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    home » Recipes » Christmas

    White Christmas, a no bake Christmas treat

    Published: Dec 5, 2020. Modified: Feb 10, 2021By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    When it comes to Christmas time, it's hot downunder in Sydney and I can't spend ages cooking, because that's heating up the house! That's where a treat like this delicious White Christmas comes in.

    white christmas on a plate and in a bowl

    It's no bake, freezer friendly, easy to make in advance and only needs 6 ingredients!

    Why you're going to love this slice

    • perfect for gifting
    • great for sharing
    • no bake
    • make it with the kids
    • easy to substitute ingredients
    • 6 ingredients
    white christmas, chopped and ready to enjoy

    Melt in the microwave

    Sure, you can melt this in a double boiler, your thermocooker or even in the sunshine if you're in Sydney, but the quickest way is the microwave. This is my no-fail microwave melting method:

    • 50% power 1 minute
    • get it out and stir
    • 50% power 1 minute more
    • get it out and stir
    • it only needs to be 80% melted, stirring with the residual heat in it will do the rest
    melted chocolate in a jug

    Selecting your dry ingredients

    When you're working with white chocolate, there is an inherent, almost over the top sweetness. So nothing else you put in it really needs to be super sweet. This is why the tart cranberries work so well and why the pistachios are awesome.

    dry ingredients in a bowl

    Coconut oil

    Why do I put coconut oil in this recipe? It's all about the slicing. Coconut oil when added to a melted chocolate keeps the set product just a little smoother and therefore easier to cut. It doesn't have any effect on the slice in any other way and works well with the flavours in the slice as it already contains coconut. If you don't have any you can substitute for vegetable or rice bran oil.

    white christmas, or what's left of it!

    Ingredients

    don't forget to scroll right to the bottom for the recipe card for quantities and full method

    • rice bubbles -use any rice cereal, like rice crispies, you can also use puffed brown rice
    • white chocolate -as this is the main flavour of this don't go cheap, I've used Nestle' melts
    • coconut oil (this helps with slicing)
    • cranberries - perfect for adding a sharpness and tartness to the recipe
    • pistachios- great for extra crunch and they add the green!
    • desiccated coconut - such a great binder in recipes like this!
    ingredients: cranberries, white chocolate, desiccated coconut, rice bubbles, pistachios, coconut oil

    Method

    • Melt the chocolate using your preferred method- mine is the microwave!
    • Add all the dry ingredients and mix well
    • Pour into a lined baking square dish (20cm) or into a silicone one- I love these silicone ones from Everten (affiliate link)
    • Set in the fridge for 3 hours or until it comes out of the container cleanly and can be sliced
    • Slice into long rows then chop into squares.
    process shots to show how to make white christmas

    Top tips for making white christmas

    • choose a good quality white chocolate
    • pistachios are expensive shelled, if you want to make this more cheaply, buy them unshelled and set the kids to work
    • use a silicone spatula for mixing, it helps with scraping the bowl and getting all the good stuff into the dish for setting
    close up of white christmas in a bowl

    Substitutions

    • cranberries- could be swapped for red lollies or sultanas
    • pistachios- can be swapped for green lollies or any other nut
    • white chocolate- can be swapped for milk chocolate if you prefer- but please don't call it brown Christmas

    Storage and freezing

    White christmas needs to be stored in the fridge in Australia (want to find out more about Christmas in Australia?) but anywhere where it's cold at Christmas (I'm jealous!) you can store this in a container on the bench. It can also be frozen if you want to make it longer in advance. It will keep for a week in the fridge. It will keep for up to three months in the freezer, just refrigerate it while defrosting.

    close up of a stack of white christmas

    Making this with kids

    This recipe is perfect for making with kids! My daughter - she's 10 even did the chocolate melting, with supervision. It's easy to mix and easy to get into the

    my daughter mixing the white christmas

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    • Coconut ice, a no bake slice
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    White Christmas, a no bake Christmas treat

    White Christmas, perfect for gifting, delicious and so very festive! No bake and super simple to make.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: christmas
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes
    Setting time: 3 hours
    Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
    Servings: 20 pieces
    Calories: 230kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 500 grams white chocolate melts
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
    • 1 cup dried cranberries
    • ¾ cup shelled pistachios
    • 1 ¼ cups desiccated coconut
    • 1 ¾ cups rice bubbles

    Instructions

    • Melt the chocolate with the coconut oil using your preferred method- mine is the microwave! 1 minute at 50%, stir, then another minute at 50%.
    • Add all the dry ingredients and mix well
    • Pour into a lined baking square dish (20cm) or into a silicone one
    • Set in the fridge for 3 hours or until it comes out of the container cleanly and can be sliced
    • Slice into long rows then chop into squares.

    Recipe video

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1square | Sodium: 38mg | Calcium: 57mg | Vitamin C: 2mg | Vitamin A: 182IU | Sugar: 20g | Fiber: 2g | Potassium: 152mg | Cholesterol: 5mg | Calories: 230kcal | Saturated Fat: 9g | Fat: 14g | Protein: 3g | Carbohydrates: 24g | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Dannii says

      December 06, 2020 at 12:37 am

      5 stars
      Oh this looks amazing. Even better that you don't need to bake it either.

      Reply
    2. David says

      December 06, 2020 at 12:34 am

      5 stars
      Handy to have a no bake holiday recipe even here in the north where it is cold around Christmas! We are all for easy and tasty recipes like this when things get busy.

      Reply
    3. Jacqueline Meldrum says

      December 05, 2020 at 9:42 pm

      5 stars
      I love to have a sweet treat to share at Christmas. This would be perfect with a hot chocolate.

      Reply
    4. ipsa says

      December 05, 2020 at 9:07 pm

      5 stars
      I was just looking for one no-bake Christmas treat and I'm glad I found this awesome recipe. Thanks.

      Reply
    5. Emmeline says

      December 05, 2020 at 7:35 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy! These treats look so cute and I can just imagine how delicious they are!

      Reply

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