This Valentines Rice Krispies Mice Treat is the cutest ever! They are so simple to make, too.
Rice Krispies Treats Mice – Valentine Dessert Treat:
These Valentine Mice are so cute!
Make them as a fun after school treat or a fun end to your Valentine’s Day Dinner.
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Tips for Making Rice Krispies Treats:
- I like to use Mini Marshmallows instead of regular size. I feel like the heat is better distributed with the mini marshmallows and they melt quicker
- I only use fresh out of the bag marshmallows. When I have used older marshmallows, my treats turn harder faster and are not easy to work with
- When decorating your treats, work fast while the marshmallow in the treat is still warm. It will act as a glue
- If decorations are not sticking, use a little dab of cake frosting to help glue them to the treat
Here is the printable for Rice Krispy Treat Mice:
PrintRice Krispies Treats Mice {Valentine Dessert Treat}
Cute little Mice Rice Krispies treats for Valentine’s Day
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 9-12 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups of Krispy rice cereal
- 4 cups of fresh mini marshmallows
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- Optional – red or purple dye (about 1/2 tsp. or until you get your desired color)
- Heart cookie cutter – I used a 3 in. cookie cutter
- Conversation hearts
- Pull N Peel licorice
- Black Nonpareils
- Wax paper
- 9 x 13 pan
- Medium saucepan
Instructions
- Melt the butter in the saucepan and add the marshmallows
- Stir until smooth
- If you want the mice colored, add the coloring now and stir in
- Pour the marshmallow mixture into cereal and mix well
- Place the wax paper into the 9 x 13 pan and pour the rice Krispy mixture into the pan
- Spread the mixture out evenly
- Let the mixture cool slightly and then lift the wax paper up out of the pan
- Use the cookie cutter to make hearts and place them on another sheet of wax paper for decorating
- Decorate with conversation hearts for the ears, nonpareils for the eyes, red hot for the nose and licorice for the tail
- If your marshmallow treats have cooled too much the nose might not stick. Just grab a little marshmallow from the saucepan and use that as glue
Notes
- I like to use mini marshmallows for this recipe
- *use fresh marshmallows from a new bag – I find that if the marshmallows are stale, the treats become stale very quick and are harder to work with
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~ Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com
