Don’t miss out on special family memories this Christmas! This Rice Krispies treats ornament is a perfect way to help your kids imagination soar!
Kellogg Company sponsored this blog post. The opinions and text are all mine.
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season has always been time spent in the kitchen with my children. As a homeschooling mom I’ve always made this part of the required curriculum!
All of my kids have grown up from their early years helping with the baking and then moving on to preparing dishes and complete meals as they got older. These skills certainly pay off for them (and us) later in life.
These days the Walden home looks very different, with only one student left in our homeschool.
This year I’m training the future generation!
I keep my grandson Aiden on Thursdays and since he’s only one we haven’t spent a lot of time in the kitchen together yet.
Ok, we haven’t spent any time baking but we’ve spent plenty of time eating together!
He’s waiting on his Nana to get him a little treat!
You may not be able to tell it from these pictures but this is a Rice Krispies treats ornament!
The holidays are the perfect time to set aside a few hours of fun with the family. Rice Krispies treats are also the favorite dessert of Papa (aka DIY hubby).
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Aiden’s Aunt Sissy was my primary helper for the treats and mastered all of the decorating. I love to see how her technique for eating them is so delicate compared to the her dad and nephew.
After all, boys will be boys, no matter the age!
Rice Krispies Treats Ornament
Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe. I also ended up using white frosting instead of tiny marshmallows for the ornament hanger.
Use this ornament as a guide but let your imagination go wild. It’s amazing what children can create when given a few minutes of (supervised!) free time and a few ingredients.
Unless your children are older (school age or so) I would recommend making the 3-ingredient base ornament beforehand. It can be a little messy!
In the steps below you can see how I inserted and wrapped the Rice Krispies® around the licorice.
For me that was definitely the hard part. The recipe called for a tiny marshmallow for the hanger, but we didn’t like the way it looked as much.
Let your kids decide, but most of all, remember creativity should be encouraged! Bonus points that you can eat these as well!
- 12 4-inch lengths red or black string licorice
- 3 tbs butter
- 1 pkg 10 oz. Jet Puffed Marshmallows
- 6 cups Kelloggs Rice Krispies cereal
- Frosting
- M&M candies
- any other candies or decorations desired
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In large saucepan melt butter over low heat.
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Add 10 oz marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
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Add Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal and stir until well coated.
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Using 1/2 cup measuring cup coated with cooking spray divide warm cereal mixture into 12 portions.
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Using buttered hands round each portion around licorice piece folded in half to form hanger. Seal tightly around licorice and allow to cool.
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Decorate with frosting and M&M's or any other decorations.
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Always use butter and fresh marshmallows for best results.
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Store no more than two days at room temperature in an airtight container.
If you want some additional ideas for Christmas treats this is a great post. For more Rice Krispies fun check out my end of summer party, Easter egg nests and ice cream cake.
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Oh my!!!!! Those are so cute and look yummy!!! I will have to attempt these! Your Grandbaby is adorable!! He has such beautiful eyes!!! He will be a lot of fun this Christmas!