Hosting or attending any Christmas or holiday parties this year? Looking for an easy-to-make treat to serve to your party guests? This recipe would be perfect! I plan on making them next week for my daughter’s scouting holiday party. I think the girls are going to love them!
This guest-post recipe is courtesy of Popcorn.org. You can visit their website to find additional fun recipes for the holiday season! This one will make approximately 10 festive holiday trees.
Festive Popcorn Trees Recipe
10 cups air-popped popcorn
1 10-ounce bag miniature marshmallows
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Decorating sugar (green, blue)*
1 tube of white frosting (with decorating tip)
Assorted small colorful candies, such as sprinkles, etc.
Place popcorn in large bowl.
Place marshmallows and butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract. Pour mixture over popcorn in bowl. Toss well to coat popcorn evenly.
Line a baking sheet with foil. Spray hands with nonstick cooking spray, then scoop up about 1 cup of popcorn mixture. Shape mixture into a cone shape, keeping the base flat. This forms the tree.
Sprinkle tree with decorating sugar; place tree on baking sheet. Continue to make the rest of the trees. Pipe frosting on trees to make a garland, then decorate them with colorful candies.
Decorating Suggestion: Place each tree on a sugar cookie and decorate your serving tray with shredded coconut to resemble snow.
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I think my grandsons would love to try to make these popcorn trees. They would have a lot of fun doing it.
They look so cute. It looks like a fun activity for the kids.
Those are very festive. Would be fun to make and serve.
What a clever idea! This popcorn trees would be perfect for holiday entertaining–first they’d be decorations, then the guests could eat them. Although I would hope the guests wouldn’t, so there’d be more for me. LOL! Anyway, thanks for sharing this recipe.
This would be a lot of fun for kids. They could make and decorate the trees with just a little help with the cooking.
This is one I can’t wait to make. It is a keeper that I would enjoy doing year after year with my grandkids.
So cute sharing this with my niece who has a 3 yr old little girl that loves to help mommie in the kitchen. She would really enjoy this
This is so good. The girls will love making them….and then eating them. Thank you for a great idea to keep them busy with me.
These are so cute! How much fun would these be to serve at a Christmas party or even a New Years party?