Christmas Recipes
Holiday Wreath
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 5 ounces marshmallows (approximately 20) or 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 3 cups crisp rice cereal
- 1 container ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
- A few drops of green food coloring
- 2 pounds M&M's Plain Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
- 1 red satin bow
Instructions
- Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
- Remove from heat and tint with food coloring.
- Mix in crisp rice cereal.
- Coat your hands with butter and form mixture into a ring on wax paper. (Ring should be about 7 inches in diameter.)
- Stir in a few drops of food coloring into the frosting until blended thoroughly. Reserve 1/4 cup and set aside.
- Using a butter knife or spatula, spread thin layer of frosting over the entire ring. Place green M&M's Plain Chocolate Candies for the Holidays all over the ring. For any open spots, dab some of the vanilla frosting on the back of the green M&M's Plain Chocolate Candies for the Holidays and place where needed.
- Dab frosting on the red M&M's Plain Chocolate Candies for the Holidays and place 3 candies in a cluster to create berries. Dab frosting on the back of the bow, and place on wreath.
- Slice to serve.