A week or so before Christmas, I purchased the several types of chocolate covered pretzels for the antlers, spice drops, and eyes to use for decorating. I made the cheesecake the day before and refrigerated it overnight so it would be firm and easy to decorate.
When my parents arrived, we pulled the cheesecake from the refrigerator, grabbed our supplies and went to work. We tried a few different shapes and sizes of pretzels before we decided we preferred the broken pieces off the larger pretzels. My mother and son, who also decorated Easter eggs together, jumped right into action, not hesitating to "play" around with the design. I was content to take the pictures. My father and husband were happy to sit back and watch the fun while offering suggestions.
As the reindeer started taking shape, my son decided there should only be one Rudolph with a red nose. I pulled out the chocolate chips so all of the other reindeer would have plain, yet delicious, noses.
Needless to say, we had fun and laughed a lot together. It was the
perfect family "event" for Christmas Eve and not one we will forget,
especially since we have lots of pictures.
Supplies We Used to Make the Cheesecake Reindeer
- Cheesecake - baked the day before
Those are the supplies we used, but now that you have seen the pictures and the idea, you may come up with a version your own family prefers. It doesn't matter! The fun is in decorating them together and creating a fun family memory.
Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels 5.5 OunceCheck PriceWilton Edible Candy Eyeballs, 0.88 oz.Check PriceNESTLE TOLL HOUSE MORSELS SEMI SWEET CHOCCheck PriceZachary Cinnamon and Spearmint Flavored Spice Drops, 24 ozCheck Price
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Last year, I made Chocolate Hot Cocoa Bombs as our special treat. We enjoyed watching them "explode" inside our festive snowman mugs.
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