Christmas Rice Krispies Treats Santa Coats Food

SANTA HAT RICE KRISPIES TREATS®

Steps:

• Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. or until melted. Add 2-1/4 cups marshmallows; toss to coat. Microwave 1 min. or until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 45 sec. Stir in food coloring. Add cereal; mix well.
• Press cereal mixture onto bottom of 8-inch round pan sprayed with cooking spray. Cool 15 min.
• Remove cereal mixture from pan; place, top side down, on cutting board. Cut into 8 wedges.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; spoon into resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag. Use to squeeze small dab of chocolate onto pointed end of each wedge; top with marshmallow, pressing into chocolate to secure. Squeeze remaining chocolate into line at base of each wedge; top with remaining marshmallows as shown in photo.

CHRISTMAS TREE RICE KRISPIES TREATS®

Steps:

• Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. or until melted. Add marshmallows; toss to evenly coat. Microwave 1-1/2 min. or until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 45 sec. Stir in food coloring.
• Add cereal; mix well. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Top with sprinkles; press gently into cereal mixture to secure. Refrigerate 15 min.
• Remove cereal mixture from pan. Cut lengthwise in half to form 2 long rectangles, then cut each rectangle diagonally into 6 triangles to resemble Christmas trees. Press 2 scrap pieces from ends of each rectangle together to make additional tree. (You will have 14 trees.)
• Press confetti star into top of each tree. Insert pretzels into bottoms of trees for the trunks.

CHRISTMAS RICE KRISPIES TREATS® SANTA COATS

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan on low heat. Add dry gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add marshmallows; cook and stir until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Remove from heat. Add cereal; mix well.
• Press cereal mixture into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Cool completely. Cut into 12 pieces.
• Melt chocolates, separately, as directed on packages. Pour each chocolate into separate resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of each bag. Use, along with the decorating icing, to decorate the RICE KRISPIES TREATS® to resemble Santa's coat as shown in photo.