These are pretty and fun for kids to make as well as grownups,taste good too.
2 bags M&M’S Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
1 bag marshmallows
3 crisp rice cereal
1 1/2 tablespoons margarine
1 tub ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
A few drops green food coloring
1 red satin bow
Melt margarine in a saucepan over low heat. Add 5-oz. of marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and tint with food coloring. Mix in crisp rice cereal. Coat your hands with margarine and form mixture into a ring on wax paper. (Ring should be about 7 inches in diameter.) Stir a few drops of food coloring in the frosting until blended thoroughly. Reserve 1/4 cup and set aside. Using a butter knife or spatula, spread a thin layer of frosting over the entire ring. Place green M&M’S all over the ring. For any open spots, dab some of the vanilla frosting on the back of the green M&M’S and place where needed. Dab frosting on the red M&M’S, and place 3 candies in a cluster to create berries.Dab frosting on the back of the bow, and place on wreath. Slice to serve


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