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A snowman decorated rice krispie treat set on festive white and red napkins.
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Snowman Rice Krispies Treats

These Snowman Rice Krispie Treats are dressing up in their colorful Christmas best, with candy eyes, orange tic tac noses, and peppermint ear muffs. These adorable Christmas Rice Krispies are delicious treats that easily double as a fun holiday activity everyone will enjoy!
Author: Nikki Lee
Servings: 15 bars
Prep Time 30 minutes
Set Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter (½ cup), unsalted
  • 16 ounces mini marshmallows divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt (or you can use salted butter and omit)
  • 8 cups Rice Krispies cereal
  • ¼ cup nonpareils
  • 10 ounce Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers
  • 30 black sugar pearls for the eyes
  • 15 orange tick tacs for the nose
  • 30 peppermint candies for the ear muffs
  • ½ cup red candy melts for the scarf

Instructions

Make Rice Krispie Bars

  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set it aside.
  • In a large saucepan, melt the butter over low heat, being careful not to overheat it.
  • Reserve 2 cups of mini marshmallows to add in later. Then, combine the remaining marshmallows in the pot and gently melt them with the butter on low heat. Stirring occasionally until fully melted.
  • After melting, remove the pot from the heat. Add in the vanilla extract and salt.
  • Pour in the rice krispies cereal and fold into the marshmallow mixture.
  • Pour in the rice krispies cereal and gently fold. Add in two cups of marshmallows (that were set aside) along with the nonpareil sprinkles. Continue folding until they are evenly distributed and coated throughout. Work quickly as the marshmallows may start to melt and the color from the sprinkles will bleed.
  • Spread the rice krispies mixture evenly in the baking pan and gently press it in the baking pan. You can use a rubber spatula or the butter side of the paper the butter came in works well, also.
  • Let it rest on the countertop for 30-45 minutes until it cools completely and becomes firm. Then cut into bars, about 3 inches long and 2 ½” inches wide. You can use a ruler to help cut them into straight lines.

Decorate Snowman

  • Melt the Ghirardelli white chocolate wafers until they become smooth by using either a double boiler on low heat, a candy melting pot, or package microwave instructions.
  • Take a single rice krispie treat bar and dip it into the melts, just enough to coat the top. Place it on the prepared baking tray with the chocolate-covered side facing upward.
  • While the white chocolate is still wet, place two black sugar pearls at the upper half of the snowman to create eyes. Add an orange tic tac below that for the nose. Then add more sugar pearls below for the mouth and a few extra black sugar pearls on the bottom half for the buttons. Repeat these steps for the remaining bars.
  • Place ⅓ cup of red candy melts inside a piping bag, twist it shut, and microwave it on a low or defrost setting in 30-second intervals until melted. Remember to knead the bag at each interval to ensure uniform heating.
  • Let the melted mixture cool for a few minutes before cutting a smamll portion of the piping bag's tip and then proceed to pipe the scarves. If the mixture is too hot, it will flow out too quickly
  • Allow the rice krispie treat snowmen to sit for 15 minutes to set. Enjoy

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 202mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 1182IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 5mg