Bring on the holiday cheer with these cute Christmas Tree Rice Krispies Treats! They’re just as fun to make as they are delicious to eat! For a shortcut version skip the icing and sprinkles and just dust the trees with powdered sugar.
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp (42g) salted butter, diced into 1-Tbsp pieces
- 1 (10 oz) bag mini marshmallows
- Green gel food coloring (such as Wilton brand)
- 6 cups (170g) Rice Krispies cereal
- White decorating icing (I just used store-bought)
- 16 miniature Reeses peanut butter cups, unwrapped*
- Round red sprinkles
- 16 star sprinkles or yellow mini M&Ms
Instructions
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Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
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Add in marshmallows and stir until melted, while tinting with green food coloring to reach desired shade.
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Remove from heat add in Rice Krispies cereal and fold mixture until evenly coated. Let cool about 5 minutes.
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Spray hands with non-stick cooking spray and shape about 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of the mixture into into cones, while pressing firmly so they’ll hold together.
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Decorate with sprinkles, using the icing to get them to stick. Then put icing on the Reeses and place one under each tree.
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Note if you want the icing to harden let them rest overnight, or you can just eat them right away.
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Recipe source: adapted from Family Circle
