Festive Christmas Tree Pops

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 15

Chill Time: 2

Total Time: 2 15

Servings: pops

Calories: 517kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats are prepared in a round cake pan and cut into large wedges. Insert a lollipop stick and decorate as you wish! These Festive Christmas Tree Pops are such fun to prepare and super delicious too!

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Ingredients

For the Trees:

8 cups mini white marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup salted butter, softened
8 cups Rice Krispies cereal
non-stick cooking spray

For the Glaze and Decoration:

2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup mini M&Ms
8 candy stars
2 tablespoons sanding sugar

Instructions

Lightly grease a spring-form cake pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
Add the butter, vanilla extract, and marshmallows to a large sauce pan. Over low heat, and stirring very often, melt the marshmallows until well incorporated into the melted butter. Remove from heat.
Add the cereal to the marshmallow mixture. Stir until well combined with a spatula.
Turn the mixture out onto the prepared cake pan. Press the mixture flat, trying to get the surface as even as possible. (If you find your hands are sticking to the mixture, lightly spray one palm with the non-stick cooking spray and rub your palms together.)
One the mixture has been flattened, place in the fridge for two hours to firm.
Remove from fridge and release the spring-form sides from the cake pan. Use a sharp knife to cut into wedges. I made eight large trees, but you can cut smaller wedges to get more trees.
Push a lollipop stick into the bottom of each wedge and set aside.
Whisk together the glaze ingredients. Transfer the glaze to a small resealable sandwich bag. Cut a small tip from one lower corner and use the bag to gently squeeze out the glaze creating a garland-like pattern onto each wedge.
Before the glaze hardens, affix a star-shaped candy tree topper and mini M&Ms on the body of the trees. Sprinkle over the sanding sugar.
Allow glaze to firm and harden before packaging for gift giving.

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