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    Home » Food » Recipes » Desserts

    Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

    December 13, 2022 by Tamara Leave a Comment

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    Enjoy this easy recipe for Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats at your next holiday gathering! The kids will have so much fun helping you make these fun and festive goodies!

    Have fun making this festive holiday take on a classic favorite, rice krispie Christmas treats! Beloved rice krispie treats recipe cut into fun Christmas tree shapes, with a mini Reece's butter cup for the trunk, drizzled with green chocolate, and sprinkles.

    These crispy treats are one to add to your Christmas desserts go to list! These rice krispie Christmas trees are the perfect treat for serving at your next get together this holiday season!

    Give a small plate of these to your neighbors with this Hot Cocoa in a Jar Gift!

    Have a Christmas Tree themed holiday party and serve this Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread recipe as an appetizer or side!

    Kids of all ages will enjoy this cute Christmas dessert, a fun treat based on the classic rice krispie treat recipe. These are the cutest holiday treat for bringing to school events, Christmas parties, pot lucks or any type of gathering during the holiday season!

    Or leave some of these out for Santa with a yummy Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha! He will be so happy! 🙂

    3 christmas tree rice krispie treats on a white rectangular platter

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    HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS TREE RICE KRISPIE TREATS:

    Servings: 12

    Prep time: 10 minutes

    Cook time: 10 minutes

    Chill Time: 1 hour

    Total time: 1 hr and 20 minutes

    Storage: refrigerate in airtight container

    INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE RICE KRISPIE TREATS:

    ingredients layed out in bowls for christmas tree rice krispie treats: marshmallows, rice krispie's cereal, dark green candy melts, christmas sprinkles, butter, green food coloring and mini reese's peanut butter cups

    Ingredients:

    ●      3 tablespoon butter (see how to make homemade butter)

    ●      10 oz bag mini marshmallows

    ●      7 drops green food coloring

    ●      6 cups Rice Krispie's cereal

    ●      ½ cup dark green candy melts

    ●      Mini Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups

    ●      Christmas sprinkles

    Note: Scroll down for a printable recipe card!

     

    Directions:

    Step 1:

    • Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper or wax paper.

    Step 2:

    butter in the bottom of a pan

    • Melt butter in a large saucepan, over low heat. Once melted, cover the bottom of the pan with the melted butter.

    melted butter covering the bottom of the pan

    Step 3:

    marshmallows added to the pan with melted butter

    • Add the marshmallows, and heat, stirring often with a large spoon, until melted.

    Step 4:

    adding drops of green food coloring to the melted marshmallows

    • Add the the drops of green food coloring, and stir until the color is solid.

    showing the stirred melted marshmallow mix with green food coloring stirred in to a solid green color

    Step 5:

    adding the rice krispie's cereal to the green melted marshmallow mixture

    • Stir the cereal into the marshmallow mixture.

    the green rice krispie's cereal & marshmallow mixture

    Step 6:

    the green rice krispie's cereal marshmallow mixture pressed into a baking dish on top of a sheet of parchment paper

    • Pour the rice krispie mixture into the prepared baking dish, and press the cereal mixture down and to the sides.

    Step 7:

    • Refrigerate for 1 hour.

    Step 8:

    • Remove from the refrigerator, and lift the entire parchment sheet out of the baking dish, and onto a large clean cutting board.

    Step 9:

    cutting the christmas tree triangle shapes out of the rice krispie's treat mixture

    • Using a large knife, make a diagonal cut, then another the opposite way, making two trees. Continue cutting out little trees (triangle shapes), until you cannot cut anymore. You could also use a Christmas Tree cookie cutter for this step.

    cutting out triangle tree shapes from the rice krispie's treat mixture

    Step 10:

    • Set the trimmed pieces of tree cutouts onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

    Step 11:

    the dark green candy melts placed inside a piping bag

    • Pour the candy melts into a piping bag (or ziplock sandwich bag), and heat in the microwave for 30 second intervals, until melted. Massage bag with your hand between each heating session.

    Step 12:

    applying the melted green candy melts to the mini reese's peanut butter cup for the trunk of the tree

    • Snip the tip of the bag, and add a small amount to the bottom of each Mini Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups, then stick one to the bottom of the tree. Do this for each tree.

    the mini reese's peanut butter cup placed onto the triangle shape of the rice krispie treat as the tree trunk

    Step 13:

    applying a thin back and forth drizzle of the melted green candy melts on the christmas tree rice krispie treat

    • Then do a thin drizzle of chocolate from the green melted candy in a back and forth motion over the top of each tree.

    Step 14:

    applying sprinkles to the green melted chocolate drizzle on the christmas tree rice krispie treats

    • Add sprinkles on top of the melted candy.

    The finished Christmas Tree Rice Krispie's Treat!

    a finished christmas tree rice krispie's treat

     

    Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treat VARIATIONS:

    Some variations to these Christmas Tree Rice Krispie treats that you can make:

    • For more fun for the kids, turn these into mummy Christmas Tree pops by placing these Christmas rice krispie treats onto some lollipop sticks!
    • Instead of using Mini Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups as the tree trunk, use pretzel sticks or candy cane sticks or mini-tootsie rolls instead! Press the end of the pretzel stick or candy cane into the flat bottom section of each triangle.
    • Instead of drizzling the green melted chocolate back and forth, use white melted chocolate instead, and draw it on to make the appearance of garland on the tree!
    • Instead of pressing the rice krispie mixture flat and cutting out triangles, instead, form the rice krispie mixture into cone shape three dimensional trees and have them stand up on the serving tray!
    • Instead of sprinkles, use red candy balls to decorate your tree with!
    • Dust the trees with powdered sugar for the look of snow covered trees!

    Note: If you have leftover candy melts after making these, check out my other recipes that use them, and be sure to look for a similar "variations" section near the bottom of each recipe for more fun ideas!

    You might enjoy these other fun holiday recipes!

    • Valentines Rice Krispie Treats
    • Valentine's Day Raspberry Cream Cheese Danish Pastries
    • Easy Halloween Mummy Oreo Cookie Balls
    • Halloween Chocolate Eyeball Monster Pretzels
    3 christmas tree rice krispie treats on a platter, text overlay Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats

    Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats

    Have fun with this festive holiday take on a classic favorite! Beloved rice krispie treats recipe cut into Christmas tree shapes, with a mini Reece's butter cup for the trunk, drizzled green chocolate, and sprinkles.
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe
    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Chill Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12

    Equipment

    • 1 9x13 baking pan
    • 2 sheets of parchment paper
    • 1 cookie sheet
    • 1 piping bag with small tip or a ziplock bag

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • 1 bag (10 oz size) mini marshmallows
    • 7 drops green food coloring
    • 6 cups Rice Krispie's cereal
    • ½ cup green candy melts
    • 12 pieces mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
    • 1 container Christmas sprinkles

    Instructions
     

    • Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
    • Add butter to a large pot, and melt over low heat.
    • Add the marshmallows, and heat, stirring often, until melted.
    • Add the food coloring, and stir until the color is solid.
    • Stir the Rice Krispie cereal into the melted marshmallows.
    • Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish, and press to the sides.
    • Refrigerate for 1 hour.
    • Remove from the refrigerator and lift the entire parchment sheet out of the baking dish, and onto a large cutting board.
    • Using a large knife, make a diagonal cut, then another the opposite way, making two trees. Continue cutting out tree (triangle shapes), until you cannot cut anymore. You could also use a Christmas Tree cookie cutter for this step.
    • Set the Christmas tree cutouts onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
    • Pour the candy melts into a piping bag (or ziplock bag), and heat in the microwave for 30 second intervals, until melted. Massage bag with your hand between each heating session.
    • Snip the end off the piping bag (or ziplock baggie), and add a small amount to the bottom of each Mini Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups, then stick one to the bottom of each tree.
    • Drizzle melted green candy in a back and forth motion over the top of each tree.
    • Add sprinkles on top of the melted candy.
    • Store in an airtight container in a cool location.
    Keyword Christmas, kids, party
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    close up of three finished christmas tree rice krispie treats on a white rectangular platter

    I hope you enjoy making these Christmas tree rice krispies treats! These delicious treats will certainly help bring out the holiday cheer!

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