If gingerbread houses are starting to seem a little bit like you’ve seen them all, it’s time to switch things up with a log cabin made of churros and holiday cheer. Serve this edible Christmas snack shack with caramel sauce on the side for dipping as you and your group tuck into it.
| Prep Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 log cabin |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package canned white frosting
- 16 pre-made churros (such as Tio Pepe’s®)
- 1 box toothpicks
- 7 graham crackers
- 1 (14 ounce) package red licorice
- 1 cup gumdrops
- 1 cup small (2 1/2 inch tall) peppermint candy canes
- 1 (1.75 ounce) package holiday sprinkles
- 1 cup peppermint candies
- 2 cups shredded coconut (Optional)
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Cabin Base: Fill a piping bag with frosting. Pipe a line of frosting along one side of a churro; lay frosting-side down on a serving platter. Repeat with 3 additional churros to form a square. Repeat with a second layer of churros, stacking them frosting side down on top of base layer. Repeat until walls are 4 churros high. Stick toothpicks vertically through churros at each corner for structural stability.
- Roof: Center a graham cracker across the top of the cabin, using frosting to adhere it to the tops of the cabin walls. Lay a second graham cracker next to it; it will overhang the side of the cabin a bit. Adhere it with frosting. Repeat with a third graham cracker on the other side. Measure and cut 2 pieces of red licorice to the same length as the graham crackers, about 4x 3/4 inches; glue with frosting down the center of the middle graham cracker about 3 inches apart. These will hold up the A-frame roof. To form the A-frame, frost the long sides of 2 graham crackers and lean them together so top long sides meet and bottom long sides are set just inside the licorice lines. Decorate roof with licorice and gumdrops as desired.
- Cabin Door: Break a graham cracker in half widthwise, spread a thin layer of frosting on one side, then decorate with candy canes and holiday sprinkles. Frost backside of door and stick it to the front of the log cabin.
- Windows: Break a graham cracker into quarters. Spread 3 quarters with a thin layer of frosting and decorate as desired. Frost backside of windows and stick them to sides and back of cabin.
- Icicles and Snow: Pipe frosting icicles along roofline, sprinkle coconut around cabin, and sift confectioners’ sugar over the top.
- Serve with caramel sauce in a bowl and let everyone pull the house apart to eat. Remember to warn them about the toothpicks!
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of candy decorations. The actual amount consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 1545 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 281 g |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Sodium | 370 mg |
| Sugars | 199 g |
| Fat | 46 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Making this cabin was so much easier and faster than gingerbread — not to mention more delicious. This recipe was a really fun change of pace for my family’s holiday tradition.