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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhether you want to make baby blue rice crispy treats or dark or royal blue treats, you can do so by simply adding blue food coloring to our Best Rice Krispie Treat recipe<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use a grocery store variety of liquid food coloring or gel icing colors. Either works fine. <\/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 blue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep reading and I'll show you how to make a variety of blue Rice Krispie Treats. <\/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 blue-colored cereal treats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cut the butter into thin slices and place them in a medium-large saucepan. Set it over LOW heat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Allow the butter to begin to melt then pour marshmallows over the top. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Stir often until about 75% of the marshmallows have melted. I like using mini marshmallows as they melt more quickly than large ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Remove the pan from the heat at this point so the marshmallows don't get too hot. You do not want your marshmallows to 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 blue 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. If you like this color, stop now and mix this into your cereal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Add more color if desired. You want this to look brighter than the final color as the cereal will dull this color once mixed in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n It's always best to add a few drops of food coloring at a time to the marshmallows. You can always add more but you cannot lighten the color if it gets too bright. For the baby blue Rice Krispie Treats, use 3-6 drops of liquid blue coloring or 6-8 drops of baby blue gel coloring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just note that Rice Krispies Cereal has a slight yellow color which can affect the final color of your treats. You'll notice the blue cereal treats look slightly green (yellow + blue = green). If you prefer your treats to have a truer blue color, add a small drop of purple to the marshmallows. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n If you want your treats to be darker or brighter blue, add more coloring. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Stir the coloring in until it's well blended with the marshmallows. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The more coloring you add, the deeper the color will become. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Pour the blue marshmallows over the bowl of Rice Krispies Cereal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Stir until the blue is completely coating the pieces of cereal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Then, gently press the cereal treat mixture into a greased square pan. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n You can see the variety of blue colors that can be made just by adjusting the number of drops of food coloring you add. If you use gel icing coloring, you can achieve even more variety of colors like sky blue, royal blue, navy blue, etc. <\/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 blue rice crispy treats, you can use them to make something fun like these Rice Krispie Treat Easter Eggs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Or, these colorful Rainbow Rice Krispie Treats<\/a> that are made with layers of indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red crispy treats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you prefer, you can always make traditional Rice Krispie Treats and then add frosting on top. I used a variety of blue, white, and black frosting to make these cool Galaxy 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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Some store-brand marshmallows are very sticky once melted and are difficult to blend with the crisp rice cereal. If you do use them, you may need to add up to an extra cup of cereal.
You can use mini or large marshmallows. See our marshmallow conversion chart<\/a> for details about measuring marshmallows. <\/li>\n\n\n\nEquipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBlue Rice Krispie Treats<\/h2>\n