Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats
These Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats are easy, gluten free, dye free Rice Krispies!
These are so fun and easy to whip up last minute! I used my homemade marshmallows here to keep it 100% refined sugar free, but feel free to use any! Whole Foods has a dye free marshmallow, too!
I used Color Kitchen Foods artificial dye-free colorant for the green trees!
Why You’ll Love These Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats
- They’re a fun treat to make with the kiddos
- They’re gluten free and made without artificial dyes
- They’re a hit with the kids and adults alike
- The ingredients are more wholesome than traditional rice krispie treats
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Butter, Unsalted, Or vegan butter
- 2 cups Protein Marshmallows or marshmallows of choice
- 2 1/2 cups Brown Rice Crisps
- 1 sachet artificial dye-free Green Food Color – Color Kitchen Foods
- 8 whole Mini Peanut Butter Cups – Unreal brand or Justins
- 1/4 cup Dark Chocolate Peanut Gems – Unreal
Process
- Combine butter & marshmallows on stove top until melted
- Add in artificial due free green colorant
- Then add in cereal and combine until all are coated
- Wet hands then roll chunks of the mixture into a tree / cone shape
- Use a bit of white icing to secure your pb cup to the bottom as the tree stand
- Pipe icing as strings across the trees, then place chocolate gems as your tree lights
- Enjoy!
Notes
I used a yumearth dye free chocolate gems (unreal and Lakanto also have artificial dye free chocolate gems) for the lights I used miss jones organic vanilla icing to attach the trunk and lights i used Justin’s organic dark chocolate peanut butter cups for the trunk
If you give these Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats a try I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! Or, tag me on social media so I can see your version!
Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Butter Unsalted, Or vegan butter
- 2 cups Protein Marshmallows
- 2 1/2 cups Brown Rice Crisps
- 1 sachet dye-free Green Food Color – Color Kitchen Foods
- 8 whole Mini Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Justins brand
- 1/4 cup Dark Chocolate Gems I used Unreal brand
Instructions
- Combine butter & marshmallows on stove top until melted
- Add in artificial due free green colorant
- Then add in cereal and combine until all are coated
- Wet hands then roll chunks of the mixture into a tree / cone shape
- Use a bit of white icing to secure your pb cup to the bottom as the tree stand
- Pipe icing as strings across the trees, then place chocolate gems as your tree lights
- Enjoy!