Menu: Hot chocolate and Cheerio Christmas Trees
Tonight our family will get our Christmas tree together so what better way to end our evening than to have a Family Movie Night starring Charlie Brown, Lucy and the gang. Our boys just love Charlie Brown and I have recently coerced them into not watching It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown every other day. So, I believe it's time for a holiday shift starring our favorite blockhead and Joe Cool.
So that Charlie is not the only one with his infamously, eh, interesting "Charlie Brown tree," we opted to make 8 of them ourselves this morning to enjoy as our special treat. So, ta-da, eight little Charlie Brown Christmas trees, made with Cheerios, marshmallows and lots of love. We had loads of fun with the green food coloring and we had to do a little reshaping of our trees everytime a candy ornament was placed on one of them (with a little too much pressure), but they survived and are now all decked out for the big occasion tonight.To make these yourself:
3 cups Cheerios
3T. butter
Approximately 2.5 cups of large or mini marshmallows
Green food coloring
Assorted small candies
Over low heat, melt the butter and marshmallows until creamy and completely smooth. Place the Cheerios into a large bowl. Pour the melted marshmallow mixture over the Cheerios and stir. Add green food coloring to your liking. Spray hands with PAM and gently shape approximately 1/4 cup of the mixture into a Christmas tree shape and place on waxed paper. Decorate with candies by pressing into the trees gently. Enjoy!
We really enjoy Rice Krispie treats in our house but ever since receiving the Cheerios cookbook, we have often opted towards using Cheerios in lieu of the Krispies. You can basically use them interchangeably. I would highly recommend the Cheerios cookbook for any family with young children. It has easy recipes that the kids can help prepare and some cute craft ideas, too. A really cute birthday or new baby gift, especially if coupled with the Cheerios play books. All are available at Amazon and links are below.
Good grief, Snoopy, that was easy enough, now wasn't it? Here's to a happy and healthy Christmas season to you and your family. May you and your family have as much fun watching Charlie Brown as I know we always do every year. And as Linus likes to remind us in the Christmas pagent at the end of the movie,
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill towards men.'"
"......That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."
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