Welcome to Day 1 of
The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats!
Once again, this year, from December 1-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining!
The recipes I’m sharing are small batch (perfect for this year of smaller gatherings – each recipe makes 1-dozen) that are simple to prepare and that use everyday ingredients and equipment so hopefully you’ll be able to whip up any of these on a whim.
First up, an easy (and fun) one to make with the kids – Rice Krispie Squares, fancied up with a little food colouring and some Sweetapolita sprinkles (the BEST!). These are simple to make and only require a few pieces of equipment, yet visually they are bright and fun and eye-catching – everything we need for the grey days of (especially this) winter.
Rice Krispie Wreaths
Easy and fun for the holidays - Rice Krispie Wreaths
Ingredients
- 80g (2 cups) Rice Krispies (Rice Bubbles or Puffed Rice)
- 1/2 cup fancy sprinkles for mixing
- 100g (2 cups) mini marshmallows
- 2 tablespoons butter
- a touch of green fool colouring
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup fancy sprinkles for sprinkling
Instructions
- Mix the Rice Krispies and sprinkles together in a large bowl.
- Melt the marshmallows, butter and food colouring in a large pot over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Once the marshmallows are melted, work quickly to mix them into the Rice Krispies, if you're not fast enough it will be hard to mix the sprinkles evenly through.
- Use approximately 3 tablespoons of the Rice Krispie mixture and pat it down into empty muffin tins with your hands (lightly coating them with flavourless vegetable oil or butter can help you here!)
- Use the end of a wooden spoon to create a hole in the middle of each tin to form a wreath.
- Scatter a pinch more sprinkles on top of each "wreath", gently pressing down with your fingers.
- Continue until you have formed 12 wreaths.
- Allow to sit at room temperature to set a little bit before eating. Best enjoyed the day they are made, othewise store in an airtight container for 2 days.
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Stay tuned to see what tomorrow brings and in the meantime…
Check out the rest of the 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Rice Krispie Wreaths
Day 2: Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
Day 3: Peppermint Bark
Day 4: Orangettes
Day 5: Rocky Road Chocolate Crackle Slice
Day 6: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Day 7: Orange Pim’s
Day 8: Mendiants
Day 9: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies
Day 10: Apricot, Coconut and Cranberry “truffles”
Day 11: Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Brownies
Day 12: Peppermint Hot Chocolate
OR
Check out last year’s 12 Days of Holiday Cookies:
Day 1: Easy Three Ingredient Shortbread
Day 2: Jam Drops
Day 3: Chocolate Caramel Slice
Day 4: Melting Moments
Day 5: White Christmas
Day 6: Langues de Chat
Day 7: Chocolate Coconut Slice
Day 8: Cornflake Biscuits
Day 9: Rocky Road
Day 10: Honey Joys
Day 11: Rum Ball Truffles
Day 12: Giant Florentine Cookie (to share)
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