Rice Krispie Christmas Tree Treats Recipe for Christmas Tree Lovers

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Here is the thing as a kid, my mom, used to bake and do all sorts of fun holiday desserts with us. I mean it was cookies galore and more in our home. 

One of my all-time favorites she used to make was Christmas Wreaths with Cornflakes and marshmallows. They were a play on Rice Krispie Treats, but with Cornflakes instead.

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But the concept was to dye the cornflakes green and use melted marshmallows to make a fun, kid-friendly holiday treat. 

I am not a big wreath person for the holidays though. Don’t get me wrong; we most certainly have a wreath. It happens to be with Mickey and Minnie Mouse on it. I know; surprise, surprise for the Disney-aholic mom! 

Still, though, I am more all about the Christmas Tree if possible. You guessed it my tree is also Disney decorated, as well.

Back to the recipe at hand. So, I decided to make something similar to my mom’s past wreath recipe but using trees instead of wreaths.

Plus, I happen to enjoy Rice Krispies more than cornflakes. So, I reverted to using Rice Krispies for this one, as well.

What I came up with is seriously tree-rrific! Get it trees and terrific. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.

But still, the original recipe lives on. However with this clever updated spin to capture this mom’s love of tree decorating, as well as Rice Krispies, too.

With a little help from a Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter and red, green & white holiday sprinkles, these Christmas Tree Treats are indeed the perfect holiday Rice Krispie Treats for all.

Want to make Rice Krispie Christmas Tree Treat now, too?

Then, check out my step-by-step recipe below now.

Rice Krispie Christmas Tree Treats Recipe

Yield: 18 Christmas Trees

Rice Krispie Christmas Tree Treats Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

A fun and festive Christmas time Rice Krispie Treats recipe for Christmas Trees.

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Ingredients

• 6 C. Rice Krispies Cereal (off-brand works fine too!)
• 10 oz mini marshmallows
• 3 tbsp. butter, cut into chunks
• Green gel food coloring
• Pretzel sticks
• Christmas tree cookie cutter (mine was about 3" tall)
• Toothpicks
• Red, green & white holiday sprinkles

Instructions

1. Line a 9x13 pan with wax paper. 
2. Add the mini marshmallows and butter to a large saucepan and heat on low/medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once the mixture is about 1/2 melted, add several drops of green gel food coloring. 
3. Fold in the 6 cups of Rice Krispie cereal. 
4. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and gently press down evenly. 
5. Sprinkle with green, red and white holiday sprinkles. 
6. Place the pan in the fridge for 30 minutes. 
7. Remove from the fridge and use the Christmas Tree cookie cutter to cut out each Christmas tree as close together as possible. 
8. Gently insert a toothpick into the base of each Christmas tree to form a hole for the pretzel stick. 
9. Break off about 1/4 of the pretzel stick and insert the longer pretzel you have left into the base of the tree. 
10. Repeat with all the Christmas Trees.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

18

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 119Total Fat: 2.1gSaturated Fat: 1.3gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 135mgCarbohydrates: 23.9gFiber: 0.2gSugar: 8.8gProtein: 1.2g

There you have it the most beautiful holiday time Rice Krispie Treats for all the tree lovers out there with Rice Krispie Christmas Tree Treats!

Do you love making and eating Rice Krispie Treats?

What is your favorite thing to decorate during the holidays?

Now share with me in the comments.