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Christmas Cornflake wreaths are a fun, whimsical treat that symbolizes infinite love during the holiday season. Crunchy cornflakes, bright green food coloring, and a sweet, gooey glaze combine to make the cutest Christmas wreath treats.
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Family Friendly: Your kids will absolutely love making these wreaths this season. They are such a Christmas classic that you will make them with your family again and again!
- Festive: Nothing says the holidays like being in the kitchen with your family. For more holiday recipe ideas, try my Perfect Gingerbread Cookies, Peanut Butter Pinwheel Candy, or these Microwave Caramels.
- Easy to Make: These cornflake Christmas wreath cookies come together quickly and easily and won’t break the bank.
Ingredients for Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
The simple ingredients in these wreaths always impress me, yet they look stunning and delicious. Your kids will love helping you make these adorable wreaths. Scroll to the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
- Salted Butter: Adds a rich butter flavor.
- Mini Marshmallows: Provide the sweet, sticky texture that holds everything together.
- Green Food Coloring: Gives the wreaths that perfect Christmas green color.
- Cornflake Cereal: You can use any cereal you like, but the cornflakes look the most like real Christmas greenery.
- Cinnamon Imperials or Red Hots: Add the perfect vibrant red color and delicious flavor.
How to Make Cornflake Christmas Wreaths
These wreaths mean more than cornflakes and bits of candy. They show the Christmas spirit and the infinite love that continues throughout the month of December.
- Prep: Measure the cornflakes into a large bowl and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside until needed. Then melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir: Add the marshmallows, stir, and cook until completely melted.
- Combine: Add the green food coloring and mix until fully combined.
- Mix: Add the marshmallow mixture to the cornflake mixture and mix until evenly coated. This may take a few minutes.
- Shape: Drop large spoonfuls of the Cornflakes onto the prepared pans. Butter or lightly grease your hands and use your fingers to shape each spoonful into a wreath.
- Candies: While the wreaths are still warm, move quickly to add a few red candies as holly berries. Let the wreaths cool completely before serving.
Christmas Wreath Tips and Variations
These Christmas cornflake wreaths are perfect to make with the kids. Have fun and get creative with your wreaths. Or make something completely unique. Here are some ideas to get you started.
- Microwave: You can microwave your marshmallow and butter mixture to save time. Add your marshmallows and slices of butter to a large microwave safe bowl. Heat in 30 second intervals and stir between each interval until melted and runny.
- Food Coloring: You can use any green food coloring. My favorite is a nice leaf green for most of it, with a handful of drops of bright neon green.
- Cereal: You can make these wreaths with all kinds of cereal! Try using Rice Krispies, Apple Jacks, Chex, or Cheerios.
- Be Quick: When adding the red candies it best’s to do it pretty quickly after forming the wreaths. Thoroughly wash your hands before placing them. If your hands are still greased, the candies will become greasy, and won’t want to stick to the marshmallow.
- Different Shapes: Instead of Christmas cornflake wreaths, you can form these into any shape. Try balls of “mistletoe” and then place candies around it as little clusters of holly berries.
- Bows: Use Twizzlers Pull’N’Peel to make little red bows for your wreaths!
- Neighbor Gifts: If you want to give these as neighbors gifts, I recommend cutting squares of parchment for each wreath. Once they have cooled, keep them on the parchment and cover them with plastic wrap or press-and-seal wrap.
How to Store Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
- Room Temperature: Store in an airtight container or cover tightly with plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 7 days.
- Freeze: You can freeze these wreaths for up to 3 months. I recommend placing parchment paper between each wreath to make sure they don’t stick to each other. Thaw at room temperature for a couple of hours before serving.
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Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
Christmas Cornflake wreaths are a fun, whimsical treat that symbolizes infinite love during the holiday season. Crunchy cornflakes, bright green food coloring, and a sweet marshmallow glaze combine to make the cutest Christmas wreath treats.
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter
- 6 cups mini marshmallows or 1 (10-ounce) bag)
- 1 teaspoon green food coloring
- 6 cups Cornflake cereal
- 1 handful of cinnamon imperials or cinnamon candies.
Instructions
- Measure the cornflakes into a large bowl and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside until needed.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the marshmallows and cook until completely melted. Add the green food coloring and mix until fully combined.
- Add the marshmallows to the cornflakes and mix until evenly coated. This may take a few minutes, but it’s enough marshmallows!
- Drop large spoonfuls of the Cornflakes onto the prepared pans. Butter or lightly grease your hands and use your fingers to shape each spoonful into a wreath.
- While the wreaths are still warm, move quickly to add a few cinnamon candies as holly berries. Let the wreaths cool completely before serving.
Notes
Originally Posted December 15, 2018
Updated November 28, 2024
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 183mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 486IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These don’t set up very well. Any idea why?
I have been making these cookies since my kids were young, they are now in their 40’s. But now I make them for my grandkids….
Hi there! Can these cookie wreaths be frozen for a few weeks before Christmas?
Hi Betty! Yes, I think their flavor and texture would hold up well!
These are so good! I don’t know why I don’t make them more often throughout the year! They are fun to make with kids too!