Cheerios® Christmas Trees

 

6

cups Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal

6

tablespoons butter or margarine

4 1/2

cups miniature marshmallows

Betty Crocker® green gel food color

Betty Crocker® red cinnamon decors 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.