Lego Rice Krispie Treats
Rice Krispie Treats are favored by the young and old alike. Decorate them up as Lego Rice Krispie Treats to serve at a boy’s birthday party or any occasion. Just think how quickly these will be eaten up and they make the perfect party snack for preschoolers, and school-age children too! You could also make these Lego Cookies as I am sure they will be a big hit! (Will post the other recipe soon, so stay tuned.)
Ingredients
6 c Rice Krispie cereal
10 oz mini marshmallows
3 tablespoons butter
Wax Paper
9 x 13 rectangular baking dish
Deep saucepan
Directions
Get some wax paper and tear off a piece long enough to cover the inside of a 9 x 13 rectangular baking dish..
Spray the wax paper with Pam and set aside.
Put a saucepan on the stove, add the butter and melt it over medium heat.
Pour in the mini marshmallows and mix until blended.
Continue melting over low heat
Pour in the cereal and mix until combined.
Scoop the mixture out of the saucepan. Place it on the sheet of waxed paper.
Tear off another sheet of wax paper and use this to press down the mixture into a 9 x 13 rectangular baking dish.
Set aside.
3 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
3 cups powdered sugar
Blue, red and green food coloring gel
Directions
In a standing mixer or bowl, combine all ingredients except the colors and M&M’s.
Mix on medium speed or beat the ingredients until your icing is bright white
Add in 1/2 cup of powdered sugar if the icing is a yellow color.
Once you have the icing the color and consistency that you like, split it into 3 bowls and add in a color to each bowl
Cut the Rice Krispie block into small rectangles and dip into the icing.
Set each piece onto baking sheet.
Once they all have been dipped, add 6 M&M’s to the respective colored Rice Krispie bars that has been cut into a rectangular shape.
Let each iced piece sit for at least an hour, so that the icing may set.
- 6 cups Rice Krispie cereal
- 10 oz miniature marshmallows
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp, vanilla
- 3 egg whites
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tube red food coloring gel
- 1 tube blue food coloring gel
- 1 tube green food coloring gel
- 1 package blue M & M's
- 1 package green M & M's
- 1 package red M & M's
- 3 bowls
- 1 baking sheet
- Get some wax paper and tear off a piece long enough to cover the inside of a 9 x 13 rectangular baking dish.. Spray the wax paper with Pam and set aside. Put a saucepan on the stove, add the butter and melt it over medium heat. Pour in the mini marshmallows and mix until blended. Continue melting over low heat Pour in the cereal and mix until combined. Scoop the mixture out of the saucepan. Place it on the sheet of waxed paper. Tear off another sheet of wax paper and use this to press down the mixture into a 9 x 13 rectangular baking dish. Set aside.
- In a standing mixer or bowl, combine all ingredients except the colors and M&M's. Mix on medium speed or beat the ingredients until your icing is bright white Add in 1/2 cup of powdered sugar if the icing is a yellow color. Once you have the icing the color and consistency that you like, split it into 3 bowls and add in a color to each bowl Cut the Rice Krispie block into small rectangles and dip into the icing. Set each piece onto baking sheet. Once they all have been dipped, add 6 M&M's to the respective colored Rice Krispie bars that has been cut into a rectangular shape. Let each iced piece sit for at least an hour, so that the icing may set. Serve!
To make Lego Rice Krispie Treats you will also need the following-
Wax Paper
9 x 13 rectangular baking dish
Pam spray
Deep saucepan