Easter Rice Krispie Treats made with classic marshmallow treat ingredients that look like cute Easter baskets! Simple, fun recipe for a festive Easter dessert.
We love rice krispie treats in our house because they’re a quick and easy dessert that everyone loves. I had this idea to make a really basic Easter variety and they turned out so cute! My kids went crazy oven them and the chocolate eggs combined with the marshmallow treats tastes so good!
Rice Krispie Easter Treats ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make these super cute krispie treats:
–7 cups mini marshmallows, divided
–4 TBSP butter
–6 cups rice Krispie cereal
–green food coloring
–Easter candies
How to make Marshmallow Easter Desserts
To make our cute little Easter Marshmallow treats, you’ll first want to make a basic rice krispie treat recipe. Mine includes the perfect ratio of marshmallows, cereal and butter!
I measure 6 cups of mini marshmallows out and add them to the bowl. Add in butter, cut up into small pieces and microwave the whole bowl for 1 minute 25 seconds.
Once it’s done, remove from the microwave and pour in cereal and stir until well combined. Stir in the remaining 1 cup of mini marshmallows.
Green Rice Krispie Treats
At this point, you’ll also stir in the green food coloring. You can use the tiny squeeze bottles or gel food coloring, just start slow and add more green as you’d like. You can use natural food coloring, but know that you’ll have to use a significantly larger amount.
Shape Easter treats
Transfer 2-3 TBSP portions to a mini muffin tin cups or regular muffin tin cups and press in the center to create a cavity. Candies will stick better if you create a good cavity, so make sure you push down a good amount! Let cool to set for 1 hour.
Use a thin knife to gently pop each marshmallow basket out of the muffin tin cups. Place 2-4 Easter candies in each basket. Candies will stick better once they have a chance to set. Enjoy!
Rice Krispie Easter Treats directions
Here are step-by-step directions for making our Easter Krispie Treats:
- Spray rubber scraper, inside of mixing bowl and muffin tins with non-stick spray.
- Measure 6 cups of mini marshmallows out and add them to the bowl. Add in butter, cut into pieces.
- Microwave marshmallow and butter for 1 minute 25 seconds.
- Pour in cereal and stir until well combined. Stir in remaining 1 cup of mini marshmallows and about 10 drops of green food coloring.
- Transfer 2-3 TBSP portions to a mini muffin tin cups or regular muffin tin cups and press in the center to create a cavity. Let cool to set for 1 hour.
- Use a thin knife to gently pop each marshmallow basket out of the muffin tin cups. Place 2-4 Easter candies in each basket. Candies will stick better if you create a good cavity and they have a chance to set.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container on the countertop.
Easter Rice Krispie Treats
Easter Rice Krispie Treats made with classic marshmallow treat ingredients that look like cute Easter baskets! Simple, fun recipe for a festive Easter dessert.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 90kcal
Ingredients
- 7 cups mini marshmallows divided
- 4 TBSP butter
- 6 cups rice Krispie cereal
- green food coloring
- Easter candies
Instructions
- Spray rubber scraper, inside of a microwaveable mixing bowl and muffin tins with non-stick spray.
- Measure 6 cups of mini marshmallows out and add them to the bowl. Add in butter, cut into pieces. Microwave for 1 minute 25 seconds.
- Pour in cereal and stir until well combined. Stir in remaining 1 cup of mini marshmallows and 10 drops green food coloring.
- Transfer 2-3 TBSP portions to a mini muffin tin cups or regular muffin tin cups and press in the center to create a cavity. Let cool to set for 1 hour.
- Use a thin knife to gently pop each marshmallow basket out of the muffin tin cups. Place 2-4 Easter candies in each basket. Candies will stick better if you create a good cavity and they have a chance to set.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container on the countertop. Recipe yields 24 mini Easter treats and 12 regular Easter treats.
Nutrition
Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 8mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 2.2mg
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How do I keep my Rice Krispie Treats from sticking?
I always spray my rubber spatula with a good coating of cooking spray and then mixing my Krispie Treats is so much easier! You can also spray the mixing bowl you use and of course, spray the 9×13 glass pan with cooking spray too. No more mess!
How do you keep Rice Crispy Treats soft?
Here are several ways to keep rice krispie treats soft. They’re simple, but effective!
- Make sure to not use stale marshmallows. Seriously. Rice Krispie Treats are not the treat to use up those old, hard marshmallows! Recently purchased marshmallows work best.
- Watch that you don’t overcook. You want to heat the marshmallows until they’re soft and beginning to lose shape. I find it’s easiest to not overcook marshmallows if I heat them in the microwave. Mine take just over 1 minute to be ready- that’s it!
- Always remember the butter. The marshmallow-butter combination helps keep the treats soft and chewy, so don’t leave it out or reduce the measurement.
- Don’t chill in the refrigerator. Even if you want them to set quickly, I find this just dries the marshmallow treats out more quickly.
- Store in an airtight container on the counter top.
Rita says
I made them !! I used gel food coloring and it didn’t work . I like the liquid food coloring I use to use years ago !! I have been a baker a long time
I am waiting for them to dry now hope the candy sticks Cute idea for my grandkids Hope it work