Delicious Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats are a fun, no-bake dessert.
Kids can help make the treats, or have them open their eggs to find colorful crispy treats.
Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats
Easter Egg Rice Krispie treats are so fun for celebrating the holiday. Tuck a few in an Easter basket for a sweet surprise. We take our BEST Rice Krispie treat recipe, add bright colors, and shape the treats with Easter eggs.
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instructions
The amounts and ingredients below are to make three different colors of Easter egg Rice Krispie treats, but you may use the divided amounts to make as many colors as you like.
supplies you'll need
- cooking spray
- 15 plastic Easter eggs
- pink gel paste food coloring
- blue gel paste food coloring
- green gel paste food coloring
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ingredients you'll need
These ingredients will be divided for each color.
- 7 ½ ounces marshmallows (about 36 regular-size marshmallow OR 3 ¾ cups mini marshmallows)
- 3 tablespoons salted butter (preferably European)
- 3 ¾ cups Rice Krispies cereal
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let's make cereal treats for Easter!
We'll be working with one color of egg at a time. I recommend spraying your bowls and spatulas with cooking spray.
Open all of your eggs and arrange them on a baking tray lined with wax or parchment paper.
Grease the insides of the eggs with cooking spray. You may spray all the eggs at once, or, grease a paper towel and rub a bit on the insides of the eggs. The latter method takes more time, but it won't make the outside of your eggs slippery.
For each color you'll need:
- 2 ½ ounces marshmallows (about 1 ¼ cup mini OR 12 regular-size)
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 ¼ cup Rice Krispies cereal
Place the marshmallows and butter in a greased, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir until very smooth, adding 15 seconds more in the microwave if needed.
Add a few drops of food coloring and stir well.
Thoroughly stir in the cereal.
With fingers coated in cooking spray or rinsed with water, slightly overstuff both sides of an egg with the mixture. Press the egg together and snapped closed.
TIP: Fill the eggs first, wash your hands, and then snap the eggs together.
Repeat with the other two colors of food coloring.
Chill the eggs about an hour and carefully remove from the plastic eggs.
how do you make Rice Krispie treats on the stove-top?
You may of course also make the treats on the stove top.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat and add the marshmallows.
Continue to melt over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture is very smooth and follow the instructions above.
printable recipe

Easter egg Rice Krispie Treats
Equipment
- cooking spray
- 15 plastic Easter eggs
- gel food coloring (pink, blue, and green)
Ingredients
- 7 ½ ounces marshmallows about 36 regular size OR 3 ¾ cups mini
- 3 tablespoons salted butter European-style preferred
- 3 ¾ cups Rice Krispies cereal
Instructions
- Spray your bowls and spatulas with cooking spray.
- On a baking tray lined with wax or parchment paper, place the plastic eggs, separated. Grease a paper towel with cooking spray and lightly grease inside each egg.
- Work with one color at a time. For each color, use 2 ½ ounces marshmallows (about 1 ¼ cup mini OR 12 regular-size), 1 tablespoon salted butter, and 1 ¼ cup Rice Krispies cereal.
- Place the marshmallows and butter in a greased, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir until very smooth, adding 15 seconds more in the microwave if needed.
- Add a few drops of food coloring and stir well. Thoroughly stir in the cereal.
- With fingers coated in cooking spray or rinsed with water, slightly overstuff both sides of an egg with the mixture. Press the egg together and snapped closed.
- TIP: Fill the eggs first, wash your hands, and then snap the eggs together.
- Repeat with the other two colors of food coloring.
- Chill the eggs about an hour and carefully remove from the plastic eggs.
more Easter egg treats
- Try some "oops!" cracked Easter egg cookies.
- Easter egg hot chocolate bombs are amazing.
- Yum! Homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs.
- Such clever rainbow cheesecake Easter eggs.
Michelle
What size eggs did u use?
Meaghan Mountford
This cutter is pretty small, about 2 inches across, but you can use any size!