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!
I love some peanut butter and chocolate in my rice crispy treats.
Cocoa Rice Crispy treats!! YUMM!!
My sister always helps me with my children’s birthday cakes. She always covers rice crispy treats with fondant to make different characters. I don’t know what we’d do without them!! 🙂
I’ve tried them a couple of different ways, but I find the the good old fashioned plain way is the best. I would eat them everyday if I could! 🙂
My favorite way to eat them is with chocolate drizzled over the top. Thanks for the amazing giveaway 🙂
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I like my Rice Krispie Treats plain, but my husband always insists that I put raisins in them like his mother does. 🙂
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Ohh that’s a great idea! Crushed peppermint on frosty rice crispy treats – I haven’t done it any other way but tradition.
I love rice krispie treats made the traditional way but with a little peanut butter added in.
That sounds so delicious!! I honestly love my rice krispies right out of the pot!! 🙂
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We love homemade rice krispies, especially when they are warm!!!! I did try your recipe and they treats were gone in an hour! I then had calls from my son’s school and friends of mine to give them the recipe!!! It was so cool!
i was lucky enough to snag a bite of one of these yummy treats. seriously. i’m going to try this and you should too. they were sooooo good.
Ooooh, good idea putting peppermint in there! I usually like a good old traditional rice krispy treat, but I would definitely try the peppermint!
I love little M & Ms in my rice krispy treats.
I’m pretty partial to just plain Rice Krispy treats without anything added to them. If I did have to choose one favorite addition it would be peanut butter.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Rice Krispies with PB!
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Love them with some chocolate!
YUM! I love love love me some good Rice Krispy Treats. I actually think the plain are my favorite but the candy cane ones look fabulous!
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Wow!! These look amazing!!! Very cute!
I love my rice krispies just the regular plain way!! (but I might have to try these!!!!)
I cut them out with cookie cutters and put them on a popsicle stick! Kids love em and stay relatively unsticky
These look really good! I like peanut butter rice krispie treats cut in big squares and on a stick at the Iowa State Fair!
I like rice krispie treats with m&ms mixed in!
I like rice krispie treats with chocolate!
With chocolate drizzled on top!
I guess I’m a traditionalist because I just like them plain.
I like my Rice Krispies Treats the old fashion way, maybe a dusting of holiday sugar to add a little something extra … but seeing your idea I think I will try a few red hots to my heart shaped Valentines Rice Krispies Treats I make each year for my daughters class party!
I like mine the original way.
I like them with m & m’s.
I like my rice krispie treats plain or just a touch of peanut butter mixed in.
I like Rice Krispies treats plain or about any other way you can make it. Chocolate always helps any recipe.
I like good old plain rice krispies–homemade though not the package kind!
My first thought was that I like mine plain – just the regular old fashioned rice krispie treets. However, the pictures have changed my mine. They look really good. I wonder how a little chocolate on top would taste?
those look really good!! I am def going to try your recipe… i’ve only had the regular treats and rice crispie treats dipped in chocolate…
I always like the rice krispy treats that other people make – because mine never turn out!!! I don’t know what it is, but – oh well!
I love my rice krispy treats the old fashioned way. but those look great. I bet they would be awesome with peppermint bark instead of candy canes! mmmm
I like mine with peanut butter in them! I love the things they use Rice Krispy treats for on Cake Boss! 😉
I like peanut butter ones with chocolate on top or regular plain ones really gooey
I like them with extra butter and marshmallow. Yum!
I make them all the time for my Husband. I mix half Rice Krispies and half Cocoa Krisipies together to make them!
I like my Rice Krispies plain. Yummy!
any kind with chocolate added would by my favorite
I love them with peanut butter and chocolate. I also read the official rules.
with sprinkles!
We like ours plain with melted chocolate chips drizzled over them
We like to put some mini chocolate chips in ours for a special surprise!
I like dark chocolate and peanut butter drizzled over the top.
I like mine with peanut butter or chocolate as well. Hiwever I would never turn down an original Rice Krispies treat.