Cherry Marshmallow Christmas Squares Recipes

CHERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together 1 1/4 cup flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Rub in 1/2 cup butter using your hands or a pastry blender. Press into an ungreased 9 inch square pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned at the edges. Set aside. In a medium bowl, beat eggs until light. Mix together the brown sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the eggs. Mix in the coconut, nuts, and cherries; spread the batter evenly over the baked crust.
• Return to the oven, and bake for 25 minutes, or until brown. Set aside to cool. In a small bowl, mix the confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla, and water until smooth. Add more liquid if necessary to make a more spreadable mixture. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.

MARSHMALLOW CHRISTMAS SQUARES - NO BAKE

Steps:

• 1. Directions: -Using your favorite brownie pan, pre-spray pan, set aside. -In a large bowl add all your ingredients except for the sweetened milk. -Toss and mix so all the cherries and marshmallows have been distributed evenly. -Let's add in that amazing milk. Mix thoroughly so all the ingredients are coated with the milk. -Take your coconut and divide in half. Place half the coconut on the bottom only of your pan. Add marshmallow mixture on top of the shredded coconut. Now sprinkle the remaining shredded coconut over the top. Press the marshmallow mixture evenly and firmly. By pressing your actually adhering the shredded coconut onto the marshmallow cherry mixture. -That is is, no I'm not joking, seriously!! How easy was that right? Plus it tastes absolutely "outta this world"!! -Place in refrigerator and let set for 24 hours. That my friend's is the hardest part... -After 24 hours cut into squares.

CHERRY MASH BARS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter or margarine, salt and half and half in saucepan. Boil on high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in marshmallows and cherry chips.
• Spread in 8 or 9" square pan which has been lined with parchment or wax paper.
• Melt chocolate with peanut butter in a small pan over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over cherry layer.
• Let set in refrigerator. Cut into 1" squares with warm sharp knife (hold under hot water and then dry before cutting).

CHERRY MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Generously butter the bottom and sides of an 11x7-inch glass baking dish and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon powdered sugar.
• Add 1/2 cup cold water to the bowl of a stand mixer and add unflavored gelatin. Set aside to soften.
• Combine remaining 1/2 cup water, sugar, corn syrup, cherry gelatin, and almond extract in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until sugar and gelatin are dissolved. Heat the mixture to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer immersed in the mixture reads 240 degrees F (115 degrees C), about 30 minutes. Watch carefully that syrup doesn't boil over; reduce heat if necessary.
• Slowly pour syrup into the softened gelatin in the stand mixer bowl. Beat on low speed, then increase to medium-high and beat until marshmallow mixture has tripled in size. Pour into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top using a rubber spatula. Set marshmallow mixture aside and let stand, uncovered, 8 hours to overnight.
• Dust a large cutting board with about 1 tablespoon powdered sugar. Loosen sides of marshmallow mixture from the baking dish, lift out onto the cutting board, and rub additional powdered sugar on top. Spray a sharp knife with cooking spray and cut marshmallows into 1-inch squares, 11 rows by 7 rows.
• Toss marshmallows in a large bowl with remaining confectioners' sugar. Shake off excess sugar and transfer marshmallows to an airtight container.

CHERRY MARSHMALLOW CHRISTMAS SQUARES

Steps:

• Coarsely chop graham crackers. In a large bowl, combine marshmallows, and red and green cherries; stir in chopped graham crackers. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix by hand until thoroughly combined.
• Grease a glass 8x8-inch baking dish; sprinkle bottom with 1/4 cup coconut. Spread graham cracker mixture evenly in baking dish and top with remaining coconut. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• NOTE: Don't use graham cracker crumbs, they don't work, the recipe needs the coarsely chopped crackers.

CHERRY MARSHMALLOW CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium mixing bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and nuts together. Add melted butter and stir or mix until light and crumbly.
• Set aside 1 1/2 cup for topping. Press the remainder into a 8x11 or a comparable size pan. Bake for 12 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Chop marachino cherries into small pieces and set aside.
• Add the milk and soften the marshmallow cream in the microwave or if you are using marshmallows melt them with the milk. Beat the cream cheese and add the marshmallow mixture. Fold in the cherries and juice and Cool Whip after the mixture has cooled a little.
• Pour into the crust and sprinkle the remaining nutty crust mixture on top of the filling. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.