Fruit Flavored Snack Christmas Tree Recipes

FRUIT FLAVORED SNACK CHRISTMAS TREE

Steps:

• Unroll Fruit by the Foot fruit flavored snack rolls; remove paper. Using kitchen scissors, cut 6 pieces of fruit flavored snack into the following lengths: one 15-inch piece, one 12-inch piece, one 9-inch piece, two 6-inch pieces and one 4-inch piece.
• Spread frosting on outside of cone. Place on flat plate, pointed end up.
• Ruffle 15-inch Fruit by the Foot fruit flavored snack by gathering on long side so it will easily wrap around base of cone. Starting at bottom of cone, wrap gathered piece around base, pressing so it sticks. Ruffle 12-inch piece so it will wrap around cone above first piece. Press on cone above first piece. Repeat ruffling and attaching with remaining fruit flavored snack pieces.
• Use small star canapé cutter to cut star from remaining fruit flavored snack. Use small amount of frosting to attach star to top of tree.

CHEESE AND CRACKERS CHRISTMAS TREE

Steps:

• Put the cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, lemon zest, shredded Cheddar and 1 teaspoon salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix until thoroughly combined, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula as needed.
• Mound about 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture on a serving plate and insert the pretzel rod vertically (the pretzel will help to hold up the structure). Add more of the cheese mixture, forming it around the pretzel rod and into a cone shape about 6 inches wide and 10 inches tall.
• Press the chopped parsley into the surface of the cheese tree to make it green, making sure to cover all the white areas. Chill in the refrigerator until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Insert the pretzel sticks, mini butter crackers and almonds all over the tree, angled downward to create "branches". Take care to alternate the ingredients to add variety and depth. As you decorate the top, break the pretzel sticks in half so they are proportional to the size of the tree. Top the tree with one sliced almond for the "star". Tuck the pomegranate seeds in between the branches for festive "lights". Dust the edges with more finely chopped fresh parsley and grated Parmesan "snow". Serve with crackers on the side.

HALLOWEEN FRUIT SNACKS

Steps:

• Arrange apricots and peaches on a platter. Skewer a few grapes on a toothpick vertically and the last one horizontally (for the head).
• Mix confectioners' sugar with water to make a thin, slightly sticky icing. Use icing to glue 2 candy eyeballs on each piece of fruit and on the horizontal "head" of the grape caterpillar.

CHRISTMAS TREE FRUIT PLATTER

Steps:

• Create an outline of a tree shape using the grapes on a cutting board or serving platter. Begin at the top point of the tree and fan the grapes out into a triangular pattern. Create 3 triangular sections, each slightly larger than the last. Fill in each section with kiwi slices.
• Arrange sliced strawberries across the tree shape to create a garland effect. Add pomegranate seeds randomly all over the arranged fruit to look like ornaments.
• Place pineapple slices onto a cutting board. Use small cookie cutters to cut out a star shape and some several small ornament shapes. Place the star at the top of the tree shape, and decorate the rest of the tree with the pineapple ornaments.
• Arrange dates at the bottom of the tree to look like a trunk. Serve immediately, or keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

CHEERIOS® CHRISTMAS TREES

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
• Pour the cereal into a 4-quart bowl. Set the bowl aside.
• Place the butter and marshmallows in a 3-quart saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Stir in the food color until the mixture is evenly colored. Pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir until the cereal is evenly coated.
• Lightly spray your hands with cooking spray. For each tree, shape about 1/4 cup of the cereal mixture into a Christmas tree shape on the cookie sheet.
• Press the candies into the trees to decorate. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store the trees in a loosely covered container.