Santa Rice Krispies Recipe

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Here’s a fun recipe for the holidays! Try these super cute Santa Rice Krispies! Super easy to make and even the adults love these! Be sure to check out our other Rice Krispies Recipes made with Nutella, Peanut Butter, Chocolate, Cake Batter and more here! We love Rice Krispies!!!

Oh, and don’t forget to check out some of our other Christmas treats like our Gingerbread Marshmallow Pops recipe or our Donut Snowman on a Stick!  Both are cute!

Santa Rice Krispies Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
  • 10 ounces marshmallows
  • red food coloring
  • 6 vanilla wafers
  • 2 Red Fruit by the Foot
  • 12 candy eyes
  • 6 red M&Ms
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook time: 0 minutes

Yield: 6 bars

Instructions for the Santa Rice Krispies:

  1. In a medium to large saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
  2. Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
  3. Stir in enough food coloring to make the marshmallows very red.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Add the Rice Krispies cereal and stir until cereal is well coated.
  6. Using butter or cooking spray, prepare a 9 x 9 pan.
  7. Butter a your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture firmly into the pan.
  8. Allow to cool.
  9. Cut into 6 bars
  10. In a large bowl, cream the butter and add vanilla.
  11. Mix in the sugar one cup at a time.
  12. Beat in the milk mixing until fluffy.
  13. Transfer icing to the corner of large size zipper bag, try to minimaize trapped air and close. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe.
  14. Pipe icing onto back (flat side) of vanilla wafer to act as glue and place on bar.
  15. Pipe a dot of icing onto the back of each eye and the “m” side of the M&M and place on vanilla wafer.
  16. Cut a 1.5 – 2 inch length of fruit roll and fold in V shape to act as hat.
  17. Place hat on wafer and bar.
  18. Pipe a ball on the on the tip of the hat.
  19. Pipe a band across the edge of the hat and a beard along the bottom of the cookie.
  20. Allow to set. Voila! That’s it!

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Santa Rice Krispies Recipe

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 6 bars

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • In a medium to large saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
  • Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
  • Stir in enough food coloring to make the marshmallows very red.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add the Rice Krispies cereal and stir until cereal is well coated.
  • Using butter or cooking spray, prepare a 9 x 9 pan.
  • Butter a your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture firmly into the pan.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Cut into 6 barsIn a large bowl, cream the butter and add vanilla.
  • Mix in the sugar one cup at a time.
  • Beat in the milk mixing until fluffy.
  • Transfer icing to the corner of large size zipper bag, try to minimize trapped air and close. Clip a small piece off the corner to pipe.
  • Pipe icing onto back (flat side) of vanilla wafer to act as glue and place on bar.
  • Pipe a dot of icing onto the back of each eye and the “m” side of the M&M and place on vanilla wafer.
  • Cut a 1.5 – 2 inch length of fruit roll and fold in V shape to act as hat.
  • Place hat on wafer and bar.
  • Pipe a ball on the on the tip of the hat.
  • Pipe a band across the edge of the hat and a beard along the bottom of the cookie.
  • Allow to set. Voila! That’s it!

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy.

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Santa Rice Krispies Recipe

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