One of my very first posts was Peanut Butter Caramel Chewy Easter Egg Nests, where I took a basic 4-ingredient recipe and shaped it into a cute holiday treat.
At the time, I said I would be introducing Christmas wreaths in a few months.
My, how time has flown!
When I started the Jazzy Gourmet gift basket business a few years ago, Peanut Butter Caramel Chewies became my most popular item, regardless of its shape or size. There’s something about the crunchy Special K cereal, drenched in a peanut butter caramel that makes these puppies SO gosh darned addictive!
And the melted chocolate (or candy melts) really makes all the difference in sprucing up the wreaths. I like to pour the melted chocolate into plastic bottles, so that I can control it better than just drizzling it off of a spoon. I start by zigzagging the white chocolate back and forth. Then I turn the wreaths and drizzle the green from the opposite direction. Last, I dot 3-4 red plops on top for a berry look. It couldn’t be simpler!
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1½ cups creamy peanut butter
- 6 cups Special K cereal
- melted red, green and white chocolate or candy melts for decorating (1-2 ounces for each color)
- Heat sugar and corn syrup in a large pan on medium high heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture comes to a rolling boil. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter. Add cereal and mix until well coated. Drop by large blobs onto wax paper and shape into wreaths. Let cool on the wax paper for about a ½ hour until wreaths are firm. Decorate with melted colored chocolate or candy melts.
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Pinned – this is so cute 😉 Found you at Foodie Friends Friday!
O wow! These look absolutely scrumptious! Would love if you’d join our Countdown to Christmas link party! Hope to see you there! Have a great week! 🙂
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I put the wrong link for our link party. Sorry! Here is the right one! 🙂
http://dixie-n-dottie.blogspot.com/2012_12_04_archive.html
Thanks for much for the invite! I just linked up.
These look so yummy and festive!
These look delicious, Sherry! Thanks for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday!
OH HOW I WOULD ENJOY ONE OF THESE! I make a similar recipe using rice chex cereal – TO.DIE.FOR! Thanks for sharing at Weekend Potluck!
I love making these! But I’ve never thought to make them in to wreaths! So cute!
These look so good. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Blog Hop and would love to have you share this with everyone. It runs from Wednesday through midnight Sunday. Here is the link to the party.
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/12/fabric-covered-can-pen-and-pencil.html
Debi @ Adorned From Above
These look fun and yummy! Perfect for the kiddies. Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week & come back soon.
Oh, these look sooo delicious!
Hi Sherry, I am one of the host of Foodie Friends Friday and a contributor to our e-magazine the Daily Dish (http://www.foodiefriendsfridaydailydish.com/). I was wondering if I could use your recipe and picture in an article that I am writing about making candies for Christmas. I would link back the recipe to you. Thanks you Marlys (my email address thisandthatblog@yahoo.com)
Sure Marlys, sounds like fun!
Hi Sherry!
I love this recipe. It would be a fantastic guest post for my blog. I have a Countdown to Christmas recipe series. My fans and followers would love this. Would you be interested in doing a guest post?
Hi Marsha– Sure, I would definitely be interested!
These look seriously yummy!!! Would love it if you would link this up to the Winter Wonders & Holiday Happenings party that I’m co-hosting right now at http://www.thriftyrebel.com/2012/12/winter-wonders-holiday-happenings-link.html
Hope to see you there! Have a fabulously festive week!
Tuula 🙂
Hi Tuula, I just linked up. Thanks for the invite!
This looks so tasty! Yummers☺ You make Whimsy Wednesday look so good!
Thanks for joining us,
Kelly at Smart! School {House}
http://www.smartschoolhouse.com
So yummy & festive!
I love these cookies, so pretty and yummy.
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Wanda Ann
Sherry, These peanut butter caramel wreaths looks so delicious! We are the biggest peanut butter fans! Thanks so much for linking up to our Strut Your Stuff Saturday to share these! We are soooo glad that you came! Thanks so much! -The Six Sisters
Not only do these look delicious, they are so pretty, too! I want to make these. Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent each week. 🙂
These are such pretty holiday treats and sound yummy too! I make a similar recipe with corn flakes, but mine aren’t nearly so cute!
Wow, Sherry, these wreaths a huge! I love the peanut butter and caramel combo. So glad you shared them with us over at Wicked Good Wednesdays! Can’t wait to see what you have for us next week!
This would be such a great addition to a cookie tray! Thank you for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends this week 🙂
These look wonderful Sherry! Thanks for bringing them to Tuesday’s Table – hope you come back next week!
Cute and yummy! Thanks for sharing at Sweet Saturday last week 🙂
Thank you for linking up to the blog hop Adorned From Above. We are co-hosting and appreciate you joining the party! Have a great day!
Host: Debi @ adornedfromabove.com
Co-Host: Joye & Myrna @ thebusybhive.blogspot.com
Co-Host: Linda @ withablast.com
Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great day and come back real soon!
Miz Helen
Beautiful and delicious looking, I love them!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – Hope to see you there again this week 🙂
Love this recipe! So much so, that it is the feature recipe for Wonderful Food Wednesday this week. Looking forward to seeing what you link up next!
Kerrie
http://www.familyfoodandtravel.com
Thank you so much for featuring my recipe Kerrie, and thanks for hosting every week. Merry Christmas!
Oh my goodness! My mouth is watering; these looks scrumptious!
Thanks for linking up with the Winter Wonders & Holiday Happenings!
Darby @ lifewiththehawleys.blogspot.com
yum! These look great! Thanks for Linking up to Tasteful Tuesdays. Just stopped by to let you know that this is being featured in my Christmas roundup…Its a big party, so make sure to stop by tomorrow morning when the link goes live!
http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2012/12/25-amazing-things-to-make-eat-bake.html
That is so nice of you–thanks bunches and Merry Christmas!
I’ve seen these on Pinterest before; they’re so cute and festive! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!
Thanks Ericka. They are SO easy to make, and kind of addictive too!