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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNo matter the shade of yellow you'd like to color your Rice Krispie Treats, you can do so by simply adding yellow food coloring to our Best Rice Krispie Treat recipe<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The trick is knowing when to add the coloring and how much coloring to use to get the desired shade of yellow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep reading and I'll tell you how.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n[feast_advanced_jump_to]\n\n\n See the recipe card for quantities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Follow the directions below to make yellow-colored cereal treats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cut the butter into small pieces and place them in a medium-large saucepan set over LOW heat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Allow the butter to begin to melt then pour in the marshmallows and toss to coat in the butter. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Stir often until about 75% of the marshmallows have melted. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Remove the pan from the heat so the marshmallows don't get too hot. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Stir until the marshmallows completely melt. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Add a few drops of yellow food coloring and stir until blended. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n If the color is not bright enough for you, add a few more drops of coloring. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The color should be slightly brighter than you want your treats to be. Once you add the cereal it will dull the color.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n It's always best to add a few drops of food coloring to the marshmallows at a time. You can always add more but you cannot lighten the color if it gets too bright. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rice Krispies are light tan in color which can affect the final color of your treats. That's not too much of an issue when mixing warm colors like yellow but it can affect cool colors like blue and purple.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Pour the yellow-colored marshmallows over the Rice Krispies Cereal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Stir the marshmallows into the cereal until it's well blended and the color is evenly distributed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Gently spread the cereal treat mixture into a well-greased 8-inch or 9-inch square pan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Let the treats cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting them into 12 rectangles or 16 squares. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n You can create varying shades of yellow treats by adjusting the amount of liquid yellow food coloring or you can use a variety of gel or paste food coloring instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To make brighter yellow Rice Krispie Treats, you can continue to add more liquid yellow food coloring until you get a really bright yellow. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Or you can add drops of AmeriColor Electric Yellow Food Coloring<\/a>. This gel coloring will give your treats a super bright, almost neon-yellow color. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n AmeriColor has a variety of yellow food coloring<\/a> including yellow, lemon yellow, egg yellow, electric yellow, and even lemonade. You will be able to achieve any yellow color you like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I used the AmeriColor Electric Yellow to color these marshmallows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n It made very bright yellow Rice Krispie Treats. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n You can see the difference between the yellow treats in the picture above. You can achieve any shade of yellow that you want by adding more or less coloring. You can also add a drop of orange to get a nice orange-yellow color or add a drop of green to make yellow-green treats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can swap out coconut oil for the butter and use vegan marshmallows and vegan and gluten-free crisp rice cereal to make vegan and gluten-free cereal treats<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you've made a batch of yellow crispy treats, you can use them to make something cute like these Baby Chick Rice Krispie Treats<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or, these fun Emoji Rice Krispie Treats.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Do not overheat your marshmallows! The sugar in the marshmallows will caramelize when heated too much and this will cause your treats to be hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, do not smash the cereal into the baking pan or you will compact the treats too much which will also make hard treats. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Store these treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To keep them longer, you can freeze them in an airtight container or zip-top bag for up to 3 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you'd like to make other colored treats, be sure to check out these recipes.<\/p>\n\n\nIngredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nYellow Rice Krispie Treats<\/h2>\n