A decorated Christmas tree is a mandatory attribute of the New Year holidays. Handmade edible Christmas tree decorations are trending today. To make such decorations, you can use fresh or dried fruits, spices, gingerbread cookies, bagels, various cookies, and nuts. It is important to take into account the fact that an artificial spruce can withstand a greater weight load than a natural one.
Cookie
These decorations are the easiest to prepare. Just knead the dough. Give it a nice shape and bake in the oven. To decorate finished products, you can use ready-made glaze or chocolate.
Test components:
- 300 g wheat flour;
- 200 g butter or margarine;
- 100 g powdered sugar;
- 1 egg;
- soda on the tip of a knife.
The butter that goes into the dough cannot be melted to a liquid state. It is enough to soften it at room temperature. After the dough is kneaded, it is cooled in the refrigerator for at least an hour. The mass needs to be rolled out into a thin layer and the figures cut out. It is worth making holes in the blanks through which ribbons can be threaded.
The cookies are baked for 20 minutes at 180°C.
Chilled products are decorated with patterns of glaze or chocolate.
Dry fruits
To prepare such toys, fruits are cut into thin rings and dried in an oven or electric dryer. The finished product can be decorated with granulated sugar or various confectionery powders.Citrus fruits are most often used for such purposes, but firm-fleshed apples or pears will also work. You can also dry mushrooms.
Homemade lollipops
The basis for making sweets is sugar, lemon juice and water. Berry syrup is added as flavorings and colorings. For 200 g of brown sugar (you can use regular sugar), add 3 tablespoons of water and lemon juice. The mixture is heated over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. When the mass acquires a uniform consistency and golden hue, it is poured into greased caramel molds. The finished candies are wrapped in bright pieces of paper and decorated with a Christmas tree.
Meringue rings
These decorations are made from whipped egg whites and powdered sugar. Give 200 g of powder for four chilled whites. Beat the mixture until it reaches a stable foam. Squeeze the mixture onto the parchment using a pastry syringe or bag. You can make decorations in the form of snowflakes, hearts, and animal figures. Meringues are cooked in the oven at 70°C for an hour.
Apples decorated with glaze
To prepare the glaze, take 250 g of powdered sugar and one egg white. Combine the ingredients and mix the bottom into a homogeneous and thick mass. If the consistency of the spruce does not allow applying patterns, then water or powder is added to the mixture.
To apply the coating, use a plastic bag or syringe. Finished dried apples are hung from branches by their tails or used to decorate the interior.
Santa's reindeer made from cookies
Such decorations can be hung on a thread or placed using a regular skewer. Skewers or plastic tubes are inserted into the cream between the cookies, with the help of which the product is hung from the tree.
After this, the sandwich cookies are dipped in melted chocolate and placed on waxed paper. Pretzels and dragees are used for decoration.
You can use almost anything you have on hand as Christmas tree decorations for New Year and Christmas. You can make colorful garlands from brightly colored lollipops and jelly candies. Melted white chocolate can be used to make delicate snowflakes. If all the crafts are done on the eve of the holidays and children are involved in the process, the holiday will turn out beautiful and unusual.
