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    Popcorn Christmas Trees Ready for Your Edible Decorations

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    By Alisa Fleming on December 23, 2019 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    Air popped popcorn is a naturally dairy-free and top allergen-free snack. I love it with just a little bit of coconut oil an salt. But you can also use it to make fun desserts, like these Popcorn Christmas Trees. They’re a riff on classic popcorn balls that are dairy-free and festive!

    Popcorn Christmas Trees Recipe (Dairy-Free Version with Allergy-Friendly, Gluten-Free and Vegan Options) These dairy-free Popcorn Christmas Trees recipe is adapted from popcorn.org. They also shared this photo with us.

    These Popcorn Christmas Trees are Ready for Your Edible Decorations

    This simple recipe is naturally allergy-friendly, but you have to consider your ingredients when making your popcorn Christmas trees and when decorating them.

    Marshmallows

    Plain marshmallows are typically dairy-free, and many are top allergen-free. However, they are usually made with gelatin, which is a concern for some people. Vegan marshmallows are made without gelatin, but keep in mind that they are usually made with soy.

    Decorating Sugars

    This recipe includes an option for making your own decorating sugars. A popular allergy-friendly brand for the food dye is Nomeca Vibrant Food Color. If you’re sensitive to dyes, be sure to pick natural food dyes that suit your needs. Some good options are McCormick Nature’s Inspirations and India Tree.

    Frosting

    For a delicious homemade option, use my Dairy-Free Buttercream Frosting Recipe. You can substitute part or all non-hydrogenated shortening for a whiter finish. Or you can use this Coconut Oil Frosting Recipe.

    If you prefer store-bought, then there are a few options. Pillsbury Creamy Supreme White Frosting and Duncan Hines Fluffy White Frosting are each made with shortening, not butter, so they’re dairy-free. Miss Jones Vanilla Frosting and Simple Mills Organic Vanilla Frosting are good options if you want to stick with vegan frosting that’s made without hydrogenated oils.

    Decorations

    Those little candy decorations are usually made without top allergens, but not always. Check the ingredients (yes, they’re on there in wee little print!) to ensure they suit your allergen needs. I know a lot of bakers turn to Wilton for these candies.

    Popcorn Christmas Trees Recipe (Dairy-Free Version with Allergy-Friendly, Gluten-Free and Vegan Options)

    Special Diet Notes: Popcorn Christmas Trees

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, optionally egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, optionally vegan, and vegetarian.

    Dairy-Free Popcorn Christmas Trees
     
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    Prep time
    25 mins
    Cook time
    5 mins
    Total time
    30 mins
     
    For a wintry landscape, you can place each popcorn tree on a dairy-free sugar cookie (homemade or store-bought) and decorate the serving tray with shredded coconut for the "snow."
    Author: The Popcorn Board
    Recipe type: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Serves: 10 trees
    Ingredients
    • 10 cups air-popped popcorn
    • 1 (10-ounce) bag mini marshmallows (vegan, if needed)
    • 2 tablespoons dairy-free buttery spread
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • Green decorating sugar
    • Blue decorating sugar
    • Dairy-free white frosting
    • Small, colorful candies such as sprinkles and miniature silver dragees
    Instructions
    1. Pour the popped popcorn into a large bowl.
    2. Place the marshmallows and buttery spread in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until the marshmallows are melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the vanilla extract.
    3. Immediately scraped the marshmallow mixture onto the popcorn and gently stir until evenly combined.
    4. Line a baking sheet with foil.
    5. Grease your hands, then scoop about 1 cup popcorn mixture. Shape the mixture into a cone, keeping base flat to form tree. Sprinkle the tree with decorating sugars and place the tree on your prepared baking sheet. Repeat this step to make nine more trees.
    6. Using a decorating tip, pipe the frosting onto the trees to make garland. Decorate the trees with the sprinkles and silver dragees, as desired.
    Notes
    Homemade Decorating Sugars: You can make colored sugar by adding food coloring to sugar then stirring in bowl or shaking vigorously in a sealed container. Add additional food coloring for more intense tones.
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