Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats
Our Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats are fun, festive, easy to make and will be a big hit at your Valentine’s Day family dinner or school Valentine’s party.
Rice Krispie Treats are great. They are easy to make, taste great, and can be molded into any shape imaginable. For Valentine’s Day, Nancy and I created these fun Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats. They are the perfect treat to package up and give to your best guy, your best kid, your best friend, or your best teacher.
How to Make the Rice Krispie Treat Mixture
The base for this fun Valentine’s day treat is our Best Ever Rice Krispie Treat Recipe which we have adjusted and perfected over the years until it is now absolutely the best Rice Krispie Treat recipe we have ever tasted. You can find all the directions you’ll need to make these delicious treats right here.
Each color of Hearts (Red, White, and Pink) is made from a 3 cup batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture (3 Tbsp. Butter/3 Cups Mini Marshmallows/3 Cups Cereal).
Red Rice Krispie Treat Hearts
Add the food coloring to the melted marshmallow mixture BEFORE you add the Rice Krispie Cereal. To get this color of Red we used 8 drops of Crimson Wilton Color Right Food Coloring and 1 drop of Red. To find other fun colors, check out our Rice Krispie Treat Color Guide.
Pink Rice Krispie Treat Hearts
Follow the same process for each color of Rice Krispie Treat. We were able to make 3 hearts from a 3 cup batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture. To get this pretty color of pink we combined 2 drops of Pink Wilton Color Right Food Coloring.
White Rice Krispie Treat Hearts
For the White Rice Krispie Treats, simply mix in the 3 cups of Rice Krispie Cereal to the marshmallow mixture without adding any food coloring.
How to Create the Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats
Step 1: We used two sizes of a Heart Cookie Cutter. We made one color of the Rice Krispie Treat mixture at a time because you don’t want the mixture to cool too much while you are making the Hearts. Once the mixture had cooled enough so we could handle it without burning our fingers we started filling the cookie cutters to form hearts.
Step 2: I like molding the mixture into the cookie cutters this way instead of making a sheet of Rice Krispie Treats and cutting out the hearts like a traditional cookie. You will have smoother and prettier edges this way.
Step 3: Then pop the treat out of the cookie cutter and make another one. Super easy!
Step 4: Using the smaller heart cookie cutter, make a heart cut-out in the middle of the large heart Rice Krispie Treats.
Step 5: Now switch the cut-outs. The Rice Krispie Treat Valentines are sticky from the marshmallows so you will be able to push the shapes back together.
How to Store and Serve
Our Rice Krispie Treat Hearts are fun and delicious. Your family will love them. They’d even be a fun Valentine’s gift for your kids’ teachers. (Or you might just want one for yourself!)
Fun Idea: Wrap the Rice Krispie Treat Valentines with plastic wrap and add a pretty ribbon. They are now ready to give to your personal valentine!
Store the Rice Krispie Treats in an airtight container and they will last up to a week before they start to get too stale. You can freeze them for up to 3 months.
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Valentine's Day Rice Krispie Treats
Our Valentine's Day Rice Krispie Treats are fun, festive, easy to make and will be a big hit at your Valentine's Day family dinner or school Valentine's party.
Ingredients
- Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Cereal
- Mini Marshmallows
- Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
- Wilton Color Right Food Coloring
- Heart Cookie Cutters - 2 different sizes
Instructions
- For each color batch, you will need 3 tablespoons of butter, 3 cups of marshmallows, and 3 cups of Rice Krispies Cereal. Melt the butter in a large pan on medium heat. Add the marshmallows and stir until melted.
- For the White batch, mix in the 3 cups of Rice Krispie Cereal to the marshmallow mixture without adding any food coloring.
- For the Pink batch, add pink food coloring to the marshmallow mixture BEFORE you add in the Rice Krispie Cereal. Then mix in the cereal until it is completely covered with marshmallow mixture.
- For the Red batch, add red food coloring to the marshmallow mixture before you add the Rice Krispie cereal.
- Once the mixture had cooled slightly fill the large heart cookie cutters with Rice Krispie mixture.
- Pop the treat out of the cookie cutter and make another one until you run out of the mixture.
- Using the smaller heart cookie cutter, make a heart cut-out in the middle of the large heart Rice Krispie Treats.
- Now switch the cut-outs. The Rice Krispie Treat Valentines are sticky from the marshmallows so you will be able to push the shapes back together.
Notes
For us, 3 cups of Rice Krispie Treat mixture made 3 large heart Rice Krispie Treats but your yield will depend on the size of your cookie cutters.
Tips for Coloring Rice Krispie Treat mixture:
Add the food coloring to the melted marshmallow mixture BEFORE you add the Rice Krispie Cereal. To get this color of Red we used 8 drops of Crimson Wilton Color Right Food Coloring and 1 drop of Red. To get a pretty color of soft pink we added 2 drops of Pink Wilton Color Right Food Coloring to the marshmallow mixture before adding the Rice Krispie Cereal.
Storing/Freezing Instructions:
Store the Rice Krispie Treats in an airtight container and they will last for 3-4 days before they start to get to stale. You can freeze them for up to 3 months.
Did you Make this Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!
