Candy Cane Rice Krispie Treats
Candy Cane Rice Krispie Treats are festive and colorful Rice Krispie Treats for the Holidays that are easy to make and so very delicious!
For Allison’s Frozen Birthday Party we made an Ombre Rice Krispie Treat that was really pretty and we’ve been wanting to use that technique again. We finally got around to that with our Candy Cane Rice Krispie Treats. We loved how they turned out – so colorful and Christmas-y. They are going to look great on this year’s Christmas Dessert Table.
How to Make the Rice Krispie Treat Mixture
Step 1: The base for our Candy Cane Rice Krispie Treats 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. For each batch (the red and the white) of Rice Krispie Treats you will need 5 tablespoons of butter, 5 cups of mini marshmallows, and 5 cups of Rice Krispies Cereal.
Step 2: Leave one of the batches the regular white/ivory color. This will be your white layer. The 5-cup batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture filled out about 75% of a large cookie sheet. I pressed the mixture into the cookie sheet until it was evenly dispersed. The height of the layer is only about 1/2 of the cookie sheet depth. We wanted as many layers of our Candy Cane Rice Krispie Treats as possible so we didn’t want the individual colored layers to be too thick.
Step 3: Repeat the process for the second batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture, only on this batch add red food coloring to the melted marshmallow and butter mixture BEFORE you add in the Rice Krispie Cereal. Press the mixture into a second baking sheet.
Putting It All Together
Step 4: Cut each sheet of Rice Krispie Treats into three equal pieces.
Step 5: Starting with a white layer, stack the smaller pieces of Rice Krispie, alternating colors.
Step 6: Cut a slice from the loaf you just created and then cut out four candy cane “sticks” or columns as shown in the picture above. We didn’t do this but if you wanted you could add some peppermint extract to the marshmallow mixture before you added the Rice Krispie Cereal and you would have a more “realistic” candy cane! Either way, these are some yummy Christmas Treats that your family will love!
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Candy Cane Rice Krispie Treats
Candy Cane Rice Krispie Treats are festive and colorful Rice Krispie Treats for the Holidays that are easy to make and so very delicious!
Ingredients
- 10 cups Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Cereal
- 10 cups Mini Marshmallows
- 10 tablespoons Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
- Red Food Coloring
Instructions
You will need to make two batches of Rice Krispie Treat mixture - a Red and White.
Directions for each layer for the Rice Krispie Treats
- Melt 5 tbsp. Butter in a medium pan.
- Add 5 cups of Mini Marshmallows and stir until the marshmallows are completely melted.
- Take the pan off the heat.
- Add food coloring and mix.
- Add 5 cups of Rice Krispie Cereal and mix until they are completely covered with the marshmallow mixture.
- Allow the Rice Krispie Mixture to cool slightly.
- Pour the Rice Krispie Mixture into a cookie sheet (covered in parchment paper or buttered.)
- Flatten the mixture into the cookie sheet.
To assemble the Rice Krispe Treats:
- Once all the layers have cooled, stack the layers of Rice Krispie Treats. Red on the bottom and then white.
- Cut each sheet of Rice Krispie Treats into three equal pieces.
- Starting with a white layer, stack the smaller pieces of Rice Krispie Treats, alternating colors.
- Cut a slice from the loaf you just created and then cut out four candy cane "sticks".
Did you Make this Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!
