Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats Food

CHRISTMAS TREE RICE KRISPIES TREATS

Steps:

• 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 1/3 cup to 1/2 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.
• Recipe source: adapted from Family Circle

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.