Heart Shaped Rice Krispie Treats
These heart-shaped rice Krispie treats are a fun and delicious way to celebrate Valentine’s Day or any other occasion you’d like to show some appreciation towards loved ones. Best of all, they’re ready in less than a half hour.
Servings: 18 -20 treats, depending on the size cookie cutter you use
Calories: 42kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ¼ cup ½ stick unsalted butter
- 1 bag about 40 regular size marshmallows
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 cups rice krispie cereal
Decorations
- 1 container 14 oz store bought white frosting
- Pink food coloring
- Red food coloring
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, melt butter.
- Add marshmallows and cook over medium-low heat until the marshmallow butter mixture completely melted, stirring often.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Add marshmallow mixture to cereal and stir until combined well.
- Spread evenly into a 10x15 rimmed baking sheet or rimmed cookie sheet.
- Let set at room temperature about 5 minutes. You want the mixture to be set but easy to cut.
- Cut with heart-shaped cookie cutters, and place on baking sheet.
- To decorate: Divide about half of the frosting into separate bowls.
- Melt in microwave for 15 seconds, stir until smooth.
- Color with food coloring.
- Transfer frosting to a squeeze bottle or piping bag, or dip hearts into bowls to coat the edges or fronts.
- Drizzle with frosting and immediately add sprinkles.
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Notes
- When spreading the rice krispie treats in the pan, you can use you a buttered spatula or a spatula sprayed with a little nonstick cooking spray.
- Frosting: using store bought frosting is best for this recipe because it melts easily, making it easy to drizzle but then it hardens.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 49mg | Sugar: 2g
