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Rice Krispies Football Treats (great for Game Day)

Kids can join in on the Super Bowl feast, with this fun, and easy Football Rice Krispies treats. Make these chocolate-covered rice Krispie footballs on a stick. Kids and adults will love the sweet treat. And, they will add a little touch of fun to your Super Bowl Sunday spread.

football rice krispies treats

Football Rice Krispies Treats

Make-Ahead and Storage

You can make this football treats a few days in advance

Storing: Store in an airtight container at room temperature

Tips and Tricks:

  • use fresh marshmallows – I know this from experience. If you use old marshmallows that are not soft then your treats will be hard and unworkable
  • form your big sheet of rice treats in a large baking dish using parchment paper as a liner for a non-stick liner
  • add cooking spray to the parchment paper for another non-stick step
  • spray cooking spray on your spreading utensil so it doesn’t stick to the treats
football rice krispies treats

If you are ready to make these fun Game Day Rice Krispies Treats, let’s make sure you have everything you’ll need:

Ingredients

For Rice Krispies:

  • rice cereal
  • unsalted butter
  • mini marshmallows

More:

  • football cookie cutter
  • brown chocolate melts
  • white chocolate melts or white cookie icing

Extra Equipment:

  • Squeeze bottle – Available in candy-making sections
  • Wax paper.
  • Cookie sheet.
  • Two medium bowls
football rice krispies treats

How do you make Football Rice Krispies Treats?

Instructions:

  • line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper
  • spray parchment paper with cooking spray
  • in a large saucepan, melt butter
  • add marshmallows, and stir until melted (on low/med. heat)
  • In a large bowl, pour in the rice cereal
  • add melted marshmallow mixture 
  • Stir until combined
  • pour into a lined baking dish and spread out 
  • *tip – spray your spreading utensil with cooking spray so it doesn’t stick to the cereal 
  • let cool for 5-10 minutes
  • pull the rectangle of rice krispies out of the pan
  • cut a football shape with your cookies cutter
  • melt brown chocolate melts
  • spread onto football rice treats

Decorating: 

  • for melted white chocolate – melt chocolate and pour it into a squeeze bottle for decorating
  • for icing – use a writing tip to decorate
  • decorate footballs with laces and curved lines on the tips 

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Print

Super Bowl Rice Krispies Football Treats

Football Rice Krispies Treats

  • Author: Melissa
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 810 1x
  • Category: dessert

Ingredients

Scale
  • 6 cups of rice cereal
  • 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 5 & 1/2 cups of mini marshmallows – fresh
  • A football-shaped cookie cutter.
  • Brown chocolate melts
  • White chocolate melts or white cookie icing with a writing tip
  • Squeeze bottle – (if using white chocolate)
  • parchment paper
  • Cookie sheet

Instructions

  • line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper
  • spray parchment paper with cooking spray
  • in a large saucepan, melt butter
  • add marshmallows, and stir until melted (on low/med. heat)
  • In a large bowl, pour in the rice cereal
  • add melted marshmallow mixture
  • Stir until combined
  • pour into a lined baking dish and spread out
  • *tip – spray your spreading utensil with cooking spray so it doesn’t stick to the cereal
  • let cool for 5-10 minutes
  • pull the rectangle of rice krispies out of the pan
  • cut a football shape with your cookies cutter
  • melt brown chocolate melts
  • spread onto football rice treats

Decorating:

  • for melted white chocolate – melt chocolate and pour it into a squeeze bottle for decorating
  • for icing – use a writing tip to decorate
  • decorate footballs with laces and curved lines on the tips

Notes

Store covered and at room temperature for up to 3 days

  • use fresh marshmallows – I know this from experience. If you use old marshmallows that are not soft then your treats will be hard and unworkable
  • form your big sheet of rice treats in a large baking dish using parchment paper as a liner for a non-stick liner
  • add cooking spray to the parchment paper for another non-stick step
  • spray cooking spray on your spreading utensil so it doesn’t stick to the treats

~Melissa
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