Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats
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A fun way to decorate Rice Krispie Treats for Valentine’s Day! Homemade Valentine Rice Krispie Treats are dipped in white chocolate and garnished with a chocolate heart and festive sprinkles. These are the perfect way to tell someone how much you love them!
If you need a quick, no-bake Valentine’s treat that’s fun to make with the kids AND classroom-friendly, these Valentine Rice Krispie Treats are perfect! These are classic Rice Krispie Treats that are dipped in pink, and topped with a chocolate heart. They’re easy, delicious, and look just like little Valentine’s cards—SO CUTE.
Looking for more Valentine Desserts? Check out my recipe for Valentine Cookies or my Valentine Popcorn Snack Mix!
How to Make Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
Makes 12 Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients:
- Light pink melting wafers
- Classic Rice Krispies Cereal
- Mini Marshmallows
- Unsalted Butter
- Vanilla Extract
- Chocolate Candy Hearts (Hershey’s or Ghirardelli)
- Valentine colored sprinkles
Instructions
Step 1:
Spray a 13″x9″ baking dish with cooking spray and line with parchment paper by making a sling over the sides. Spray the parchment too.
Step 2:
Add the Rice Krispie cereal to a large bowl and set aside.
In a large pot, melt butter and marshmallows over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Stir in the vanilla off heat.
Quickly pour the marshmallow mixture over the Rice Krispies and stir with a rubber spatula until the cereal is completely coated.
Press the mixture into a lined pan using plastic wrap to create an even layer.
Cover and let set for a few hours or overnight. Once firm, lift out using the parchment paper, trim the edges, and cut into 12 bars.
Decorating Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
Set aside a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Melt candy melts in a heatproof bowl over a pot of steaming water or microwave in 15-second intervals after an initial 1-minute heat, stirring between bursts until smooth.
Once melted, take one of the treat bars and dip it into the pink candy coating. Only come halfway up the bar. Feel free to use a spoon to help drizzle and create an even line.
Shake off the excess coating and set down on a piece of parchment or wax paper.
Unwrap and press a chocolate heart into the center of the Rice Krispie Treat.
TIP: Add a little melted chocolate to the back of the heart if it’s not sticking well.
Lastly, sprinkle the white chocolate with Valentine sprinkles.
Repeat until all the treats are dipped and decorated.
You can chill the treats for 30 minutes or allow them to sit at room temp until set. Once set, package up in little cellophane bags and give them to your special someone–even if that someone is you! You deserve it!
Storing Your Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
Once your treats have set, you can store them at room temperature in an airtight container.
These will keep for several days as long as no air gets to them!
I would not refrigerate or freeze these–they’re best kept at room temperature.
Tips for Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
- Make sure the Rice Krispie Treats are fully cooled and set before dipping—this prevents crumbling and makes slicing easier.
- Trim the edges before cutting for neat, even bars. Use a chef’s or serrated knife for best results.
- If coloring white chocolate chips or melts yourself, use candy-specific food coloring or mix ¼ teaspoon coconut oil with gel food coloring after melting the chocolate.
- Store Rice Krispie Treats in an airtight container at room temperature to keep them fresh and chewy!
Variations
- Use cookie cutters to make heart-shaped Valentine Rice Krispie treats
- Color the candy melts any color you’d like–try a different blend of pastels to make Rice Krispie conversation hearts!
- Add a handful of chocolate chips to the marshmallow mixture to make chocolate Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
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Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 2 cups of pink candy melts
- 6 cups of Rice Krispies Cereal
- 5 cups of mini marshmallows
- 5 tablespoons of unsalted butter
- 12 Chocolate Candy Hearts Hershey’s or Ghirardelli
- Valentine colored sprinkles
Instructions
To Make The Rice Krispie Treats
- Spray a 13×9 baking dish with cooking spray and line with parchment paper by making a sling over the sides. Spray the parchment too.
- In a 2 quart or larger saucepan, melt the butter and the marshmallows over medium to medium high heat. Stir constantly until the mixture is melted and smooth.
- Immediately pour the marshmallow mixture over your Rice Krispies and stir. Continue to stir the mix until everything is well combined and the cereal is thoroughly coated and sticky.
- Spoon the marshmallow cereal mixture into the prepared pan.
- Using a piece of plastic wrap, press into the pan to make an even and compact mixture.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and allow to sit for a couple hours or overnight until the mixture is cool and set.
- Once the Rice Krispie Treats are set, use the parchment paper sling to remove from the baking dish.
- Trim the edges of the treats into a neat rectangle with straight sides. Cut into 12 bars and set aside.
Decorating The Rice Krispie Treats
- Melt candy melts in a heatproof bowl over a pot of steaming water or microwave in 15-second intervals after an initial 1-minute heat. Stir until smooth. Next, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Once the chocolate melts are melted, take one of the Rice Krispie Treats and dip it into the candy coating. Only come halfway up the bar. Feel free to use a spoon to help create an even line and get the bottom half of the Rice Krispie Treat evenly coated.
- Shake off the excess and set down on a piece of parchment or wax paper.
- Unwrap and press a chocolate heart into the center of the Rice Krispie Treat. Add a little melted chocolate to the back of the candy heart if it’s not sticking well.
- Lastly, sprinkle the pink coating with the Valentine sprinkles.
- Repeat until all the treats are dipped and decorated.
- You can chill the treats for 30 minutes or allow them to sit at room temp until set.
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