CHEERIOS® CHRISTMAS TREES

Cheerios® Christmas Trees image

The Cheerios® Cookbook shares a recipe! Gather a group of crafty kids to create edible holiday table decorations.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

6 cups Honey Nut Cheerios™ cereal
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
Betty Crocker™ green gel food color
Betty Crocker™ red cinnamon decors or sliced gumdrops

Steps:

Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
Pour the cereal into a 4-quart bowl. Set the bowl 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. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store the trees in a loosely covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Tree, Sodium 120 mg, Sugar 12 g, TransFat 0 g