Rice Krispie Christmas Trees
These brown butter vanilla Rice Krispie treats are so festive! Dyed green, cut into triangles and drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkles, these are the perfect easy holiday treat!
Servings: 16 trees
Ingredients
For the Rice Krispie Treats
- 1 cup salted butter I used Challenge Butter
- 20 oz mini marshmallows
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 10 cups Rice Krispies
- green food dye
For the garnish:
- 8 oz white chocolate melted, room temperature
- ¼ cup nonpareils
Instructions
- Lightly mist 2 9 inch round pans with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. In a large pot melt your butter. Once melted, continually stir until the butter just begins to brown. The butter should foam up twice and then begin to give off almost a nutty aroma. Immediately remove from heat so the butter does not burn.
- Immediately stir in the two teaspoons of vanilla extract. The hot mixture will bubble up, so continue to stir an additional thirty seconds until the sizzling subsides.
- Add in half of your marshmallows and mix until almost completely melted before adding the remaining. Stir until all of the marshmallows are entirely combined and melted. Add in the green dye until it reaches the desired color. At this point, add in the Rice Krispies, 2 cups at a time, and lightly stir until combined. If the mixture starts to stick to the spatula spray the spatula with nonstick spray. Continue to add the Rice Krispies until everything is evenly combined.
- Pour the mixture into the two prepared pans. Lightly wet your hands and gently push into the pan to the edges. You don't want to crush it, so really be gentle with it! Allow to set up for 10 minutes and flip out onto the counter. Cut each circle into 8 even triangles.
- Break up the white chocolate and add to a heat proof bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until completely melted. Once it's ready, set aside for 3 minutes to chill down to room temperature. Using a spoon or added to a piping bag, drizzle white chocolate onto the treats. Sprinkle on rainbow sprinkles and enjoy!