Chocolate Christmas Tree

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 300 g milk chocolate melts or 300 g milk chocolate, broken into pieces
• 1 1/2 cups rice bubbles or 1 1/2 cups rice krispies
• 3/4 cup shredded coconut
• icing sugar, for dusting
• 1 shortbread cookie, star shape (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place chocolate in a microwave-proof bowl. melt on medium (50% power)for 3-4 minutes, stirring every minute. add rice bubbles and coconut. stir to combine.
• 2 on a sheet of baking paper, spoon or pipe mixture into a cross shape. you will need 6 crosses in graduation sizes. chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes, until firm. reserve ramaining chocolate mixture.
• 3 place the largest cross on a flat board or serving plate. spoon a little of the remaining chocolate into the centre. sit the next cross on top, pressing down lightly to secure. (place each cross in different directions). continue with remaining crosses, finishing with the smallest. chill in refrigerator for 20 mins to set.
• 4 dust with icing sugar. top with a shortbread star if desired.