Dessert for 16
Christmas Tree Cereal Treats
$3.26for 455 minServes 16
These green cereal treats form small Christmas trees topped with icing, candy cups, sprinkles, and star decorations.
Photo: cookingclassy.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.60Typical price |
 | Marshmallows and candy$0.25/oz typical | 10 oz | $2.50Typical price |
 | Cereal and granola$0.20/oz typical | 9 oz | $1.80Typical price |
 | Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical | 16 oz | $2.24Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $13.04 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsHolidayWinter
Typical price
$0.82 per serving$3.26 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- 1 bag (10 oz) mini marshmallows
- green gel food coloring
- 6 cups rice krispies cereal
- white decorating icing
- 16 miniature reeses peanut butter cups
- round red sprinkles
- 16 star sprinkles or yellow mini m&ms
Steps
- Melt the butter in a large pot over low heat for 3 minutes.
- Stir in the marshmallows and green food coloring until smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Fold in the cereal until evenly coated.
- Cool the mixture for 10 minutes, then shape it into 16 small trees with lightly oiled hands.
- Press a miniature peanut butter cup onto each tree and cool for 15 minutes.
- Decorate the trees with white icing, red sprinkles, and star sprinkles or yellow candies.
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