Rice Krispies Easter Treats

     Two fun, easy and kid-friendly recipes -- just in time for Easter! And, to test them out, we’ve invited a couple of young girls over the test them out this coming weekend.

     I found the recipes at the Kellogg’s website but did make a few adjustments. The photos also come from that site.

Fun to make. Delicious to eat!

Rice Krispies Easter Eggs   Makes 12 eggs

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 (10 oz.) pkg. of regular marshmallows

  or 4 cups miniature marshmallows

6 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal (or other crisp rice cereal)

½ cup of M&M’S® Chocolate Candies

12 plastic, snap-apart 3" x 2" (Jumbo sized) plastic Easter eggs

1.  Clean, then coat inside of plastic eggs with cooking spray. Set aside.

2.  In large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.

3.  Add Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal. Stir until well coated.

4.  Using greased hands, firmly press ¼ cup of Rice Krispies® mixture into both halves of each plastic egg (Secret seems to be not to compact the cereal too much -- if they are filled too full, they are kind of hard to eat!). Use fingers to make hollow center in each half. Remove from molds. Place on wax paper. Cool slightly.

5.  Place about 6 M&M’S® Chocolate Candies in one half of each egg. Gently press two halves of each egg together until they stick. Cool completely.

Rice Krispies Easter Basket   Makes 16 baskets

1/2 teaspoon water

2 drops green food coloring

1/2 cup flaked coconut

2 - 9” pieces peel-apart licorice

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 (10 oz.) pkg. of regular marshmallows

  or 4 cups miniature marshmallows

6 cups Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal

3/4 cup M&M's Chocolate Candies

1.  Coloring Coconut “Grass”: In small bowl combine water and food coloring. Place coconut in resealable plastic bag. Add food coloring mixture. Seal bag. Toss until coconut is tinted green. Transfer coconut to piece of wax paper to dry.

2.  Basket Handles: Cut each licorice piece into two 4 1/2-inch lengths. Peel licorice pieces apart into sixteen 4 1/2-inch-long pieces. Set aside.



3.   Rice Krispie Baskets: In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.



4.  Add Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal. Stir until well coated.



5.  Using a 1/3-cup measuring cup, coated with cooking spray, divide warm cereal mixture into eighteen portions.

6.  Using buttered hands firmly press 16 of the portions into 2 1/2” muffin cups that have been lightly sprayed with pan release.

7.  Use the remaining two portions of cereal mixture to attach licorice pieces as basket handles. Cool completely.



8.  Remove baskets from muffin-pan cups. Top each with tinted coconut. Arrange 7 to 8 M&M's chocolate candies in each basket day.



MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS for preparing Rice Krispie Mixture:

In microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Microwave cooking times may vary.