Make your rice krispies by melting the butter in a medium saucepan over med-high heat

During my brainstorming for fun Christmas food ideas, I came across a picture of a stocking stuffed with fun goodies. I thought that it would make a cute fun food. My kids couldn’t have agreed more! So here it is…A Christmas Stocking Rice Krispies Treat stuffed with candy canes and finished off with a simple fruit roll up bow. Gee…I wonder what the excitement from the kids was all about?!

For this Christmas Stocking Rice Krispies Treat, You’re Gonna Need:

Yields about 6-8 Stockings

6 cups of Crispy Rice Cereal

4 cups of fresh mini marshmallows

3 Tbsp. butter

Green Dye – about 1/2 tsp. gel

Mini Candy Canes

Frosting – Vanilla

Frosting bag and a star tip – #21 is about the right size

Red Fruit Roll Up – Fruit By The Foot

Stocking Cookie Cutter

Wax Paper

9×13 pan

Spray oil

Make your rice krispies by melting the butter in a medium saucepan over med-high heat

Stir in the marshmallow and the food coloring, and stir until melted

Add the cereal and stir, and stir some more

Grab your pan, and place a sheet of wax paper inside, spray the wax paper with a little oil

Spoon your rice krispy mixture in to the pan and spread out – roll it out with a small rolling pin if you can’t get the top flattened

Let it cool off for a few minutes

Pull the wax paper and cereal spread out, and begin cutting the treats with your cookie cutter

Place your candy canes in the middle of the stocking like the image above – you can criss-cross 2 or just use 1

Take another stocking and match it up to the one with the candy can on top

Press the stockings together, pushing the cereal around the candy cane

ipUsing your star tip – Pipe some vanilla frosting onto the top of the stocking for a little fur top

I made 2 rows

Onto my simple bow! Cut about a 2 in. piece of fruit roll up

Fold the ends into the center

Pinch the center together! So easy! Set them on your stocking

Done!

Happy Holidays! Here’s some stuff you might need or even want for this fun food:

~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com

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