Simple little treat idea that could be used any time but would be especially fun for St. Patrick’s Day.
Let’s get started-
What you need:
Standard Rice Crispy Treat ingredients + food coloring
and a bunch of extra bowls 
6 c. rice crispy cereal
1 bag of marshmallows
4 Tbsp. or 1/2 c. butter
cooking spray
Make treats as you normally would-
in a large pot melt butter, then add the marshmallows.
Stir until marshmallows melt. Remove from heat.
At this point, using 4 bowls, divvy up the melted marshmallows.
Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl.
Mix the color in well.
Love looking at the colors- reminds me of Easter and coloring eggs.
Add a little over 1 cup of rice crispy cereal
into each bowl of colored marshmallows.
You have to work fast because you don’t want the marshmallows to harden.Next put one color at a time into a sprayed (with cooking spray) 9×13 pan.
One little trick- spray cooking spray on the back of a spatula so that the
sticky mix is easier to work with. Pat each color down with the back
of the sprayed spatula.
Let harden for a bit.
Easy, fun treat and my kids went nuts for them!
(yes, I do have 3 kids- my youngest is home the most with me, so he’s
the lucky tester-outer usually! )
Enjoy!
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i’ll take them via snail mail, thank you very much. YUM.
Even better in person in under 2 months! Woo hoo!!
How fun!! We haven’t made rice crispy treats in a while and I bet my kids would love this. Thanks for sharing!!
Yay Jamie- my kids (and husband even) were SO excited. It’s the little things.
Enjoy!
You know these would be really cute layered too, use a smaller pan, and lay one thin layer of one color, and then another thin layer of another one.. etc… then sliced they would have all the colors!! Such a cute idea,… and so easy!! Thanks.
Crystal- that does sound so cute!! You’ll have to do it and show me the end result. Deal?
Perfect timing! My son is learning about rainbows and weather next week at pre K and these will make the perfect classroom treat!! Thank you so much!
These are so cute! I usually just spray the cooking spray on my fingers and then use my hands to smoosh down the mixture:)
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Mique!!!!!!!!!!!! this is such a good idea! I love love love it! I cannot even make the comment express how tickled I am with this. And your son is adorable!!!
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How fun – Leila would love those!
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Callye- you are the cutest! So glad you liked my (really easy) rice crispy treats. xoxo
Rice Krispie Treats are my husband’s favorite of all time. These are so cute!!!
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Love this! I made some a similar recipe for my son’s preschool class. They were a hit. We layered the colors bottom to top so each treat had all the rainbow colors. So. FUN. Here’s what they looked like: http://cantaloupecorner.blogspot.com/2010/10/rainbow-krispies-recipe.html
Thanks so much for sharing!
How fun! So much better than eating regular rice crispy treats.
I’m hosting a weekly link up, Sweet Tooth Friday, and I’d love to have you share your recipe. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/03/10/vanilla-donuts/
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Oh my gosh, that is such a clever idea, love it!
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Aidan would LOVE those!!!!! Gotta make some for St. Patties Day!
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These look SO fun!!
Thanks for linking up Mique! I featured your post on my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2011/im-lovin-it-wrap-up-3-12-11/
Have a great weekend!
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Thanks Cheryl- you are the best! xo
ewwww… i don’t eat weird colored food.
Bummer- you are missing out!
How fun are these treats, simply sweet!! I invite you to link up any & all of your delightful creations to The Homespun Bake Shop @ The Tattered Tag. It’s a great new place for delicious inspiration.
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just an idea… layer the colors so that each treat has all the colors of the rainbow!
Those are so fun! I love this idea. I can’t wait to try it out. ~ Megan (your newest follower)
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