Name: Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 9 trees
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 10 oz marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows; 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal; 1 cup marshmallow cream; Various candies for decorations licorice twists, broken candy canes, M&Ms, etc

Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats

Ideal for a snowy afternoon, making these Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats with the kids is a fun way to pass the time! Everyone loves a rice krispie treat, so decorating them to look like Christmas trees makes them perfect for the holidays.

Total 25 minutes

Serves 9 trees

Desserts

American

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Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats

Rice krispie treats are a favorite with kids and adults. They are easy to make and fun to turn into little decorated Christmas trees.

rice krispie treat christmas tree decorated with candies

Ingredients you will need:

3 tablespoons butter
10 oz marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 cup marshmallow cream
Various candies for decorations (licorice twists, broken candy canes, M&Ms, etc)

ingredients for Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats

Helpful kitchen tools:

Mixing bowls
Christmas tree cookie cutters
Rubber spatula
Piping bag

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Kitchen Tips:

If you prefer to use the microwave to melt the marshmallow mixture, heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth.
We ended up with 9 Christmas tree treats from our batch. However, depending on the size of your cookie cutter, the number of treats you end up with could vary.
You could skip the cookie cutter all together and simply cut the treats into long triangles.

How to Make Christmas Tree Treats

In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
Add Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until well coated.
Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into 13×9 pan coated with cooking spray. Cool.

cutting out christmas tree shapes from rice krispie treats

Use a Christmas tree shaped cookie cutter to get as many trees from the rice krispie treats as you can.
Fill a piping bag or plastic zipper sandwich bag with marshmallow cream. Pipe onto the trees to create diagonal lines.

adding candy decorations to Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats