How To Make Rice Krispies Treats Maracas
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These rice krispies treats maracas are a fun way to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. A fun and delicious treat that is easy to make and always a big hit.
These fun food crafts are a fun way to celebrate. Just like the ideas in this post on Over 25 party ideas for Cinco De Mayo, Sugar Skull Cookies, or homemade cinnamon crispas
Perfect for Cinco De Mayo. Fair warning though, if you make these with the kids around. They will drive you nuts. My kids, plus their friends were circling the kitchen island like sharks! Brutal working conditions. I needed a force field around these Rice Krispies Treats Maracas. They could not wait to tear into one. The end result, well…Connor snuck one. He’s a sneaky little devil. The rest of the kids – They loved them.
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Ingredients
- Rice Krispies Cereal
- mini Marshmallows
- butter
- red food coloring amount will vary
- green food coloring amount will vary
- white chocolate melts melted
- Pretzel Rods – broken in half
- Butter-flavored cooking spray
- Mini M&Ms
Equipment Needed
- Mini muffin tin – non-stick
- Mini Tart Shaper or something similar – a spoon would probably work
- 2 Medium saucepans
- Squeeze the tube for melted chocolate or a baggie.
How to make Rice Krispies Treats Maracas
- I used the original Rice Krispies Treat Recipe and divided it into two saucepans.
- In each saucepan, I melted 1&1/2 Tbsp of butter and turned the heat off
- I added 1/2 of the bag of 10 oz. Marshmallows to the melted butter, and stir until the marshmallows melted
- Then I added food coloring to each saucepan – green in one, red in the other (it takes a lot of red)
- Finally, I stirred 3 cups of Rice Krispies Treats into each saucepan and mixed until my arm wanted to fall off!
- With the Rice Krispies colored, I started spooning – about 1 Tbsp. of each color into my Mini Muffin Tin.
- I had one dozen of each color in the tin.
- Then, I sprayed my Mini Tart Tool with cooking spray and pushed the centers to form bowls
- I filled the green half with M&M Minis, and then placed the red half over the green and gently sealed them by pressing the ends together
- I used a butter knife to loosen the green half out of the mold and pressed around the middle a little more until they were sealed together
- I set those down on a plate and got to work on the pretzel rods
- I grabbed some more Rice Krispies Treats out of the saucepan and wrapped some around the end of the pretzel rod
- I attached the pretzel rod to the maraca and gently molded it together with the maraca
- Then I decorated them with Melted White Chocolate Melts
- I used a handy squeeze tube, but you can also snip the end of a baggie that is filled with melted chocolate
- I decorated one side put it in the refrigerator to set up
- Then, I spun them around to decorate the other side
- *This is an important step: I added a little strength to the pretzel handle seal by putting some chocolate there, also
- The chocolate works like glue. It’s great stuff. Use it to your advantage.
- And there you have it! Rice Krispies Maracas! Fun stuff!
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Expert Tips
Here’s one tip before you get started. Have everything ready to go. The marshmallow mixture hardens quickly. You’ll want to work fast while it’s still warm so you can mold it.
Recipe
How To Make Rice Krispies Treats Maracas
Fun rice krispies treas maracas that make a rattling sound
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Servings: 8
Calories: 412cal
Cost: $10
Equipment
- Mini muffin tin – non-stick
- Mini Tart Shaper or something similar – a spoon would probably work
- 2 Medium saucepans
- Squeeze tube for melted chocolate or a baggie
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
- 10 oz. mini Marshmallows
- 3 tbsp. butter
- red food coloring amount will vary
- green food coloring amount will vary
- 6 oz. white chocolate melts melted
- Pretzel Rods – broken in half
- Butter flavored cooking spray
- ½ cup Mini M&Ms
Instructions
- *Here’s one tip before you get started. Have everything ready to go. The marshmallow mixture hardens quickly. You’ll want to work fast while it’s still warm so you can mold it.
- For 2 colors…I used the original Rice Krispies Treat Recipe – I divided it up between 2 saucepans
- *you won't need to divide the recipe if you are doing only 1 color
- In each saucepan, melt 1&1/2 Tbsp of butter and turn the heat off
- Add 1/2 of the bag of 10 oz. marshmallows to the melted butter, and stirred until the marshmallows melted
- Add food coloring to each saucepan – green in one, red in the other (it takes a lot of red)
- Finally, stir in 3 cups of Rice Krispies Treats into each saucepan, and mix
- With the Rice Krispies colored, start spooning – about 1 Tbsp., of each color into the Mini Muffin Tin
- You'll have one dozen of each color in the tin
- Then, I sprayed my Mini Tart Tool with cooking spray and pushed the centers to form bowls
- I filled the green half with M&M Minis, and then placed the red half over the green and gently sealed them by pressing the ends together
- I used a butter knife to loosen the green half out of the mold and pressed around the middle a little more until they were sealed together
- I set those down on a plate and got to work on the pretzel rods
- I grabbed some more Rice Krispies Treats out of the saucepan and wrapped some around the end of the pretzel rod
- I attached the pretzel rod to the maraca, and gently molded it together with the maraca
- I strongly suggest using melted chocolate to glue the parts together (the 2 halves of the rice Krispies maraca and the pretzel handles to the maraca)
- Then I decorated them with Melted White Chocolate Melts – this also doubles as glue
- I used a handy squeeze tube, but you can also snip the end of a baggie that is filled with melted chocolate
- *This is an important step: I added a little strength to the pretzel handle seal by putting some chocolate there, also
- The chocolate works like glue. It’s great stuff. Use it to your advantage
Notes
Nutrition facts are only an estimate
Nutrition
Calories: 412cal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 1571IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 7mg
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Love this idea! going to make them into pastel rattles for a baby shower!
What a great idea! Why didn’t I think of that? Remember to use the chocolate as a glue. It really helps secure the rice Krispie to the pretzel.
do you have a printer-friendly version you can share?
Thanks! – These are great!
Let me see what I can do…
Thank you for the suggestion. I just added a quick printable. I know this post can use some serious updating and I will try to get around to that later, today. Thanks for bearing with me on that one. I might even have to put the supplies for these maracas on my grocery list and try the baby rattle idea another reader mentioned. I love that idea!