Cheerios Christmas Trees

By melissadove

Ingredients

• 6 cups Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal
• 6 Tablespoons butter or margarine
• 4 1/2 cups Mini Marshmallows
• Green Food Color
• Red Cinnamon Candies or sliced Gumdrops

Preparation

Step 1

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Pour the cereal into a 4 qt bowl.
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 heat.
Stir in the food color until the mixture is evenly colored. Pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir until evenly coated.
Lightly spray your hands with cooking spray, For each tree, shape about 1/4 cup of the cereal mixture into a christmas tree shape onto the wax paper.
Press the candies into the trees to decorate. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store the trees in a loosely covered container.