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Easy Shamrock Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

Totally Easy Shamrock Rice Krispie Treats

Easy, shamrock Rice Krispie treats are perfect for St. Patrick’s day! They’re brilliant green, dipped in chocolate and covered in gold sprinkles! SO fun!

  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 18 treats 1x

Ingredients

Scale

  • 4 cups miniature marshmallows
  • tsp ½vanilla
  • 2 drops of green gel food coloring
  • 6 cups rice cereal
  • Shamrock cookie cutter
  • Heart cookie cutter
  • cup ½green candy melts
  • 2 tsp coconut oil
  • Gold sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Coat a baking sheet (cookie sheet) generously with butter and set aside.
  2. In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
  3. Add marshmallows and stir constantly until completely melted.
  4. Lower heat.
  5. Once marshmallow mixture has melted, add vanilla and fold.
  6. Add food coloring and stir until marshmallow mix is completely colored.
  7. Remove from heat and slowly stir in rice cereal.
  8. Place gooey rice mixture into your buttered baking sheet and spread evenly.
  9. Lay a piece of parchment across the cereal treats and use a rolling pin to create an even top (these cereal treats are thinner than most).
  10. Using your cookie cutters, cut out your desired shapes (and enjoy the scraps!)
  11. Place on a separate baking sheet (lined with parchment paper).
  12. Microwave candy melts and coconut oil in 30-second intervals until completely melted.
  13. Dip a portion of each cereal treat into candy melts and place on lined baking sheet.
  14. Sprinkle the chocolate portion with the gold sprinkles.
  15. Serve immediately and store in fridge for up to five days.
  • Author: Alison Wood
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Inactive Time: 0 hours
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0