Cornflake wreaths are an easy holiday treat that is fun to make as a family. They are the perfect treat for a Christmas party or for adding to a cookie plate for neighbors. You won’t regret trying these delicious Marshmallow Cornflake cookies!
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Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
How to make Cornflake Wreaths:
Ingredients:
- Cornflakes cereal (plain, NOT frosted)
- Butter
- Marshmallows
- Green food coloring
- Cinnamon candies (optional)
- Sixlets (optional)
- Pull-and-Peel Licorice, tied into bows (optional)
Instructions:
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Once melted, add the marshmallows and stir continuously until completely melted.
- Stir in food coloring.
- Measure corn flakes into a large bowl. Pour melted marshmallows into the large bowl with the corn flakes. Stir until well coated.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper on your kitchen counter. Dollop spoonfuls of the cornflake mixture onto the parchment paper.

- Grease your (clean) hands with butter or cooking spray. Use your fingers to shape each spoonful into an individual wreath.
- Top each wreath with licorice bows, Sixlets or red cinnamon candies.


Come stop by my blog, Tastes Better From Scratch, for some more fun holiday treat ideas like Peppermint Candy Cane Brownies, or Cupcake Ornaments!
Happy Holidays! If you make these, we’d love it if you could leave a comment and review!

Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
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Equipment
- Wax Paper
- Cooking Spray
- Large bowl
- Large Saucepan
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 4 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 tsp green food coloring
- 6 cups corn flakes
- red cinnamon candies optional
- red pull-n-peel licorice optional
- sixlets optional
Instructions
- Measure cornflakes into a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Once melted, add the marshmallows and stir continuously until completely melted.
- Stir in food coloring.
- Pour melted marshmallows into the large bowl with the corn flakes. Stir until well coated.
- Lay out a piece of parchment paper on your kitchen counter. Dollop spoonfuls of the cornflake mixture onto the parchment paper.
- Grease your (clean) hands with butter or cooking spray. Use your fingers to shape each spoonful into an individual wreath. Top each wreath with cinnamon candies, red licorice tied into bows, or sixlets.
- Allow Cornflake Wreaths to set for 20-30 minutes before removing from parchment paper.
Notes
Nutrition
This post was originally published in December 2013 and has been updated with new photos, a video, and more detailed information.

As with all marshmallow recipes, you can always add more if you don’t think it covers enough or add less cereal. Love this recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Eva! Merry Christmas!
Not nearly enough marshmallow to cover cornflakes. Had to make 3 batches of marshmallow mixture to make them look green.
I’m sorry that didn’t work for you! We have always had success with this recipe.
My recipe didn’t have enough marshmallows to coat all the cornflakes. It is a cute idea, but think rice crispies are better for this kind of project. Fun to try though!
This was fun to do with my grandkids. They loved getting their fingers in it and making wreaths. They didn’t always look like a wreath, but they loved making them almost as much as they liked eating them!
I made these and used a silicon donut mold that I have and they came out perfectly round,I couldn’t find the round red candies so I used hot tamales and cut them in half and just used the round part for the berries. I also put some red and green sprinkles to make them a little more festive, they came out great and my grandchildren loved them.
Thanks for the recipe.
How would I store these, I imagine can not be frozen?
I like to put them in a large airtight container and use wax paper in between layers if you want to put them on top of each other! They are sticky but they keep well for a few days that way.