Your whole family will love making and eating these Easter egg Rice Krispies treats! Made with mini marshmallows and cereal, it’s the perfect treat to include in an Easter basket to accompany plastic eggs and jelly beans. Serve them at Easter parties or Easter dinners. Keep this easy recipe nearby when you need a delicious dessert to serve others during the fun time of year.

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There are so many fun activities and recipes to make to celebrate Easter. For those who are looking to make something different than chocolate eggs, this no-bake Easter dessert is so much fun to make.

Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats are tasty

Rice Krispie treats are a fan favorite. Transform rice krispie cereal bars into easter egg rice krispie treats that are in an Easter egg shape. The best part of this recipe is experimenting with all the different fun colors. Each marshmallow treat looks unique and different. Your Easter dessert table isn’t complete until you have included these rice krispie easter eggs.

Ingredients

Makes 18 Easter Eggs

• 4 ½  Tbsp Butter + 1-2 Additional Tbsp
• 7 ½ cups mini marshmallows (about 1 ½ bags)
• 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• 1-2 cups white candy melts
• Easter Sprinkles
• Food Coloring – three different colors

Rice Krispie Easter Treats Ingredient Notes

• Fruity pebbles – replace Rice Krispies cereal with fruit pebbles for multi-colored eggs.
• Candy melts – use more than one color and place them in different bowls for a variety of bright colors!
• Food coloring – Use gel food coloring to get brighter colors on your treats.

Instructions

1. Place 1 ½ Tbsp Butter and 2 ½ Cups marshmallows in a large saucepan on medium low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth.

2. Add in a few drops of food coloring and stir until well incorporated, add more colors to reach the desired color.

3. Remove from heat and add in the cereal. Mix until the cereal is evenly coated.
4. Scoop out the rice krisipie mixture in approximately 1/4 cups, add butter or nonstick spray to the palms of your hands and fingers so that the sticky mixture doesn’t stick.

5. Scoop out the mixture in approximately 1/4 cups, butter the palms of your hands and finger so that it doesn’t stick.

6. Press the rice cereal mixture into egg shapes and place them on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper to cool. Continue until the entire mixture is shaped into eggs.
7. Repeat this process with the next two colors.

8. Place the candy melts in a double boiler or a microwave-safe bowl and melt until smooth.
9. Place your sprinkles in a shallow dish.
10. Dip each egg halfway into the chocolate and then sprinkle with sprinkles. Place on wax or parchment paper to cool.

11. Repeat with additional eggs until all of them have been dipped and covered with sprinkles.

Expert Tips

• For less sugar, omit sprinkles and candy melt mixture.

Recipe FAQs

To make this recipe ahead: combine all ingredients and store them in an airtight container. Serve within a few days.

More Easter Fun

• Easter Worksheets – The Easter activity packet includes games like an Easter maze, an Easter Coloring page, and more!
• Cinnamon Roll Bunnies – Perfect to serve the kids for Easter breakfast!
• Easter Would You Rather Questions – 36 questions for your family to answer.
• Easy No Bake Rice Krispie Nests

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