A mean and selfish stepmother convinces her husband that if they are to keep from starving he must abandon his children in the woods. Lost and Hungry the children come across a wonderful gingerbread cottage covered with candy and icing. Unknown to them the house is owned by an evil witch who uses it to trap boys and girls lost in the wood. She captures the children with the intent on baking them up in her oven-- but Gretal decides to try some home cooking herself!

Abandonados por sus padres, Hansel y Gretel, unos jóvenes hermanos, tratan de encontrar el camino a casa, pero se encuentran con una casa de chocolate donde se ven atrapados por las malas intenciones de una desagradable bruja.