These sweet Snowman Rice Krispie Treats won't melt on the plate but they might melt your heart!
These adorable snowmen treats are fun to make with kids. If you have young children, you may want to make the pan of Rice Krispie Treats ahead of time, then when it has set, grab some cookie cutters, frosting, shredded coconut, M&Ms, and the kids and have fun letting the kids make their own unique snowmen.
Use the Snowman Rice Krispie Treats tutorial below to create a fun dessert for a holiday party, cookie platter, or as a surprise on a blustery winter day.
Snowman Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Ingredients:
- 10-ounce bag of miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 3 tablespoons softened butter
- Vanilla frosting (you can use homemade frosting)
- shredded coconut
- miniature M&Ms
- orange and green food coloring
Supplies:
- Decorating bags
- Large microwave safe bowl
- Long Spoon
- 9×13 pan
- Non-stick cooking spray
- Circle cookie cutter
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine your marshmallows and butter and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and mix.
2. Mix in your Rice Krispies cereal until your cereal is evenly covered in your marshmallow mixture.
3. Grease a 9×13″ baking pan and press your Rice Krispies mixture into your pan firmly.
4. Let sit for a few hours and use a circle cookies cutter on the scalloped side to cut out circle shaped Rice Krispies.
5. Frost the top of your Rice Krispie Treats with vanilla frosting and dip the top into your shredded coconut.
6. Mix one cup of frosting with a few drops of orange food coloring and another cup with a few drops of green food coloring, mix each separately and scoop into a decorating bags and cut a small tip off the ends.
7. Use the decorating bag to draw a carrot nose on the center of each snowman Rice Krispie.
8. Dab a small amount of vanilla frosting onto the back on several M&M’s and stick two above the nose for eyes and five below the nose for a mouth.
9. Now use the green frosting and draw a half circle on the top of snowman for ear muffs and stick one green M&M’s on each side.
Printable Recipe for Snowman Rice Krispie Treats
- A 10-ounce bag of miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 3 tablespoons softened butter
- Vanilla frosting
- shredded coconut
- brown and green M&Ms
- orange and green food coloring
- In a large bowl, combine your marshmallows and butter and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and mix.
- Mix in your Rice Krispies cereal until your cereal is evenly covered in your marshmallow mixture.
- Grease a 9x13" baking pan and press your Rice Krispies mixture into your pan firmly.
- Let sit for a few hours and use a circle cookies cutter on the scalloped side to cut out circle shaped Rice Krispies.
- Frost the top of your Rice Krispie Treats with vanilla frosting and dip the top into your shredded coconut.
- Mix one cup of frosting with a few drops of orange food coloring and another cup with a few drops of green food coloring, mix each separately and scoop into a decorating bags and cut a small tip off the ends.
- Use the decorating bag to draw a carrot nose on the center of each snowman Rice Krispie.
- Dab a small amount of vanilla frosting onto the back on several M&M’s and stick two above the nose for eyes and five below the nose for a mouth.
- Now use the green frosting and draw a half circle on the top of snowman for ear muffs and stick one green M&M’s on each side.
More Rice Krispie Treat Recipes
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Caramel Apple Rice Krispie Treats
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