How to Make Edible Christmas Wreath Treats

Everyone loves Rice Krispie treats, and everyone loves Christmas goodies. This edible Christmas wreath is a combination of the best of both! This delicious treat is made with any type of corn flake cereal and the cookies are shaped like a wreath.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Mixing bowl
• Large pan
• Waxed paper
• Cookie sheets
• 10 ounces of marshmallows
• 6 cups of a corn flake cereal product
• 1/4 cup of butter or margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 1 teaspoon green food coloring
• Small red candies

1. Melt the butter and marshmallows in a large pan over low heat. When it has dissolved, add the vanilla flavoring and green food coloring.

2. Stir in the corn flake cereal and mix until all of the corn flakes are coated.

3. Line two cookie sheets with waxed paper.

4. Grease your hands with butter. Scoop out 2 tablespoons of the corn flake marshmallow mixture and place it on the wax paper.

5. Make a hole in the center of the mixture to make the shape of a wreath. Sprinkle the green wreath with small red candies as a wreath decoration.

6. Repeat until all of the mixture is used. Let these cool, move to your holiday cookie trays and enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• You can decorate these multiple ways and have beautiful wreath treats!
• Sprinkle with white coconut for snow
• Sprinkle with gold or silver dragees
• Sprinkle with colored sugars
• Sprinkle with round decorettes
• You can also use food coloring paste instead of liquid food coloring.
• Hot marshmallows can burn the skin. Use care when making these treats.

[Haunted]

on 11/18/2008 What a creative idea, thanks for sharing!

[grouch]

on 12/20/2007 Maybe it is just my older tastebuds but I think the flakes taste so much better then any rice cereal treat. This is a great activity to keep the kids out of the tree until it is time to open presents.

[bizewriter]

on 12/20/2007 You're going to get us all plump(-er). :-)