Name: Easter egg Rice Krispie Treats
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 min
Ingredients: 7 1/2 ounces marshmallows (about 36 regular size OR 3 3/4 cups mini); 3 tablespoons salted butter (European-style preferred); 3 3/4 cups Rice Krispies cereal

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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how to make Rice Krispie treat eggs

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

ingredients you’ll need

These ingredients will be divided for each color.

7 1/2 ounces marshmallows (about 36 regular-size marshmallow OR 3 3/4 cups mini marshmallows)
3 tablespoons salted butter (preferably European)
3 3/4 cups Rice Krispies cereal

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 1/2 ounces marshmallows (about 1 1/4 cup mini OR 12 regular-size)
1 tablespoon salted butter
1 1/4 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 Easter Egg Rice Krispie treats

Easter egg Rice Krispie Treats

Meaghan Mountford

EASTER EGG RICE KRISPIE TREATS are a fun and colorful no-bake dessert for the holiday. Kid-friendly Easter basket idea.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 3 mins

Chill for 1 hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 15 treats

Calories 93 kcal

Equipment

cooking spray
15 plastic Easter eggs
gel food coloring (pink, blue, and green)

Ingredients

7 1/2 ounces marshmallows about 36 regular size OR 3 3/4 cups mini
3 tablespoons salted butter European-style preferred
3 3/4 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 1/2 ounces marshmallows (about 1 1/4 cup mini OR 12 regular-size), 1 tablespoon salted butter, and 1 1/4 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.