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If you're looking for an awesome snack that fits in at any party, this is the recipe for you! Rice Krispie Bites are the perfect snack to bring to any occasion, put them in school lunches, or just a midday sugar fix.
How to Make Rice Krispie Bites
If you've ever made homemade original Rice Krispie Treats, this recipe will be no problem for you. These are great because you can just make them the same way. Or you can spice them up with some themed colors.
These bites are the perfect accent for any special occasion. You can make them red for Valentine's Day or the Christmas holiday season, orange for Halloween, green is perfect for Saint Patrick's Day, or any color or Holiday you want!
Let's get started with the recipe!
Step One
Start out by melting your butter in a large stock pot. We usually do this on medium heat before adding our marshmallows to the melted butter.
Melt a full bag of Jet Puff Marshmallows into the buttery mix. Stir everything together with a spatula until you have one big melted mess.
If you're making plain Rice Krispie Bites, you can move on to Step 2. If you are using a themed color like Red Rice Krispie Treats, Blue Rice Krispie Treats, or any Colored Rice Krispie Treats, you would add your food coloring in now.
Feel free to use a lot of food coloring until your marshmallow mix is the desired shade.
Step Two
Scoop out 6 measured cups of Rice Krispies Cereal and dump it into the melted marshmallows. Stir until you have an evenly covered mix of cereal and marshmallows.
If you're using food coloring, you can add more in now if the cereal is not the shade you want.
Step Three
Pull out a 9 x 13 baking pan and spray the inside with canola oil spray. You can really use any flavorless baking spray, we just prefer to use canola oil.
Use your spatula to scoop the rice crispy treat batter from the stock pot into the pan. Flatten the mix out until it is completely flat in the bottom of the pan.
Set the mixture to the side and allow to cool for about 20 minutes. You can speed this part up by putting it in the refrigerator or even in the freezer if you are feeling extra impatient.
Step Four
Once your treats are cooled it is time to cut them. Take out a sharp knife and cut them into large 4 x 4 inch squares. Then cut each of those squares into quarters. This should leave you with several 1 x 1 inch snack sized bites.
Serve and enjoy!
Rice Krispie Bites
Equipment
- 9x13 Pan
- Spatula
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 6 Cups Rice Krispies
- 3 tablespoon Salted Butter
- 16 oz Marshmallows
- food coloring optional
Instructions
- Add the butter & marshmallows in a bowl and melt them together. This can be done in the microwave or on the stove top.
- pour in food coloring, if making colored bites
- add in Rice Krispies and mix thoroughly
- Spread the mixture into a greased pan with a greased spatula.
- Allow mixture to cool (about 30 minutes)
- cut into 4 x 4 squares
- cut each 4 x 4 square into quarters to make several 1 x 1 squares
- serve and enjoy
