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Rice Krispies Holiday Challenge and $100 Giveaway!

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:

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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!

yummy!

christmas tree
snowflake

stocking
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!

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179 Replies to “Rice Krispies Holiday Challenge and $100 Giveaway!”

  4. We like our Rice Krispies with butterscotch chips……YUM! Loved your idea for the Christmas ones with the candy canes. Will try this weekend!!

  9. I love making rice crispy treats for everything my kids have at school and parties. Add food coloring and you can make anything. I sent a big pumpkin rice crispy to my little ones pre-school in the fall and will be sending big green decorated Christmas tree rice crispy to school next week.

  10. A favorite in my family is the treats with Peanut Butter in them – I can’t keep them in the house!

  14. Wow, your recipe looks awesome! I’ll have to try it out. 🙂 I like Rice Krispy Treats the original way and also with chocolate and/or peanut butter mixed in!

  17. I like the original version, but I make mine with dairy free margarine so my allergic kids can enjoy them too!

  18. I love my Rice Crispy Treats with peanut butter and miniature chocolate chips all stirred with love.
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  23. Last year was the first time I had made rice krispie and my kids love them they love to help me make them and it is a very fun family activity.

  24. Rice Krispies = one of my absolute favorite snacks and so easy to make and snazzy up! 🙂 I like them in cute little bite sized cubes with mini marshmallow still intact 🙂 gosh this post made me crave some, am going to make some tomorrow! teehee

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  25. I love the originals with a little extra butter and a dash of pure vanilla! I think I’m going to try yours for Xmas though!

  30. I love it as it is 🙂 Also, I made Rice Krispies Ice Cream Sandwich from a recipe and it was delish 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway.

  33. I like mine with real butter and I generally eat the rice Krispie treats for breakfast. I figure we eat cereal and this is easy for on the go.

  41. I have made them in the past with other ingredients like m&m’s, but I think my favorite is just the basic recipe with a little extra marshmallow. 🙂

  43. I make Rice Krispies much as you described on the recipe above. I like the minty taste of candy cane added to the treats.

  50. I like to drizzle mine with a little chocolate.. yum

    chantal cooper
    chantalgiardina (at) yahoo (dot) com

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