Cheerios Christmas Trees
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
18 trees
- Serves:
- 18
ingredients
- 6 cups Honey Nut Cheerios
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 4 1⁄2 cups miniature marshmallows
- green food coloring
- red cinnamon candies or gumdrop
directions
- Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
- Pour the cereal into a 4-quart bowl and set aside.
- Place the butter and marshmallows in a 3-quart saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat.
- Stir in the food color until the mixture is evenly colored.
- Pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Lightly spray your hands with cooking spray.
- For each tree, shape about 1/4 cup of the cereal mixture into a Christmas tree shape on the cookie sheet.
- Press the candies into the trees to decorate. If using gumdrops, slice into the size of ornaments.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Store the trees in a loosely covered container.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
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