Valentine's Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Colorful M&Ms and sprinkles make these heart-shaped Valentine’s Rice Krispie Treats festive and fun! I’ve perfected the Rice Krispie treat formula so you can be sure these will be a hit!
Servings: 10 treats
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons salted butter
- 16 ounces mini marshmallows, divided
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 6 cups rice krispies cereal
- 1 ¼ cup holiday M&M's
- ¼ cup holiday sprinkles
- 5 ounces Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers, melted
Instructions
- Line a 13x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Set it aside.
- In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Once melted, add in all but 1 cup of the marshmallows. Reduce heat to low and continue stirring until completely melted.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Add the cereal and the remaining 1 cup of marshmallows and gently stir until combined. Fold in 1 cup of the M&M's and all the sprinkles.
- Pour into the prepared baking dish. Press GENTLY with your fingertips just until completely spread out. Allow to set one hour.
- When treats are set, lift parchment paper out of the pan and place on a cutting board. Using a 3-inch heart shaped cookie cutter, press down firmly to cut shapes. Save the discarded rice krispie treats to snack on!
- Drizzle the top of each heart with melted white chocolate and add the remaining 1/4 cup of holiday M&M's (you can even add a pinch of extra sprinkles too). Allow to set about 15 minutes.
Notes
- Be sure to use fresh marshmallows and cereal. Stale ingredients results in stale treats.
- I prefer using jimmies (the little log shaped sprinkles). They are soft and look great in these treats. Quins can also be used (these are the flat circles or shaped sprinkles). I would avoid non pareils for this recipe.
- No cookie cutter? You can buy this heart one on Amazon. Or just cut your bars into squares, that works too!
- Swap out the holiday candy and sprinkles and cookie cutter shape for any holiday you wish!
- Store treats in airtight container for up to 7 days.
- Freeze treats in airtight freezer safe container for up to 30 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar