The CHOCOLATE PINE CONES are delightful little sweets, perfect for Christmas, New Year’s and the entire holiday season, which combine the beauty of their curious shape with the goodness of their soft, chocolate-rich filling. The pine cone, in fact, has been a symbol of health, prosperity and good fortune since ancient times and is often placed on tables during joyful occasions. In this case, however, the happiness is doubled: both for the wish it evokes and for the indulgent taste of the treat.
Making these cute chocolate pine cones is very easy and quick, especially if you follow the convenient step-by-step photo-recipe below. You will only need three ingredients (plus the chocolate cereal flakes) and you won’t even need to turn on the oven or the stove.
The only task, but also a very simple one, will be the decoration, with which you will delight your guests’ eyes as well as their palates.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 5 chocolate pine cones
- Cooking methods: No-bake
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 456.50 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 68.31 (g) of which sugars 32.47 (g)
- Proteins 6.96 (g)
- Fat 16.67 (g) of which saturated 11.22 (g)of which unsaturated 3.16 (g)
- Fibers 4.27 (g)
- Sodium 236.33 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 97 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 2 cups cocoa cookies
- 3 1/3 tbsp Nutella®
- 1/3 cup plain white yogurt
- 6 cups chocolate cereal flakes
- to taste powdered sugar
Tools
- 1 Chopper
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Spoon
CHOCOLATE PINE CONES PREPARATION
Making the CHOCOLATE PINE CONES is very easy and quick.
Place the cocoa cookies in the food processor and grind them finely. Transfer them to a bowl, add the plain yogurt and Nutella and mix everything well until you obtain a compact dough.
Transfer it to the refrigerator for 20 minutes so it firms up and becomes easier to work with.
After resting in the refrigerator, take the dough out. Shape it into balls of about 2.5 oz each and give them a conical form. If you wish, you can make them in different sizes.
Insert one cereal flake at a time, starting from the base of the cone and working your way up to the top. Place them row by row, arranging the flakes in a staggered way to achieve a more realistic effect.
Place the chocolate pine cones on a tray and return them to the refrigerator.
At serving time, dust them with powdered sugar.
VARIATIONS
You can replace the yogurt with an equal quantity of spreadable fresh cheese.
If they are not intended for children, you can add 2 tablespoons of rum to the mixture.
