I have loved treats for as long as I can remember. As a little girl, I would sit on the counter and help my mother make them for the family. I thought I was something special for knowing how to make such awesome treats because I didn’t realize at that age how truly easy they are to put together.
Now that I have three kids of my own, Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® treats are some of our favorite treats to make together too. The children all love to help and we’ve even started putting fun twists on the Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® recipe I made as a child. The kids like to make fun colors, add candies, and even make fun shapes out of the treats. Check out the cool candy corn Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® treats we made for Halloween.
Now that the holidays are coming up, the kids thought it would be fun to make Christmas-themed treats. We love to make lots of treats for family and friends, so we all agreed that Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® treats decorated for the holidays would fun this year.
We came up with so many fun ideas – candy cane treats, treats dipped in white chocolate with red and white sprinkles, and ornament-shaped treats decorated with candies and sprinkles. Finally, we all agreed to make Christmas tree Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® treats and decorate them in lots of different designs.
CHRISTMAS TREE RICE KRISPIES® TREATS
INGREDIENTS
6 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal
1 (10 oz) bag of mini-marshmallows
3 tablespoons of salted butter
confectioner sugar
food coloring
DIRECTIONS
Spray a large piece of wax paper with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
Melt 3 Tbsps of butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Pour in 3 cups of mini-marshmallows and stir to coat the marshmallows with butter.
Return the bowl to the microwave for one minute. If the marshmallows are not melted after one minute, add 15-30 second increments until the marshmallows are melted. Stir gently with greased spatula.
Add several drops of green food coloring until you get the desired shade of green.
Pour 6 cups of Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® into the bowl. Stir the Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® into the marshmallow mixture with a greased spatula.
Transfer the mixture to the wax paper and flatten with a greased spatula. Use a rolling pin sprayed with non-stick cooking spray to roll the mixture into a flat rectangle.
Cut the Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® treats into triangle shapes for trees or use cookie cutters to cut out other holiday shapes.
I added small notches cut into the sides of the trees, but you can also leave them just as triangles.
Allow the Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® treats to cool completely before decorating. For our treats, we used a simple icing made from confectioner sugar, water and food coloring, and small candies for decorations. To make pops, use a sharp knife or ice pick to make a small hole in the bottom of each treat, then insert a straw or stick.
Enjoy!
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These would be great for the office Christmas potluck! Love this idea!!
Right up my ally easy, cute and the kids will have a blast decorating.
Rice crispy treats have always been a big part of my family’s holiday traditions. Finding new ways, like adding color to make green trees instead of just green icing. I can’t wait to add this to my own traditions.
These Rice Krispie treats are very easy to make! I am going to make these with my daughter. she would love to make them and eat them!
These are adorable and look so elegant and festive. The instructions appear to be quite simple. I will try these out this coming weekend.
These are super cute and festive. Rice Krispies treats are a classic!
These are so cute, and sure to be a hit, everyone loves rice Krispie treats.
Oh my goodness. Aren’t these just darling?!?!?! I think they would look great at any holiday party.
These are super cute. I like how sticks were added to make them easier to carry. LOVE the way they are decorated. These would make fantastic treats at a party
Thanks for the recipe! I enjoy making sweets with my little sister and we are definitely going to try making these.
These look so yummy.
these look so fun to make!
These are so delicious, I love rice krispies. This is a great way to make them festive for the season.
This does look super fun! And the little ones would get a kick out of decorating the tree! Very nice!
I love how versatile decorating can be for these krispie trees, between the ribbons, the balls, different colors, it’s nice. Can make each tree individual.
Thank You So Much for Sharing this Awesome Recipe for Christmas Rice Krispies Treats for the Holidays, I Really Appreciate it! I Have Always Loved Rice Krispies but I Love Butter & Marshmallows So What’s Not to Like? LOL! I Think There is Something So Nostalgic About Rice Krispies Treats, They Make You Feel Like a Kid Again! Well Thanks Again and I Will Definitely Save This for Later On! Have a Blessed Day & a Very Happy Holidays! – Jana
We all love Rice Krispies treats, but have only made the regular version. I really want to make these now! 🙂
These are very cute Christmas tree pops.
We love Rice Krispie treats and these are so cute! How creative! I think I am going to give this a try.
The Rice Krispy tree treats are awesome and I will have to make them!
Love your Rice Krispies Christmas Trees! These are so cute and fun to make and I love that they are also easy to make.
I’ve been looking for a fun holiday project to do with my 4-year-old grandson and I think this would be perfect!
They are adorable and would be fun at a Christmas party
These are so cute and I love that you can customize them. I might make some with my daughter this weekend. 🙂
Making treats like this is the type of memory that sticks out the most. I loved making chocolate dipped pretzels with my mom.
THESE WOULD BE PERFECT FOR GIFTS! LOVE
Those trees are all so cute. I can’t decide which is my favorite.
These are cute and the kids would have fun decorating them how they wanted to! These would be a cute addition to a cookie tray as well!
What a super cute idea! We make rice crispy treat snowflakes and decorate with icing.
These are so cute! I used to love Rice Krispie treats as a kid but haven’t had them in the almost 20 years since I’ve been a vegetarian (marshmallows have gelatin). Fortunately, I recently found vegetarian marshmallows at Trader Joe’s and stocked up…so now I’ll be making a batch soon!
These are adorable. What kid or adult doesn’t like Rice Krispies. These would be great to make as stocking stuffers. Great idea. Thank you for the directions.
These would be fun and easy to make with my grandchildren!
The Christmas Tree Rice Krispies Treats look like a fun thing to do with your kids as a family tradition. 🙂
These are adorable! Will give it a try! Thanks for the recipe!
We make these every year!!
What a great idea and looks like so much fun to make. I will have to try this with my granddaughter.
I’ve never tried ma king these on my own before! They look great.
Oh how pretty! I love this idea, so unique, I have never seen this before. Its a perfect food that your kids and family can do together. Thanks for sharing.
These are so adorable! I am going to make them for my students when we have our classroom Christmas party!
This will be so much fun to make with my kids. I love your little decorations!
Adorable! I love finding new and cute ways to make Xmas trees for my grandchildren. Thanks
I love Rice Krispies treats so much and these trees are so cute. I would love to make some at home this Christmas.
I love rice krispy treats, but I have never tried to make any other shapes with them. I would love to make these with my grandchildren, they are really pretty and everyone loves rice krispy treats.
I would love to make these for our holiday party! Thanks for sharing the idea. 🙂
Those are so fancy, yet simple. Great for the holidays.
These are so adorable and look so good to eat the kids would love to make them to give as gifts too.
I love this mix up on such a classic treat! Will have to try this!
I love these so much!!! Going in my recipe box!
So cute! My kids will love them.
Edible and cute! I am going to have to make these with my two grandsons!
I’m definitely making these in the next day or two!!
The kids saw these and want to make them for Santa! 🙂
I am totally making these before Christmas. SO CUTE!!
These look so good. I am always looking out for recipes to try this time of year.
I love rice krispy treats so i def have to make these with my friends
This is such a great idea! It’s simple enough for the little ones to be involved but still fun and interesting enough for the older kids too. 🙂
I love finding adorable things like this to make for Christmas!! We’ll definitely try these, but they might not end up quite as cute as yours. lol
So pretty. I’m going to pin this so we can make them next year. Thanks
They look delicious
These look so good and super easy too! We didn’t do much baking this year but will hopefully be able to next year.
They look delicious. I will make them even though the holidays are over because I’m a rebel. lol
Why have I never done this? These are so cute!
These look bright and festive and delicious! I’m going to make them now, since it is still winter!
They are really festive and sure to be a hit with guests
These rice krispies treats look great! Thanks for sharing how to make them, I definitely will!
My kids would love these trees!
I am definitely making these this year! We host a cookie decorating party and these will be soooo much fun to add.
These treats are so cute! I would love to make these with my daughter. I would be so much fun!
This will be fun to make with my niece. She’ll love decorating them.
I’ve got some of those red & white spiral striped straws! Just have to get the other ingredients!
I am absolutely adoring these Christmas trees! They’re almost too pretty to eat! They would be great to make with my nieces and nephew. I know they’d love them! Thank you for sharing!
These are extremely cute christmas trees.
These are so darn cute and clever thanks for sharing this one.
What a cute idea. The kids would love these.
I have always been a fan of Rice Krispy treats and I love the tree shape!
I love these!! these would be perfect for the kids to help me make and decorate!! Great idea!!
These are so fun and festive! Love them!
These are so cute. I love rice krispie treats because even small children can help. Yours came out adorable.
Oh wow, what a cute idea. Let’s everyone have there own little unique spin on the design.
These are so beautifully decorated! I love Christmas treats.
We really enjoy Rice Krispy Treats around here and these are so cute and something I could do with the kids help.
These are so cute and would be great for Christmas! Thanks for sharing. We love Rice Krispie treats!
These look so festive! They look like so much to decorate!
I love how unique your trees are.
Super cute and so easy to make!
Those are works of art! Such a clever idea.
I think your Rice Krispies Christmas Trees look great. I love how you added unique touches to each one. Using an icing to make a couple of trees look snowy and for others to look like they have garland strung around is a great idea.
Such a cute, fun way to bring festive flavorings to a classic snack!!
Because the Easy Christmas Tree Rice Krispies Treats look as delicious as they do, I can’t wait to try this special recipe out. I only hope I will be able do as good as you did in the heartwarming photos.
I love that you can decorate these trees however you like!
I like these trees! I really wanted to comment on some halloween treats, but the comment box won’t appear on that post. 🙁
These are all just so cute! I hope you and your family had a nice Christmas. Happy New Year!
These look like great treats!
Cute idea and so easy to make!
These are just so cute. Great idea for holiday parties!
These look so good and look fun to make