{"id":4093,"date":"2026-03-19T16:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/?p=4093"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:52:29","slug":"classic-christmas-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/?p=4093","title":{"rendered":"Classic Christmas Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This simple, cheerful treat blends creamy white chocolate and fluffy marshmallows, with bright, chewy gumdrops mixed in for a festive holiday twist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festive White Chocolate Candy<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Butter \u2013 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li>White chocolate chips \u2013 12 oz (1 bag)<\/li>\n<li>Mini marshmallows \u2013 10 oz (1 bag)<\/li>\n<li>Red and green gumdrops or other chewy candy, chopped \u2013 1 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Prepare &amp; Melt<\/strong><br \/>\nLine an 8\u00d78-inch baking dish with parchment paper and lightly grease it. In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine the butter, white chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows. Microwave for 1 minute, stir, then continue heating in 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until the mixture is smooth and fully melted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Mix in Candy<\/strong><br \/>\nAllow the melted mixture to cool slightly for about a minute. Gently fold in the chopped gumdrops or other colorful chewy candies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Chill<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread the mixture evenly in the prepared dish using a spatula. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight until firm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4: Slice &amp; Store<\/strong><br \/>\nLift the candy out using the parchment paper and remove the paper. Cut into small, bite-sized pieces and store in an airtight container to keep fresh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This simple, cheerful treat blends creamy white chocolate and fluffy marshmallows, with bright, chewy gumdrops mixed in for a festive holiday twist. Festive White Chocolate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viral-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4095,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4093\/revisions\/4095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticles.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}