| 6 | cups Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal |
| 6 | tablespoons butter or margarine |
| 4 1/2 | cups miniature marshmallows |
| Green food color |
| Red cinnamon candies or sliced gumdrops |
| 1. | Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. |
| 2. | Pour the cereal into a 4-quart bowl. Set the bowl aside. |
| 3. | Place the butter and marshmallows in a 3-quart saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth. Remove the saucepan from the heat. |
| 4. | Stir in the food color until the mixture is evenly colored. Pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir until the cereal is evenly coated. |
| 5. | Lightly spray your hands with cooking spray. For each tree, shape about 1/4 cup of the cereal mixture into a Christmas tree shape on the cookie sheet. |
| 6. | Press the candies into the trees to decorate. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store the trees in a loosely covered container. |
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| Personalize the trees using Betty Crocker® decorator icing (from 4.25-oz tube) and use as place cards. Use the icing to add a garland. |
Nutrition Information:
120 ( 40); 4 1/2g ( 2g, 0g); 10mg; 120mg; 20g ( 0g, 12g); 1g 6%; 0%; 4%; 8% 1/2 ; 1/2 ; 0 ; 1 1