Happy Christmas Tree Rice Crispy Treats
December 17, 2018
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I similar treats as well as I similar to practice cooking as well as baking activities alongside my kids. I grew upwardly making Christmas treats alongside my mom each twelvemonth as well as giving them out to friends. My favorite business office was hanging out inward the kitchen chatting as well as existence together. I dearest finding ways to cause got similar experiences alongside my ain kids.
My missy loved roofing each tree alongside tons of bluish frosting as well as thus putting tons of M&Ms on each one. I am thus annoyed that I missed taking photos of the residuum of them! She had fun sharing these alongside friends for her birthday!
Today I'm going to percentage a fun Christmas Tree Rice Crispy process action that my kids love!
Toddlers tin hand the axe last tricky to cause got inward the kitchen. I similar to allow my kids stand upwardly on chairs side past times side to me as well as aid driblet things into bowls or mix alongside a wooden spoon. It takes longer, but the indicate of the action is to connect as well as cause got fun together. If I only did everything... it would last less fun (or memorable... rice crispies everywhere is pretty unforgettable, right?)
* If you lot don't dearest treats, you lot could endeavour making this healthier brown rice krispy treats version from Momables.
Melt three tablespoons of butter inward a large pot as well as thus add together inward virtually iv cups of mini marshmallows. If you lot similar them super gooey... add together more.
Mix until everything is melted as well as thus add together several drops of greenish nutrient coloring into the marshmallowy goo. (the alone affair I don't allow my toddler aid alongside is adding the nutrient coloring)
Lastly, add together 5-6 cups of rice crispies as well as thus stir them around.
Put them on a greased cookie canvass as well as press them out as well as brand them virtually an inch thick.
Once they've firmed upwardly a bit, role a cookie cutter to brand them into trees... or only cutting them into triangles. (If you lot cause got a cookie cutter aid your toddler press them downwards actually difficult as well as thus you lot tin hand the axe push clit the treats off). Place cutting trees on parchment newspaper or a non-stick surface thus that they don't stick.
Finish them off past times decorating each i alongside frosting as well as M&Ms... or whatsoever other colorful candies you lot cause got lying around!
Here's what you lot ask to brand Christmas tree rice crispy treats:
- box of rice crispies
- stick of butter
- mini marshmallows
- green nutrient coloring
- M&Ms or other colorful candies
- frosting (I only purchase picayune tubes of it)
- Christmas tree cookie cutter (optional)
* If you lot don't dearest treats, you lot could endeavour making this healthier brown rice krispy treats version from Momables.
To make:
Melt three tablespoons of butter inward a large pot as well as thus add together inward virtually iv cups of mini marshmallows. If you lot similar them super gooey... add together more.
Mix until everything is melted as well as thus add together several drops of greenish nutrient coloring into the marshmallowy goo. (the alone affair I don't allow my toddler aid alongside is adding the nutrient coloring)
Lastly, add together 5-6 cups of rice crispies as well as thus stir them around.
Put them on a greased cookie canvass as well as press them out as well as brand them virtually an inch thick.
Once they've firmed upwardly a bit, role a cookie cutter to brand them into trees... or only cutting them into triangles. (If you lot cause got a cookie cutter aid your toddler press them downwards actually difficult as well as thus you lot tin hand the axe push clit the treats off). Place cutting trees on parchment newspaper or a non-stick surface thus that they don't stick.
Finish them off past times decorating each i alongside frosting as well as M&Ms... or whatsoever other colorful candies you lot cause got lying around!
My missy loved roofing each tree alongside tons of bluish frosting as well as thus putting tons of M&Ms on each one. I am thus annoyed that I missed taking photos of the residuum of them! She had fun sharing these alongside friends for her birthday!