Easy to assemble Turkey Rice Krispie Treats decorated for Thanksgiving! Soft and chewy krispie treats with an adorable turkey topping! Let the kids help create their own!
Love fun holiday treats? Be sure to try our Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispie Treats next! Or give our Christmas Tree rice krispie treats a try next.
Thanksgiving Dessert Idea
I’m honestly trying to do everything humanly possible to hold off going hog wild Christmas on all of you.
Let me just say. Prepare yourself. I’m about to throw red and green, peppermint and eggnog all over this blog, but before I do that I figure I need to make sure I pay due diligence to Thanksgiving.
I mean, after all, we all love a little turkey this time of year.
Especially when it’s in the form of a Perfect Rice Krispie Treat!
How to Make Turkey Treats
I just made a basic batch of my favorite rice krispie treats and pressed them into a 15×10 inch baking sheet. You can use already prepared krispie treats too, if you want (although I must say homemade are way better tasting than store bought and we’ve talked a lot about how to make rice krispie treats at home).
- Using a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to make the circles, after the treats have firmed up, cut all your circles.
- Feel free to use this cocoa krispie treat recipe to make some brown turkeys. Or use Indian corn to give a little more color to your birds.
- For the “face” I used a Ghirardelli chocolate melting wafers. But you can use melted chocolate piped onto the treat or you can use an upside down Hershey Kiss, or even a Reese’s PB cup.
I would have given my bird a red waddle, but can you believe I had no red candy in the house? Or red candy melts (I happened to use them earlier in the week for a Christmas treat coming soon…true story).
So, instead, my turkeys look like Elmo dressing up as a bird for Halloween. Right? You see it??
Doesn’t matter. Cause it’s a Rice Krispie Treat people. Only the best dessert on earth (yes, I truly believe that. Deep down I’m a 5yr old). These would be a great Fall treat to bring to school parties. Or Thanksgiving dessert tables!
Stay tuned…I’ve got some more Thanksgiving food coming this week. After that? Well, no promises, you may see a Santa sighting…
Be sure to add this Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole to your Thanksgiving menu. Or this Classic Stuffing recipe is a must have side dish as well. And a Thanksgiving Cookie Cake is the perfect way to finish off the baking season!
I’ve got a football shaped krispie treat just in time for game day too. Check out these thick and chewy Chocolate Krispie Treats! Or check out these adorable Spider Rice Krispie Treats for Halloween!
More Easy Desserts
- Pumpkin Spice Latte Krispie Treats
- Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies
- Sugar Cookies
- Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
- Carrot Bundt Cake
- Peanut Butter Fudge
- More Dessert Recipes
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Turkey Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
For the krispie treats:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 10 ounce bag marshmallows
- 5 cup Rice Krispies Cereal
For the turkeys:
- ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels melted
- 12 chocolate wafers or Hershey Kisses
- candy corn
- candy eyes
- orange m&m’s
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Once melted, add marshmallows and stir continuously until melted. Remove from heat and quickly fold in the cereal, until completely coated.
- Press lightly into a buttered 13×9 baking sheet. Allow to set, about 30 minutes.
- Using a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter (or whatever desired size), cut circles into the krispie treat. Eat discards immediately.
- Using the melted semi-sweet chocolate, attach about 5 candy corn for feathers, one wafer for the face, two eyes and half of an orange m&m for the beak. Feel free to add a red candy (or pipe on red candy melts) for the waddle.
Notes
- Don’t press the mixture into the pan too much or the bars will be too hard.
They are so cute, will make for Thanksgiving.
I made these using a peanut butter cup.
They were a big hit! Thanks for a great idea!
I thought these were really cute. I made them with Cocoa Krispies. It made them look more like Turkey’s and less like Elmo.
These are so adorable and fun.
These are so cute!! I am going to make the base and let the kids do the decorating!
These are completely adorable and delicious! Can’t wait to make them again for Thanksgiving!
These are adorable and so darn easy to make too!