Around the 4th of July, I had the fun privilege of being involved in a recipe challenge with Rice Krispies and the Motherhood.com. It was really fun, so when Rice Krispies asked me to participate in their end-of-the-year holiday recipe challenge, I was game! Especially since the campaign also comes with a $100 Visa gift card giveaway to one lucky reader!
Our challenge this time around was to create a holiday Rice Krispies Treats show-stopper recipe. Since I am not the most domestic girl in the world, the “show-stopper” part made me a little nervous. But I am happy to say I came up with a simple recipe that tastes and looks AWESOME! My favorite flavor of the season is peppermint, and I thought Holiday Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats would be fabulous! So I got some cookie cutters, some candy canes, and some Rice Krispies and got creative! Here’s what I came up with:
Holiday Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
2/3 cup crushed candy canes (about 8-10 regular-size candy canes)
10 oz marshmallows
1 can white frosting
Directions:
Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until totally melted. In large mixing bowl, layer marshmallow-butter mixture and Rice Krispies cereal (layering makes it easier to mix.) Stir together until thoroughly mixed. Place candy canes in a resealable plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into a chunky powder. Thoroughly mix 1/3 cup of crushed candy canes into bowl.
With wax paper, press mixture evenly into 13x9x2-inch pan coated with cooking spray or margarine. Cool, then use your favorite cookie cutters to cut into holiday shapes. Decorate with frosting as desired and sprinkle remaining 1/3 cup crushed candy canes on top for decoration.
Enjoy!
Not too toot my own horn, but these turned out AWESOME! They taste terrific and look great too! I took them to a church dinner and they were a big hit!
Thanks to Rice Krispies and the Motherhood.com for allowing me to be a Rice Krispies challenger once again! I hope you all try this recipe at home – you’ll love it!
And now for the part that’s even more fun than eating Holiday Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats – your chance to win a $100 Visa Gift card! Simply leave a comment on this post telling me how you like your Rice Krispies Treats! And don’t forget to read the official rules!
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This post and contest are sponsored by Rice Krispies and the Motherhood.com. All opinions and the recipe are all me!
Plain and simple! I LOVE rice Krispie treats!!
Love the originals but would love to try the ones you made. They look so cute and YUMMY!
These are so cute! Job well done! 🙂
I like peanutbuttery ones!
Looks great! I’m working on getting mine posted for tomorrow and I used the red peppermint candies too in my recipe (as well as the green spearmint ones). I love how well you can see it in yours! Great job!
I’m a traditional girl but I do like to dip them in a little chocolate sometimes.
I love my rice crispies fresh and still warm!
I love them with Cocoa Krispies (I’m such a kid at heart!), but I am such a lover of mint that these look FANTASTIC!
I have only ever had regular ones. Once I put christmas colored sprinkles in them.. lol
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I like my rice krispie treats with a little extra marshmallow!!
i like basic rice crispie treats.
I like my treats traditional style. Little squares. No extras 🙂
I like to add some chocolate chips to them since I am a chocoholic!
I like mine plain jane. Yum!
Plain, but from time to time I like the peanut butter ones with a melted chocolate chip topping. Like this one: http://www.grouprecipes.com/60982/peanut-butter-rice-krispy-treats-with-chocolate-frosting.html
You can do so many things with them. I like them plain and dipped in chocolate.
I love love the original rice krispies!!!!
As a part of chicken dinner bars. They were a candy bar when my grandma was growing up. The recipes is here – http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,179,154189-237196,00.html
i just bought the christmas rice krispies from our grocery store and they were really good w/ red and green pieces in them. I like mine plain and simple but these were just as good.
I like Rice Krispie treats best when they are homemade and just a little warm.
I like them with peanut butter in them!
I would love to try these, but all rice crispy treats are awesome!
I like them made with peanut butter and topped with chocolate!!
I like to stir in semi-sweet chocolate chips…mmm!
I’ve tried different recipes, but the original is still my favorite! I like them best when you use marshmallow cream, though!
I love the original, but I remember in school one my classmate’s mom always sent her with the ones topped with melted chocolate. I fell in love with those then!
I like them any way I can get them! Chocolate, berry, peanut butter, frosted…
I like them with peanut butter mixed in and chocolate on the top! Yummy now I want to go make some!
First let me say that those look amazing! I like mine extra ooey gooey with marshmallow & butter! I could eat the whole pan!
I like mine with bits of chocolate mixed in.
I love adding peanut butter in there somewhere. Yummy!
i actually made rice krispi treats with my own strawberries ..came out awesome
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I love rice krispy treats with some chocolate drizzle!
I like to mix in a bit of vanilla and cinnamon. Super yummy!
I like them with chocolate drizzled over the top…totally yummy with a cup of hot cocoa on a cold day.
I like the originals, but anything tastes great w/chocolate too.
I love to make my with a layer of peanut butter then a layer of chocolate over the PB!!! Makes my mouth water now!
I like the plain ones but around Christmas love the peanut butter ones with the chocolate on top!
I love straight up original krispie treats.
There is so many different ways to make them that I haven’t tried yet like the peanut butter one.
I love the plain ones…but your twist with peppermint looks really good!
Not entering (I’m doing the challenge too), but just wanted to say great job! I love the idea of adding candy canes! I will give these a try for sure!
I love them with m&ms!
I like mine plain and simple and gooey. And hot out of the pan. 🙂 Or made with cocoa krispies. Yum!
I like mine with Peanut butter melted in with the marshmallow. Even my son “who does like PB” likes them!
I like them made with the cocoa rice krispies! mmmmmmm
Wow! Those are great Rice Krispies bars! I like just the original ones, but I’d love to try the ones you made! They look delicious!
the last ones I made had candy in them.. I like the peanut butter ones. But I am going to make the ones in the pictures.. So YUMMY..
I like to eat my Rice Krispies Treats right off the spoon after I mix them up!
I like mine with a little peanut butter!