Easy Festive Reindeer Strawberries
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If you’re looking for a festive holiday treat that’s just as easy as it is adorable, these Reindeer Strawberries are the perfect choice. Made with fresh strawberries, melted chocolate, and a few simple decorations, they come together quickly with no baking required.
I love recipes like this during the busy holiday season because they look impressive on a Christmas platter but don’t add extra stress to your day.
These chocolate-covered strawberries are a fun option for classroom parties, holiday gatherings, or a sweet treat to make with kids.
Why You’ll Love These Reindeer Strawberries
- No bake and ready in under 20 minutes
- Uses simple store-bought ingredients
- Easy holiday treat kids can help assemble
- Perfect balance of chocolate + fresh fruit
- Adorable addition to Christmas dessert boards
Ingredients Needed
- Fresh strawberries
- Chocolate melting wafers or chocolate chips
- Mini pretzels (for antlers)
- Candy eyes
- Red candy or mini chocolate candy for the nose
How to Make Reindeer Strawberries
- Attach eyes and nose
- Chill briefly until firm
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Step 1 – Wash and fully dry strawberries. Melt chocolate according to package directions.
Step 2 – Dip strawberries and place on parchment paper
Step 3 – Add eys and nose and break pretzel pieces.
Step 4 – Add pretzel antlers to strawberries.
Raquel’s Time Saving Tips
- Use microwave chocolate melts instead of tempering chocolate
- Line up all decorations before dipping to work assembly-line style
- Be sure that strawberries are dried off before dipping in chocolate.
- Chill strawberries beforehand so chocolate sets faster
- Make them the morning of your party for best texture
Substitution & Variation Ideas
- Chocolate: You can use white chocolate, milk chocolate, or dark chocolate
- Noses: red M&Ms, mini red hots or frosting dots will work
- Antlers: use mini twist pretzels
Serving Ideas
Pair with my Santa Strawberries or my Christmas Light Strawberries or add to a fun ChrisMtas Sweets tray,
More Reindeer recipes
Reindeer Strawberries
Ingredients
- 20 Strawberries
- 40 Candy eyes sprinkles
- 20 Pretzels
- 20 Red M&M Candies
- 10 oz Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Flavored Melting Wafers
Instructions
- Melt wafers as directed on the bag. Some microwaves are different. I use defrost mode and do it in one minutes increments stirring in between.
- Lay out parchment paper. Using a skewer press into the top of the strawberry and then dip in the chocolate covering most of the strawberry. Leave a place at the top not coated to add the pretzel antlers.
- Place on top parchment paper and immediately before the chocolate dries add on the red M&M for the nose and the two candy eyes.
- Break the pretzel and press into the top area that doesn’t have chocolate.
- Keep in fridge until ready to serve.
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Super cute and easy.