Grinch Rice Krispies Treats make the cutest holiday treat. These are made using a traditional Rice Krispies Treats recipe, green food coloring and topping with a red heart sprinkle. Watch your heart grow three sizes just making these!
Grinch Rice Krispies Treats
It’s beginning to look a lot like Grinch-mas, everywhere we go…
Seriously though, if you are a fan of The Grinch you have come to the right place!
We have all sorts of Grinch Recipes and you’ll be adding these Grinch Rice Krispie Treats to your list and be making them every holiday season.
What You Need to Make Grinch Rice Krispies Treats
- 4 Cups Rice Krispie Cereal
- 4 Cups Mini Marshmallows
- 3 Tablespoons Butter, unsalted
- ½ Teaspoon Green Gel Food Dye
- 6 Large Red Heart Sprinkles
How to Make Grinch Rice Krispies Treats
Line a 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper and coat with nonstick cooking spray.
Place the butter and marshmallows in a medium bowl and microwave for 2 minutes or until the marshmallows begin to get puffy and grow.
Remove them and stir. If there are still lumps, put them back in for 15 seconds at a time and stir until smooth.
Add the green food dye (as much as you want until you reach your desired shade of green. I ended up using the entire container as I wanted mine really green) and stir until no streaks appear.
Add in the rice krispies and mix until the cereal is fully coated with the green marshmallow mixture.
Pour into the pan, spread even, and lightly pack it down.
Leave to sit for about 2 hours at room temp, or in a cool room, or until set.
Slice the treats into 6 even hunks and place a red heart at the upper right corner of each.
Serve and Enjoy!
Helpful Tips:
- I have found that the perfect treat is a 1:1 ratio between rice krispies and mini marshmallows. However, if for some reason, your treats are too sticky or not wanting to set up, add more rice krispies.
- I used the basic gel food dye found down the baking aisle of Walmart. Nothing fancy.
- I had trouble finding the larger heart sprinkles anywhere but Amazon.
- Definitely prepare your pan before you mix everything together, because that marshmallow will want to dry quickly.
- Do not mix the dye in after you put the cereal in as it won’t work well, at that point. It has to go in after the marshmallows have been melted.
- The heart sprinkles should stick on their own due to the very light stickiness of the rice krispie treat. However, if they don’t, you can use a dab of melted marshmallow, melted chocolate, or even frosting, to apply them.
Grinch Rice Krispies Treats
Ingredients
- 4 Cups Rice Krispies Cereal
- 4 Cups Mini Marshmallows
- 3 Tablespoons Butter unsalted
- ½ Teaspoon Green Gel Food Dye
- 6 Large Red Heart Sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper and coat with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the butter and marshmallows in a medium bowl and microwave for 2 minutes or until the marshmallows begin to get puffy and grow.
- Remove them and stir. If there are still lumps, put them back in for 15 seconds at a time and stir until smooth.
- Add the green food dye (as much as you want until you reach your desired shade of green. I ended up using the entire container as I wanted mine really green) and stir until no streaks appear.
- Add in the rice krispies and mix until the cereal is fully coated with the green marshmallow mixture.
- Pour into the pan, spread even, and lightly pack it down.
- Leave to sit for about 2 hours at room temp, or in a cool room, or until set.
- Slice the treats into 6 even hunks and place a red heart at the upper right corner of each.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.