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Pop-Tart Holiday House

Holiday fun for everyone! This Pop-Tart House is a great activity for kids and adults to enjoy together, no complex skills needed.
Prep Time2 hours
Drying Time1 day
Total Time1 day 2 hours
Course: Recipe
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 House
Calories: 489kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

  • 6 Pop-Tarts
  • Holiday M&Ms
  • Mini M&Ms
  • Dots
  • Mini Candy Canes
  • 1 Marshmallow

Royal Icing

  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 TBSP water

Instructions

  • Make the Royal Icing using the powdered sugar and water
  • the Royal Icing should not be runny but more like glue If it's TOO thin add a little more sugar if it's too thick add a few drops of water--this will hold the house together so it's important to have it thick and not runny
  • Line 2 Pop-Tarts into and L Shape, using the ling piece of the L as a guide cut the top of one pop-tart on the diagonal, repeat on the other side--this gives your the front peak of the house-repeat with one more pop-tart for the BACK wall of the house
    L-shape pop-tarts cutting guide for the roof.
  • Front wall wit peak for the pop-tart house.
  • Using the cut pop-tart as a guide cut two of the remaining 4 pop-tarts to make walls
    Making walls out of pop-tarts for the no-bake gingerbread house.
  • The remaining 2 pop-tarts stay whole for the roof
  • Your pop-tarts should look like this:
    Cut Pop-tarts for the Holiday House.
  • Make a cut at the top of your piping bag if it's a disposable bag OR in the corner of your Ziploc bag-if you're using a real piping bag you can fit it with any fun icing nozzle you have because it's just going to be used for gluing
    Adding the roof to your no-bake gingerbread house.
  • Pipe a THICK line of icing down inside of the front walls of the house
    Two lines of icing down the inside of the front wall.
  • "glue" the side pieces of the house to these lines of icing
  • repeat with the back wall
    All walls iced together on the Holiday House.
  • Then for durability ice the outer wall joints as well
  • Let this sit for 30 minutes to dry and set up
  • Attach the roof with thick lines of icing
    Adding the roof to your no-bake gingerbread house.
  • Then ice on the top of the roof to hold it together
    Icing the roof together.
  • use Royal Icing to stick the house to the cake board or an upsidedown baking sheet or pan
  • Let this dry overnight for BEST results, it will hold together better this way
  • Now it's time to decorate, please feel free to use any and all candy you have and like OR follow these directions
  • Use the Royal icing to stick candies and goodies to the house
  • Add M&Ms to the top roofline, decorate the rooftop edges with M&Ms or minis M&Ms
  • Add the Mini-Pop-Tarts on the front as a door and windows or on the sides, either way works fine, or don't use them at all
  • Dots can go around the outside as bushes or as Christmas lights
  • Split the marshmallow in half, stick them down with a dab of icing and poke a candy cane in each one
  • Consider sifting powdered sugar over the whole thing to give it a snowy effect

Nutrition

Calories: 489kcal | Carbohydrates: 125g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 3mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 121g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg