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Christmas fun for kids holidays
December 3, 2014

easy rice krispie treat Christmas trees

Over Thanksgiving break the kids wanted to make something fun to get in the mood for Christmas. I decided to go with something easy that I knew they’d enjoy making (and eating). We made these cute Rice Krispies treat Christmas trees that I’d seen on the cover of a magazine last year. I thought I’d share a few tips in case you’d like to try making some with your kids.

my kids would love to make these! Rice Krispie treat Christmas trees

You’ll follow the normal rice crispies treats recipe – you can usually find it on the box of crispies or bag of marshmallows. You’ll also need green food coloring, mini Reese’s cups, starburst (to make the stars) and M&Ms or sprinkles to decorate the trees.

Once you’ve melted the marshmallows and margarine together, stir in enough food coloring to get a bright green color, then stir in the rice crispies as directed. Let the mixture cool enough to handle, and spray your hands generously with non-stick spray. Scoop out a large spoonful of rice crispie mixture onto your hand and start rolling it to form a ball. It’s extremely sticky at first, but after rolling for a few seconds it will start to hold together and pull away from your hands.

my kids would love to make these! Rice Krispie treat Christmas trees

 

At that point you can gently shape the ball into a cone. Make sure to pat the bottom as flat as possible. If you want to decorate with sprinkles or mini M&Ms, do so right away while the tree is still quite sticky, then place the trees on a plate to cool. If the decorations simply are not sticking because your tree is already too cool, you can use a little frosting or melted chocolate to “glue” the decorations on.

Once they are completely cool, use a little frosting or melted chocolate to “glue” the Reese’s cup to the bottom. For the star, flatten out a yellow Starburst and use a sharp knife to cut a star shape, then set it on top of your tree – it will be sticky enough to stay by itself.

We got about 10 trees from one batch of Rice Crispies treats. Have fun!

my kids would love to make these! Rice Krispie treat Christmas trees

 

 

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