Simple Christmas Dessert Treats

If you're looking for some delicious and easy Christmas desserts, look no further than your own kitchen.

With a few basic ingredients, and lots of chocolate, you can make some amazing holiday treats that will satisfy everyone's sweet tooth in minutes.


If someone asked me to pick my all time favorite season I would have to say it's a tie.

I mean, hands down, I'm all about summer.

But...

If you count Christmas as an official season? Well, then. I'm stumped.

So it's only natural that this girl jumps on the Christmas in July bandwagon every year. 

For one solid week, I get to dip my toes in the sand, while I listen to carols and sit on my flower filled patio turning my thrift store trash into Christmas crafting treasure.

And no one bats an eye.

Later this week, I'll get to the paint, but today I want to start with the sugar.

Because let's face it, Christmas treats are special. They taste better, they sparkle and you're allowed to eat them breakfast!

Of course, since I'm all about quick and easy DIY, you can be sure that my holiday treats are simple to make.

But they'll still make you look like a pro.

Here are a few of my favorites.

Chocolate Bundt Cake

This one is a showstopper simply because of its shape.

The pan does all the work, all you have to do is bake it and add a bit of confectioners sugar on top. 


Plop it on a holiday plate and voila, instant cheer.

We bake ours from scratch with a recipe from the Fanny Farmer cookbook. You can use whatever recipe you like. 

You can also embellish it with crushed candy cane pieces or fresh berries, but we like it plain...with a little homemade whipped cream.

Or homemade vanilla ice cream.

Simple yet elegant. 

That a win-win in my book.

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Chocolate covered pretzels are another easy holiday treat and they're ridiculously quick to whip up. 

I don't use the melts you find the craft stores, although you can, especially if you want colored chocolate.

I just prefer milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips. If I want a color, I usually buy white chocolate chips and color it myself.

I place them in my candy melter (<--- you can peek at it here) rather than the microwave.

I find I have more control over the melting, the chocolate never burns and it stays warm and liquified for as long as the melter is on.

I turn it on low, stir it often and then drop my pretzels in a few at a time.

I use a plastic spatula to flip them in the pot until they're totally covered.


Then I pick them up and place them on a tin foil or wax paper covered cookie sheet.

Once the tray is filled, I pop it in the fridge for a few hours.

When they've cooled down and the chocolate has hardened, I put them on a plate.

I prefer them plain, but while they're hot, you can add snowflake sprinkles or drizzle white chocolate over them.

Pretzel rods, covered in hot chocolate, can be rolled in all sorts of confections for a colorful variation.

Lots of possibilities here, but plain or jazzed up, these yummy treats won't last long.

Chocolate Dipped Christmas Cookies 

Along with our gingerbread house construction, Christmas cookie making and decorating has become an annual family tradition. 


Everyone is home on Christmas Eve, the morning is usually free and we spend it elbow deep in sugar cookie dough.

We make it from scratch, roll it out, cut out our shapes, bake and then decorate the cookies with all sorts of frosting, candies and sprinkles.

Best of all, we dip some of them in more of that decadent melted chocolate. And we don't stop at the cut outs.

We dip Oreos, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies, too. 

Sometimes, we even drizzle the chocolate on graham crackers. At Christmas, all cookies are fair game.


There are no rules here, folks. If it makes you smile,  dip away. 

Trust me, everything looks...and tastes...better covered in chocolate.

Chocolate Covered Cupcakes 

And I do mean everything. Including cupcakes.

I start by baking up a batch of homemade yellow cupcakes.