Cute holiday foods are fun to make and even more fun to eat. If you are wanting more to bake, check out these Oatmeal Cranberry Walnut Cookies, they are perfectly chewy from the molasses and brown sugar. Or these no bake Coconut Macaroons, they only need 3 ingredients!
Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
Begin to get in the Christmas spirit with these festive little wreaths. With their gorgeous green cornflake foliage and cute little cinnamon holly berries, these are the ideal sweets to add to your dessert table. They will add that splash of green and red you’ve been looking for.
And they are so simple to make you just melt together butter with marshmallows into a gooey mess. Mix in crunchy cornflake cereal and dye it green and form wreaths. For the final touch, stick on a few red hots to each wreath.
PRO TIP: You will want to enlist help when you are ready to form the wreaths. It is helpful if you have one person scoop the mixture onto the cookie sheet and someone else form the wreaths and to add on the cinnamon candies. They will stick better when they get put on quickly (also, adding the candies is a great job for kids).
Why You’ll love this Recipe
- No Baking: With all of the other baking and cooking you will be doing for the holidays, no bake recipes are very welcome.
- Kid-friendly: This is a great and fun (and messy) recipe to make with kids.
- Easy Recipe: Simple recipes are a must during this time. These wreaths only take about 20 minutes in total.
Ingredients for Cornflake Wreaths
With just a couple pantry staples, you can quickly make these delicious cornflake wreaths for the holidays. Check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full amounts.
- Butter: I use unsalted butter.
- Marshmallow: This binds the cornflakes together. You can use either large marshmallows or mini marshmallows. Mini marshmallows melt a little faster than the large ones so it is what I normally use.
- Vanilla Extract: Adds a hint of vanilla flavor. I like to use real vanilla extract over imitation vanilla flavor.
- Green Food Coloring: This gives the wreaths their pretty green color.
- Cornflakes: Use your favorite brand.
- Red Cinnamon Imperials: These cinnamon flavored candies are also known as red hots. They can be found in the baking aisle of the grocery store.
How to Make Cornflake Wreaths
Here are the basic instructions to make Christmas cornflake wreaths. Check out the recipe card at the bottom of this blog post with full ingredients and instructions to make it.
Cooking Tips and Tricks
- Have a small bowl of water nearby to dip your hands in before forming each wreath, this is a lifesaver. Then just dry your hands before adding the cinnamon candies.
- Try to work with some speed, the marshmallow coated cornflakes set up quickly. It helps to have a second set of hands helping out.
- Put the pot of the cornflake mixture over hot water to try to keep it hot.
Recipe Variations
- Change the holly berries: If you don’t like cinnamon candies, you can switch them out for red sanding sugar, red skittles, red m&m’s, cinnamon jelly beans, or any small red candy.
- Just add chocolate: Add a drizzle of white or milk chocolate for a pretty (and delicious) touch. Add a sprinkle of powdered sugar or coconut to look like snow.
- Different shapes: Make tiny wreaths as a mini treat. Just use a smaller amount of cornflake marshmallow mixture and shape into smaller rings. If forming the ring is too difficult, just make a bush / mound shape instead. Or just make a giant wreath and cut off pieces.
- Cute Easter treat: Use colorful jelly beans instead of red hots for a cute Easter option.
- Flavor: Add 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use a different cereal than corn flakes? I think that cornflakes provide the best structure for these wreaths, but you could try using rice krispies.
Can I leave out the food coloring? Definitely! If you don’t like food dye, you can switch it out for a more natural alternative like matcha powder. Or just leave them cornflake colored.
Can these wreaths be made in advance? Yes, these wreaths can be made up to a week in advance as long as they are stored in an airtight container.
How to Store & Reheat
How to store it? Once the wreaths have fully cooled, store them in an airtight container for up to 7 days at room temperature.
More holiday favorites!
- Snowball Kiss Cookies
- Coconut Macaroons with Condensed Milk
- Oatmeal Cranberry Walnut Cookies
- Cranberry Lemon Bars
- Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies
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Cornflake Wreaths
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
- 10 ounce bag miniature marshmallows, about 6 cups
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 1/2 cups cornflakes, lightly crushed
- 1 teaspoon green food coloring
- 2.25 ounce red hot candies, aka cinnamon imperials, add desired amount to wreaths
- small bowl of water
Instructions
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
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Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. When the butter is melted, turn up the heat a little and add in the marshmallows, stir continuously until completely melted and mixed together. Turn heat all the way to low.
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Stir in the vanilla extract.
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Pour in the cornflakes and the green food coloring. Gently fold in with the marshmallow mixture.
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Have a small bowl of water nearby to dip your hands in before forming the wreaths. This will drastically help to keep the mixture from sticking to your hands.
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Working quickly, use a large spoon to scoop a mound of the marshmallow onto the prepared baking pan. Shape the mound into a ring. Immediately after forming the wreath dry water off your hands with a paper towel and add on the amount of cinnamon candies you desire. Then repeat. It helps if you have one person scoop the mixture and one person forming the wreaths and adding the candies. If you have help, the mixture can be kept over the lowest heat setting but it has to be continuously stirred to keep from burning. If you are working alone, put the mixture in a bowl and put that into a pot of very hot water to keep it soft.
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Let the wreaths sit for at least 30 minutes before enjoying. They will get harder as they set.
Recipe Notes
- Have a small bowl of water nearby to dip your hands in before forming each wreath, this is a lifesaver. Then just dry your hands before adding the cinnamon candies.
- Try to work with some speed, the marshmallow coated cornflakes set up quickly. It helps to have a second set of hands helping out.
- Put the pot of the cornflake mixture over hot water to try to keep it hot.
- Store the wreaths at room temperature layered with parchment paper to prevent sticking for up to 7 days.
* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
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