• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Scouter Mom

A resource Scouts and Scouting

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on InstagramFollow Us on RSSFollow Us on E-mail
  • Home
  • Cub Scouts
    • Bobcat
    • Lions
    • Tigers
    • Wolves
    • Bears
    • Webelos and Arrow of Light
    • Other Cub Scout Awards
    • Cub Scout Pack Committee
  • Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts)
    • Scout Rank
    • Tenderfoot
    • Second Class
    • First Class
    • Star
    • Life
    • Eagle Scout
    • Eagle Palms
    • Merit Badges
    • Scouts BSA Nova Awards
    • Other Scouts BSA Awards
    • Youth Leadership
    • Troop Committee
  • Venturers
    • Venturing Award
    • Discovery Award
    • Pathfinder Award
    • Summit Award
    • Venturing Ranger Award
    • Quest Award
    • TRUST Award
    • Venturing Nova Awards
    • Other Venturing Awards
  • Ideas
    • Ceremonies
    • Crafts
    • Games
    • Gathering Activities
    • Team Building Activities
    • Cheers, Run Ons, and Audience Participation
    • Prayers and Graces
    • Projects and Tools
    • Scoutmaster and Cubmaster Minutes
    • Recipes
    • Songs
    • Skits
    • Puzzles and Printables
    • Stories
    • Magic Tricks and Stunts
    • Humor
  • Program Themes
    • Cub Scout Themes
    • Scouts BSA (Boy Scout) Themes
    • Program Ideas by Holidays both Serious and Silly
  • About
    • Contact Scouter Mom
    • Gifts for Scouts and Scouters
    • Questions and Answers from Scouters

Rice Crispy Treat Trees Recipe

January 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

If you are doing something related to forestry, you can make these tree shaped snacks to go with the theme. Or make them for something related to family trees.

The “leaves” for these trees are pretty sticky when you work with them. They have extra marshmallow coating to make them green enough.

I did these a few years back for one of my dens. We did them with a family tree activity. We only used the banana shaped candies, because our families were “bananas”! 🙂

Rice Crispy Treat Trees

Ingredients

  • 2 bags mini marshmallows
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 6 cups crisp rice cereal
  • green food coloring
  • 2 1/2 cups corn flakes
  • Runts Fruit Candy
  • cooking spray

Directions

  1. Spray a 13×9 inch pan with cooking spray.
  2. For the “tree trunks”, melt 1 bag of marshmallows and 3 tbsp butter in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, stirring every minute or so.
  3. Stir in the crisp rice cereal.
  4. Press the mixture into the pan and let cool.
  5. Prepare two cookie sheets, by lining with wax paper or parchment paper, and spraying with cooking spray
  6. For the “leaves”, melt the second bag of marshmallows and 3 tbsp butter in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, stirring every minute or so.
  7. Add 15-20 drops of food coloring.
  8. Stir in corn flakes until thoroughly coated.
  9. Cut the pan of “trunks” into rectangular tree trunk shapes and spread them out on the trays. (You might not need all of the material.)
  10. Spray your hands with cooking spray or give them generous coat of butter.
  11. Spoon out some of the “leaves” at the top of a trunk and press into a round “tree canopy”.
  12. Press some candies in right away.
  13. Repeat with remaining “trees”.

If the corn flake mixture becomes to stiff to work with, microwave it for about 20 seconds

Filed Under: Program IdeasTagged: Cubs in the Kitchen, Recipes



Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Footer

Categories

Tags

Camp Cooking Ceremonies Cheers and Audience Participation Cooking on a Stick Crafts Cubs in the Kitchen Dutch Oven Cooking Events featured Foil Pack Cooking Games Gathering Activities Humor Ideas Inspiration (Minutes) Prayers and Graces Projects Puzzles Questions Recipes Skits Songs Stories Team Building Trail Food Tricks and Stunts

Mosquito Netting for Summer Camp

How do Scouts and Scouters survive buggy nights in open-air platform tents? The A-frame canvas tents have been used by generations of Scouts but are open to bugs and lots of other critters.
Learn more.

Reliable Web Hosting




This site is not sponsored or endorsed by the Boy Scouts of America. All opinions expressed belong to Scouter Mom and her readers.

© A2ZWare LLC and Scouter Mom, 2021 . Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the site author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Scouter Mom with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Scouter Mom is a participant in affiliate programs and generates revenue by advertising and linking to Amazon and other affiliate sites. Your purchase of items through this website helps pay the bills to keep this site running. Thank you!