4 Life-Sized Gingerbread Houses That Make The Holidays Extra Sweet

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Hansel and Gretl would be so tempted to wander inside one of these gigantic gingerbread houses. But you can enjoy the candy without any potential Christmas witches at these spots around the country.

Skytop Lodge, Pennsylvania

It took nearly 1,000 hours to construct this gingerbread house. It took 700 pounds of gingerbread and oodles of frosting to create this cozy looking structure.

 

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The St. Regis Atlanta, Georgia

The ingredients list for St. Regis’ amazing house includes 300 pounds of flour, 100 pounds of sugar, 10 pounds of spice, 16 pounds of molasses and more than 300 pounds of royal icing.

 

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Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Florida

The 19th annual gingerbread house at the Grand Floridian is two stories tall, using gingerbread, white chocolate, cocoa butter and poinsettias.

 

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Madison Square Park, New York

Right in the center of New York, you’ll find this life-sized candy construction. It required 500 pounds of real candy canes and even more gingerbread.

 

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