Name: Christmas Tree Rice Krispies Treats Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 3 tbsp salted butter,; 10 oz mini marshmallows; green gel food coloring; 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal; White decorating icing; 16 pcs miniature Reeses peanut butter cups; Round red sprinkles; 16 pcs star sprinkles

christmas tree rice krispies treats recipe

How To Make Christmas Tree Rice Krispies Treats

This creative Christmas recipe transforms Rice Krispies Treats into colorful Christmas trees. It will leave the kids surprised and hungry.

Preparation: 45 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3tbspsalted butter,diced into pieces
10ozmini marshmallows
Green gel food coloring
6cupsRice Krispies cereal
White decorating icing
16pcsminiature Reeses peanut butter cupsunwrapped
Round red sprinkles
16pcsstar sprinkles

Instructions

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
Add in marshmallows and stir until melted, while tinting with green food coloring to reach desired shade.
Remove from heat add in Rice Krispies cereal and fold mixture until evenly coated. Let cool about 5 minutes.
Spray hands with non-stick cooking spray and shape about ⅓ cup to ½ cup of the mixture into into cones, while pressing firmly so they’ll hold together.
Decorate with sprinkles, using the icing to get them to stick. Then put icing on the Reeses and place one under each tree.
Note if you want the icing to harden let them rest overnight, or you can just eat them right away.