Our cute marzipan pinecone treats are a sweet homemade present and perfect for a festive party or buffet. Marzipan, cocoa, and spices make for an easy-to-do yet flavor-packed holiday nibble, while almond slices and a generous coat of cocoa create a pinecone like look. You can download free printable baskets to package and gift this confection at the end of the recipe.
More from the Winter in the Woods Collection
Check out the links below for more fun and creative Holiday recipes, crafts and printables.
- Red & Gold Paper Flowers
- Honey Almond Cupcakes & Edible Pinecones
- Holiday Cookie Collaboration
- Printable Christmas Gift Tags
- 10 Cookie Packaging Ideas
- 3 Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipes
- Printable Christmas Wall Art
- Chocolate Chip Mint Cookies
Storage and shelf life
You can store the marzipan pine cone treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks. And if you can’t find marzipan or can’t eat i due to an allergy, have a look this helpful list of the best marzipan substitutes Prepared Cooks have put together.
Marzipan Pinecone Treats Recipe
Cute marzipan pinecone treats are a sweet homemade present and perfect for a festive party or buffet. Marzipan, cocoa, and spices make for an easy-to-do yet flavor-packed holiday nibble, while almond slices and a generous coat of cocoa create a pinecone like look.
Ingredients
For the pine cone treats
- 400 g marzipan, cut into small cubes
- 20 g (1/4 cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground clove
For decorating
- cocoa powder for dusting
- sliced almonds
- printable mini baskets (download below)
Instructions
- Make the marzipan mixture. Add the marzipan, cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, and clove into a mixing bowl and combine with a fork or your hands.
- Form the pine cones. Roll the marzipan into a ball, and then flatten into a disk. Cut the marzipan disk into ten equally-sized wedges. Roll each wedge into a ball between the palm of your hands and then roll one end of the ball into a cone- or egg-like shape.
Tip: Sprinkle the work surface, knife and yours with icing (confectioners’’/powdered) sugar to avoid the marzipan sticking. - Add the sliced almonds. Lay the marzipan pine cones on the side. Starting at the tip of the cone going to the bottom, carefully insert sliced almonds into the marzipan. Work in rows and let each row overlap the previous one.
- Dust with cocoa. Once you have covered the entire cone with almond slices, dust the pine cones with cocoa and shake of the excess.
Notes
Storage and shelf life
You can store the marzipan pine cone treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
Craft the printable baskets
Print the gift baskets on DIN A4 or US letter size cardstock or photo paper and cut out along the grey lines. Working with a bone folder and ruler, crease along the grey lines and fold the sides inwards. Put glue on all the flaps that say “Glue”. You can either use double-sided tape, a strong glue stick, or superglue.
To assemble the basket, adhere the short side parts to the long side parts. Line with a napkin or grease-proof paper. Now your gift basket is ready to be filled with marzipan pinecone treats!
Tip: We also printed the decorative pattern on the back of the printables so the baskets look pretty on the inside, too.
Free Printable Gift Basket
Click on the button to download your free printable gift baskets so you can gift give the marzipan pinecone treats in style!
