Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats are an adorable, fun, and delicious holiday dessert that will look great on your Christmas dessert table.

Closeup on four Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats laying on a white surface.

For us, a holiday isn’t a holiday without a Rice Krispie Treat on the dessert table.  Filled with the Christmas Spirit and a little food coloring, we made these adorable Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats.  They are colorful, festive and so easy to make. And did we mention delicious? Sweet, and crunchy, and marshmallow-y in the very best way, this is a Christmas dessert that is as fun to make as it is to eat. Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Ingredients You Will Need

All the ingredients you will need to make Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats including Mini Marshmallows, Rice Krispie Cereal, Mini M&M's Food coloring, butter and Cherry Fruit by the Foot.

How to Make the Rice Krispie Treat Mixture

White pan filled with warm Rice Krispie Treat mixture and a white wooden spoon.

Step 1: The base for our Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats is our Best Ever Rice Krispie Treat Recipe which we have adjusted and perfected over the years until it is now absolutely the best Rice Krispie Treat recipe we have ever tasted.  You can find all the directions you’ll need to make these delicious treats right here.

How to Color the Rice Krispie Mixture

Closeup on a white pan filled with green Rice Krispie Treat mixture sitting on a white table.

Step 2: You need to make a 3 cup batch (3 Tbsp. Butter/3 Cups Marshmallows/3 Cups Cereal) of Rice Krispie Treat mixture and tint it green.  Add the food coloring BEFORE you add the Rice Krispie Cereal.  We use Wilton Color Right Food Coloring.  It creates very vibrant colors without having to use a lot of food coloring.  Here is the Food Coloring Formula we used:  6 drops of yellow and 3 drops of Blue

How to Make the Edible Bows

Collage image showing the steps for making a bow out of a Cherry Fruit by the Foot.

Step 3: Use Cherry Fruit by the Foot to make the bow for the wreath. Cut the Fruit by Foot in half vertically and cut off about a 6-8″ strip.
Step 4: Fold into a bow shape and pinch the center delicately so the shape holds its place.
Step 5: Trim the tails on the bow.
Step 6: Use one of the tails to make a small cylinder and press it onto the center of the bow. Pinch it onto the bow. Make six of these bows.

How to Make the Wreath

Collage image showing the steps for creating the Christmas Wreaths.

Step 7:  Grab a handful of the green Rice Krispie Treat mixture.
Steps 8-9: Shape the mixture into Wreath-like rings.
Step 10: Finally, embellish the Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats with six red Mini M&M’s and the Fruit by the Foot bow.    Make sure you do this part while the green Rice Krispie Treat mixture is still warm and sticky or the M&M’s will fall off later.

Six Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats laying on a white table in front of glass bowls filled with Mini Marshmallows and Rice Krispie Cereal.

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Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats

Yield 6 Wreaths
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats are an adorable, fun and delicious Holiday dessert that will look great on your Christmas dessert table.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Rice Krispie Treats Cereal
  • 3 cups Mini Marshmallows
  • 3 tablespoons Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
  • Wilton Color Right Food Coloring - Yellow, Blue
  • 3 rolls Cherry Fruit by the Foot
  • 30-40 Red M&M Minis

Instructions

    1. The base for our Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats is our Best Ever Rice Krispie Treat Recipe which we have adjusted and perfected over the years until it is now absolutely the best Rice Krispie Treat recipe we have ever tasted.  You can find all the directions you’ll need to make these delicious treats right here. You need to make a 3 cup batch (3 Tbsp. Butter/3 Cups Marshmallows/3 Cups Cereal) of Rice Krispie Treat mixture.
    2. Tint the Rice Krispie Treat mixture green.  Add the food coloring BEFORE you add the Rice Krispie Cereal.  We use Wilton Color Right Food Coloring.  It creates very vibrant colors without having to use a lot of food coloring.  Here is the Food Coloring Formula we used:  6 drops of yellow and 3 drops of Blue
    3. Use Cherry Fruit by the Foot to make the bow for the wreath. Cut the Fruit by Foot in half vertically and cut off about a 6-8" strip. Fold into a bow shape and pinch the center delicately so the shape holds its place. Trim the tails on the bow. Use one of the tails to make a small cylinder and press it onto the center of the bow. Pinch it onto the bow. Make six of these bows.
    4. Grab a handful of the green Rice Krispie Treat mixture.
    5. Shape the mixture into Wreath-like rings.
    6. Finally, embellish the Christmas Wreath Rice Krispie Treats with six red Mini M&M's and the Fruit by the Foot bow.    Make sure you do this part while the green Rice Krispie Treat mixture is still warm and sticky or the M&M's will fall off later.
    7. Allow the Wreaths to completely cool before you store them.

Did you Make this Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!