chocolate kit-kat
- Milk chocolate kit-kat
- Sugar cones
- Vanilla frosting; green food coloring
- Powdered sugar
Reindeerbread Man
Ingredients needed:
- Sugar cookie dough, premade dough
- Gingerbread man cookie cutter
- Chocolate frosting
- Sliced almonds
- Round candy
- Mini marshmallow
Directions:
1.) Bake cookies according to the package directions.
2.) Pipe chocolate frosting into a reindeer face shape.
3.) Sprinkle sugar on the ears.
4.) Place an almond for the ear, small candy for the nose, and halved mini marshmallow and mini m&m for the eyes.
Melted Snowmen
Ingredients needed:
- Sugar cookie, premade dough
- Circle cookie cutter
- Ketchup bottle, clean
- Vanilla frosting, melted
- Chocolate frosting
- Marshmallow, large
- Small candy
Directions:
1.) Bake cookies according to the package directions.
2.) Microwave frosting for 45 seconds.
3.) Pour contents into the ketchup bottle.
4.) Squeeze the bottle over the cookie and create a melted snowman puddle.
5.) Pinch a small piece off the middle of the large marshmallow and stick a small candy.
6.) Pipe small brown dots for eyes and smile.
7.) Place head on the cookie.
Dirty Chai Latte
Ingredients needed:
- Chai latte concentrate mix
- Whipped cream topping
- Instant coffee packet
- Gingerbread man cutter
Directions:
1.) On a quarter sheet pan, spread cool whip cream with a spatula.
2.) Freeze for 1 hour.
3.) Punch out gingerbread men and cover with instant coffee packets.
4.) Pour a cup of chai latte.
5.) Place gingerbread man on the latte and stir.
Cinnamon Hot Cocoa
Ingredients needed:
- Hot chocolate
- Marshmallow fluff
- Cinnamon
Directions:
1.) Pipe marshmallow fluff out with the star tip on a sheet pan.
2.) Freeze for at least 1 hour.
3.) Pour hot cocoa and slide a marshmallow on top.
4.) Garnish with cinnamon.
