Name: Christmas Rice Krispie Treats - Santa Hats!
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 16 Pre-made Rice Krispie Treats; 1 cup Red Candy Melts/Meltable; 1/4 cup White Candy Melts/meltable; 2 Tablespoon + 2 1/2 Teaspoon vegetable shortening; 16 dozen Mini Marshmallows

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats – Santa Hats

I love making rice krispie treats for the different holidays because they are so easy to make yet such a big hit with everyone, most of all the kids! And it’s the perfect treat to get the kids involved in making it with you, which is so fun at Christmas time. We love these fun & simple treats & the Santa Hats design on the Christmas Rice Krispie treats just made it more festive & perfect for holiday gatherings!

This is the perfect recipe to get the kids involved in – they can help you make the rice krispies treats as that’s such a simple recipe to make – just follow the ingredients on the back of the Rice Krispies box. And they will definitely love dipping the rice krispie treats into the candy melts to make the Santa Hats! That’s such an easy thing for them to do & then add the marshmallow on top for the hat! They can add the squiggly lines for the liner of the hat or mom could do that, whichever you prefer!

We wanted to keep these Christmas rice krispie treats super simple & easy – so we just used the pre-made Rice Krispies treats, which you can buy at any grocery store or buy in bulk at Costco. This makes this recipe take just minutes to throw together! So perfect for a festive, fun treat for a class Christmas party or family gathering!! And you won’t spend hours baking a ton of cookies! Plus, these Rice Krispie treats, Christmas themed, provide that “wow” factor that kids & adults will love!

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats – Santa Hats:

Ingredients:

16 Pre-made Rice Krispie Treats
1 cup Red Candy Melts/Meltable
1/4 cup White Candy Melts/meltable
2 Tablespoon + 2 1/2 Teaspoon vegetable shortening
16 dozen Mini Marshmallows

Equipment Needed:

Baking Sheet
Parchment Paper
2 Medium Microwavable bowls
2 Silicone Spatulas
Piping bag or quart size plastic storage bag (Disposable Piping Bag)
Potholder or Oven mitt

Directions:

Unwrap premade rice krispie treats

Line baking sheet with parchment paper

Pour 1 cup of red candy melts and 2 tablespoons of vegetable shortening in medium bowl

Microwave 1 minute at 50% power

Carefully remove from microwave and slowly stir. Candy melts will not be fully melted.

Put back in microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power and stir.

Repeat for 15 second intervals at 50% power, careful not to overheat until fully melted and a smooth honey like texture. If needed add 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening and stir.

At a diagonal, dip half of rice cereal treat into mixture allowing excess to drip off and place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Add one mini marshmallow on top corner.

When all rice cereal treats are dipped and mini marshmallows are placed, place baking sheet in refrigerator for 5 minutes to set.

While rice cereal treats are setting in refrigerator, melt 1/4 cup of white candy melts and 1⁄2 teaspoon of vegetable shortening in microwave for 1 minute at 50% power.

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Author: Jen
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 16 1x

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16 Pre-made Rice Krispie Treats
1 cup Red Candy Melts/Meltable
1/4 cup White Candy Melts/meltable
2 Tablespoon + 2 1/2 Teaspoon vegetable shortening
16 dozen Mini Marshmallows

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Instructions

Unwrap premade rice cereal treats
Line baking sheet with parchment paper
Pour 1 cup of red candy melts and 2 tablespoons of vegetable shortening in medium bowl
Microwave 1 minute at 50% power
Carefully remove from microwave and slowly stir. Candy melts will not be fully melted.
Put back in microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power and stir.
Repeat for 15 second intervals at 50% power, careful not to overheat until fully melted and a smooth honey like texture. If needed add 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening and stir.
At a diagonal, dip half of rice cereal treat into mixture allowing excess to drip off and place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Add one mini marshmallow on top corner.
When all rice cereal treats are dipped and mini marshmallows are placed, place baking sheet in refrigerator for 5 minutes to set.
While rice cereal treats are setting in refrigerator, melt 1/4 cup of white candy melts and 1⁄2 teaspoon of vegetable shortening in microwave for 1 minute at 50% power.