Crispy Christmas Trees Recipe

Name: Crispy Christmas Trees
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 14 servings, 1 tree each
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. butter; 1 pkg. (250 g) Jet-Puffed Marshmallows; 1/4 tsp. green food colouring; 6 cups crisp rice cereal; 2 Tbsp. coloured sprinkles; 14 candy confetti stars; 14 pretzel sticks

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
1 pkg. (250 g) Jet-Puffed Marshmallows
1/4 tsp. green food colouring
6 cups crisp rice cereal
2 Tbsp. coloured sprinkles
14 candy confetti stars
14 pretzel sticks

	PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 15m	TOTAL TIME 30m
YIELD 14 servings, 1 tree each

Instructions

Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. or until melted.
Add marshmallows; mix lightly. Microwave 1-1/2 min. or until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 45 sec. Stir in food colouring.
Add cereal; mix well. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Top with sprinkles; press gently into cereal mixture to secure. Refrigerate 15 min.
Remove cereal mixture from pan. Cut lengthwise in half to make 2 long rectangles, then cut each rectangle diagonally into 6 triangles to resemble Christmas trees.
Press 2 scrap pieces from ends of each rectangle together to make additional tree. (You will have 14 trees.)
Press confetti star into top of each tree. Insert pretzels into bottoms of trees for the trunks.