Description
Festive rice krispie Christmas puddings bring holiday cheer to dessert tables across Britain. Sweet chocolate-dipped treats decorated with white chocolate holly leaves charm family gatherings with seasonal delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (240 g) rice krispies cereal
- ½ cup (45 g) mini marshmallows
- ¼ cup (4 tbsps or 57 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (170 g) milk or dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup (85 g) white chocolate chips (melted)
- Green and red candies (e.g., m&ms or mini sugar decorations)
- Edible glitter or sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Melt Base: In a large saucepan, gently melt butter over low heat, avoiding scorching, creating a smooth liquid foundation.
- Marshmallow Integration: Add marshmallows to melted butter, stirring consistently until they transform into a seamless, glossy mixture.
- Chocolate Infusion: Remove from heat and fold in chocolate chips, blending thoroughly to create a rich, uniform chocolate base.
- Cereal Incorporation: Vigorously fold Rice Krispies into the molten mixture, ensuring each cereal piece becomes completely enrobed in the chocolatey coating.
- Shaping Process: Once mixture cools slightly, mold into compact spheres using gentle, consistent pressure to maintain structural cohesion.
- Initial Setting: Arrange formed orbs on a parchment-lined tray, allowing natural stabilization at room temperature for 20-25 minutes.
- Decorative Finishing: Drizzle melted white chocolate over each sphere to simulate traditional pudding appearance, then immediately garnish with green and red candies to represent holly.
- Final Embellishment: Optionally dust with edible glitter or festive sprinkles for additional visual intrigue, allowing decorations to completely set before serving.
Notes
- Manage Butter Melting: Use low heat and constant stirring to prevent burning, creating a smooth base without scorching.
- Control Marshmallow Incorporation: Stir continuously when adding marshmallows to achieve a seamless, lump-free mixture that binds ingredients perfectly.
- Master Cooling Technique: Let mixture cool slightly before handling to prevent burns and ensure easier molding of Rice Krispie spheres.
- Decorate with Precision: Apply white chocolate and decorations while still slightly warm for optimal adhesion and a clean, professional finish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg