Description
Celebrate the holidays with these festive Christmas Tree Rice Krispies Treats, featuring classic marshmallow and butter coated cereal shaped into trees, tinted green with gel food coloring, and decorated with colorful sprinkles and mini Reese’s peanut butter cups as bases. These easy-to-make treats are perfect for holiday parties and family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Base 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), to desired shade
- 6 cups (170g) Rice Krispies cereal
Decoration
- White decorating icing (store-bought)
- 16 miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups, unwrapped
- Round red sprinkles
- 16 star sprinkles or yellow mini M&Ms
Instructions
- Melt Butter: In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the diced salted butter completely to create the base for the marshmallow mixture.
- Add and Melt Marshmallows: Stir in the mini marshmallows until fully melted and smooth. Add green gel food coloring gradually and mix until you reach the desired festive green shade.
- Combine Cereal: Remove the pan from heat and fold in the Rice Krispies cereal, mixing gently until the cereal is evenly coated with the green marshmallow mixture. Let it cool for about 5 minutes to make shaping easier.
- Shape Trees: Spray your hands lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Take about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of mixture and firmly shape it into cone shapes to resemble Christmas trees, ensuring they hold together.
- Decorate: Using white decorating icing, attach round red sprinkles and star sprinkles (or yellow mini M&Ms) onto the tree cones to mimic ornaments and stars. Place a small amount of icing on each miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup and position one under each tree as the tree base.
- Set: For best results, allow the icing to harden by letting the treats rest overnight. Alternatively, they can be enjoyed immediately once decorated.
- Enjoy: Serve and share your festive Rice Krispies treats at your holiday party or as a cheerful seasonal dessert.
Notes
- Spraying your hands with cooking spray helps prevent sticking while shaping the Rice Krispies mixture.
- Adjust green gel food coloring to get the vibrant color you prefer for the trees.
- Letting the decorated treats rest overnight allows the icing to set properly for cleaner presentation.
- You can substitute Reese’s peanut butter cups with other small candies if desired.
- Store treats in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 treat
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
