Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats

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These Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats are so fun and festive. They’re such an easy treat to make, and the perfect sweet treat for Valentine’s Day whether you make them for your kids, or for the whole family to enjoy.

Why we love this recipe-

• We love homemade cereal treats, and these are so much fun to make.
• These colorful treats are just perfect for enjoying on Valentine’s Day. We used candy melts that gave such a bright pink color and red color- they’re so bright!

Valentine Rice Krispie Treats Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. Unsalted butter
• 4 cups mini marshmallows
• 6 cups rice krispie cereal
• 12 oz. red candy melts
• 12 oz. pink candy melts
• Valentine’s Day sprinkles
• Heart-shaped cookie cutter

Directions:

Step 1: In a large saucepan or a large pot, melt butter over medium-low heat.

Step 2: Add marshmallows, and stir until marshmallows are melted and everything is combined.

Step 3: Remove from the heat and stir in rice krispies cereal. Stir well to coat all of the cereal in the marshmallow mixture.

Step 4: Line a medium rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (or aluminum foil- if using foil, spray with non-stick cooking spray).

Step 5: Pour the rice krispies mixture into your sheet, and use a sheet of wax or parchment paper to press the mixture down into the pan. It doesn’t need to go to the edges, but try to have them in an even layer, about ½ inch thick.

Step 6: Give the rice krispie mixture about an hour to set.

Step 7: Use your heart cookie cutter to cut heart shapes out of your rice krispie sheet, angling them to get the most hearts that you can. Set these aside on a piece of parchment or wax paper.

Step 8: Melt your candy melts in two separate bowls, microwaving on 30-second intervals, stirring well between each cycle.

Step 9: Dip half of each treat in either pink or red melted candy melts, and then sprinkle with Valentines sprinkles.

Step 10: Give the candy an hour to set, and enjoy!

Store any leftovers in an airtight container, for up to a week. Room temperature is fine.

Substitutions & Tips:

• If you prefer, swap the candy melts for melted chocolate. You can melt white chocolate chips, and add food coloring if you want to make a different color.
• You could also add a different color melted candy to a piping bag to drizzle over the treats after you dip them in their original color.

Can you use premade rice krispie treats?

Yes! You can make miniature versions of these treats by using a smaller cookie cutter and cutting the hearts from premade treats!

We hope you love these Valentine’s Rice Krispie Treats. They are such a fun recipe to make, you can even have the kids help make these heart-shaped rice krispie treats. They’ll love dipping and decorating their own treats with festive sprinkles. For the printable recipe, see the bottom of this post.

You might like these other fun Valentine treats-

Mini Heart Pizzas– cute little flat bread heart shaped pizzas for your little Valentines.

Valentine’s Chex Mix – a sweet and salty snack mix!

Valentine’s Day Oreo Balls – a fun Valentine’s twist on our favorite Oreo truffles.

Valentine’s Day Pretzel Bites– Hershey’s hug candies sandwiched between pretzels and dipped into melted candy!

Valentine’s Day Milkshake– a fun pink strawberry milkshake dressed up for Valentine’s Day.