Cheerios® Christmas Trees

Name: Cheerios® Christmas Trees
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: German, European
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps butter or margarine; 1 liters Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal; 1 drop Betty Crocker® red cinnamon decors or sliced gum; 18 servings Betty Crocker® green gel food color; 1 liters miniature marshmallows

Cheerios® Christmas Trees might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 136 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe serves 18. If you have gel food color, cereal, cinnamon decors, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a cheap recipe for fans of European food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas.

Instructions

Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.

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Pour the cereal into a 4-quart bowl. Set the bowl aside.

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Cereal

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Place the butter and marshmallows in a 3-quart saucepan.

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Marshmallows

Butter

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Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth.

Remove the saucepan from the heat.

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Stir in the food color until the mixture is evenly colored.

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Pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir until the cereal is evenly coated.

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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.

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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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Candy

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Servings:

6Tbsps

butter or margarine 1liters

Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal 1drop

Betty Crocker® red cinnamon decors or sliced gum 18servings

Betty Crocker® green gel food color 1liters

miniature marshmallows

Recommended wine: Dornfelder, Riesling

Dornfelder and Riesling are great choices for German. Beer might seem like the natural pick for German food, but German riesling pairs wonderfully with seafood and schnitzel, while a German red like Dornfelder goes well with beef and game meat. One wine you could try is Heinz Eifel Shine Dornfelder Sweet Red. It has 3.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.