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Chocolate Cornflake Wreaths

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Festive chocolate cornflake wreaths made with cereal, melted chocolate chips, walnuts, and honey, plus plenty of festive toppings.

Ingredients

Scale

100 grams cornflakes (2 1/2 cups)
200 grams semi sweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
40 grams honey (2 tablespoons)
30 grams unsalted butter, softened (2 tablespoons)
30 grams chopped walnuts (1/4 cup)
Christmas M&Ms or cinnamon red hot candies, to decorate
Edible glitter or edible foil stars, for dusting

Instructions

Line a half sheet rimmed baking tray with parchment or a silicone baking mat.

Melt the chocolate chips over a bain marie or double boiler. Whisk in the butter and honey, stirring gently until butter melts.

Bowl of melted chocolate with a whisk

Remove from heat. Stir in the cornflakes and continue stirring until cereal is completely coated.

bowl of melted chocolate with cornflakes

Spatula stirring cornflakes into melted chocolate

Stir in the chopped walnuts.

Spatula stirring walnuts into chocolate cornflake mixture

Cornflake wreath mixture in a bowl with a spatula

With a tablespoon, spoon the cereal mixture into mounds on prepared tray.* (You should have 15 mounds total.)

Spooning chocolate cornflake mixture onto a silicone mat

With a chopstick or the end of a spoon, make a 1/2-inch hole in the center of each mound.

Back of a spoon making holes in cornflake wreaths

Chocolate cereal wreaths on a tray

Dot with M&Ms or cinnamon red hots. Dust with edible glitter and edible foil stars.

Cornflake wreaths decorated with red and green M&Ms

Closeup shot of chocolate cornflake wreaths decorated with candy

Set aside to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour.

With a small stepped palette knife, gently lift wreaths from tray. Serve immediately.

Chocolate wreaths on a white surface surrounded by Christmas M&Ms

Layer leftover wreaths between sheets of parchment or wax paper. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

 

Equipment

Notes

*Reserve a few tablespoonfuls for touching up the wreaths and filling in any holes or gaps.

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