Rice Krispie Easter Eggs
We take our delicious Best Ever Rice Krispie Treats recipe and make colorful Rice Krispie Easter Eggs treats that both kids and adults will love.
We would be hard-pressed to pick our ultimate all-time favorite homemade dessert – it’s either Chocolate Chip Cookies or Rice Krispie Treats. Rice Krispie Treats are so yummy and marshmallow-y that they are usually gobbled up within a day at our houses. And you can do so much more with them than just make them into the standard rectangle-shaped bars. This year for Easter, we made these pretty colored Rice Krispie Easter Eggs are boy are they fun and Easter-y and delicious!
How to make the Rice Krispie Treat Marshmallow Mixture
Step 1-3: The base for our Rice Krispie Easter Eggs is our Best Ever Rice Krispie Treat Recipe which we have adjusted and perfected over the years until it is now absolutely the best Rice Krispie Treat recipe we have ever tasted. You can find all the directions you’ll need to make these delicious treats right here. We made Easter Eggs in Green, Purple, Blue, Yellow, and Pink so you will need to make five separate batches of Rice Krispie Treat mixture. Each color of Easter Eggs is made from a 3 Cup batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture (3 Tbsp. Butter/3 Cups Mini Marshmallows/3 Cups Cereal).
How to Make the Rice Krispie Easter Eggs
Step 4: Add the food coloring BEFORE you add the Rice Krispie Cereal. To create this pretty shade of Yellow we used 3 drops of Pink Wilton Color Right Food Coloring.
Step 5: Add the Rice Krispie Cereal and stir until the cereal is covered with the marshmallow mixture. Allow the yellow Rice Krispie Treat mixture to cool enough so you can handle it but that it is still malleable.
Step 6: To get Rice Krispie Easter Eggs that were the same sized I measured .5 oz. of the mixture on my food scale.
Step 7-8: Use your hands to mold the Rice Krispie mixture into an easter egg shape. If the mixture is too sticky, rub your fingers with some butter.
Pink Easter Eggs
Add the food coloring to the melted marshmallow mixture BEFORE you add the Rice Krispie Cereal. To get this color of Pink we used 4 drops of Pink Wilton Color Right Food Coloring. To find other fun colors, check out our Rice Krispie Treat Color Guide.
Purple Easter Eggs
Follow the same process for each color of Rice Krispie Treat. We were able to make 6 Eggs from a 3 cup batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture. To get this pretty color of purple we combined 3 drops of Pink and 2 drops of Blue Wilton Color Right Food Coloring.
Green Easter Eggs
To get this bright and Spring-y Green color we used 4 drops of Yellow with 1 drop of Blue Wilton Color Right Food Coloring.
Blue Easter Eggs
It is hard to get Rice Krispie Treats to be a pure pastel blue. The yellow of the cereal is hard to counteract with Food Coloring. Luckily, this light teal is also a pretty Spring color and looks pretty with the other Rice Krispie Easter Eggs. We added 4 drops of Blue Wilton Color Right Food Coloring to the marshmallow mixture. In the picture above, you can see how the mixture color is very different after we added the cereal.
Step 9: Allow the Rice Krispie Easter Eggs to cool before you store them. Store them in an airtight container and they will last for 3-4 days before they start to get too stale. You can freeze them for up to 3 months.
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Rice Krispie Easter Eggs
We take our The Best Ever Rice Krispie Treats recipe and make colorful Rice Krispie Easter Eggs treats that both kids and adults will love.
Ingredients
- 15 cups Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Cereal
- 15 tablespoons Butter (We use Salted, Sweet Cream Butter)
- 15 cups Mini Marshmallows
- Wilton Color Right Food Coloring
Instructions
You will need to make five batches of Rice Krispie Treat mixture - one for each of the five Easter Eggs colors: Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple and Pink.
Directions for a single batch of Rice Krispie Easter Eggs
- Melt 3 tbsp. Butter in a medium pan.
- Add 3 cups of Mini Marshmallows and stir until the marshmallows are completely melted.
- Take the pan off the heat.
- Add food coloring and mix.
- Add 3 cups of Rice Krispie Cereal and mix until they are completely covered with the marshmallow mixture.
- Allow the Rice Krispie Mixture to cool slightly.
- Grab a handful of the Rice Krispie Treat mixture and then use your hands to form the Easter Eggs.
- Allow Rice Krispie Bites to cool.
- Repeat for the other four Easter Egg colors.
Notes
Food Coloring Formulas
Yellow - 3 drops of Pink Wilton Color Right Food Coloring
Pink - 4 drops of Pink Wilton Color Right Food Coloring
Purple - 3 drops of Pink and 2 drops of Blue Wilton Color Right Food Coloring
Green - 4 drops of Yellow with 1 drop of Blue Wilton Color Right Food Coloring
Blue - 4 drops of Blue Wilton Color Right Food Coloring
Storage Instructions
Allow the Rice Krispie Easter Eggs to cool before you store them. Store them in an airtight container and they will last for 3-4 days before they start to get too stale. You can freeze them for up to 3 months.
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