Apple Shaped Rice Krispie Treats
Fall is in full force and that means apple season. Whether you are homeschooling and are looking to expand your curriculum a bit or just want to create a playful treat, these apple shaped rice krispie treats are a winner.
My kids really enjoy these occasional surprises like this as marshmallows, candy and fruit roll ups are not usually on the menu.
(Yield about 18)
INGREDIENTS
6 cup Rice Krispies Cereal
4 tbsp Butter
10.5 oz Marshmallows
Red Food Coloring
Green Food Coloring
3 Tootsie Roll Midgees
Green Fruit Rollups
DIRECTIONS
Cut each Tootsie Roll in half. Then cut each of the halves into 4 quarters lengthwise (to make 8 stems).
Cut fruit rollups to make small leaves to decorate the apples.
In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat.
Add half of the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
Add about 15 drops of red food coloring and mix well.
Add 3 cups cereal and mix well.
Remove from heat and allow to sit about 3 minutes.
Butter your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture firmly into a 9 balls.
Insert a stem in each ball and shape like an apple.
Place rollup leaves nest to stem if desired.
Repeat process with remaining ingredients to make green apples.
- 6 cup Rice Krispies Cereal
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 10.5 oz Marshmallows
- Red Food Coloring
- Green Food Coloring
- 3 Tootsie Roll Midgees
- Green Fruit Rollups
- Cut each Tootsie Roll in half. then cut each of the haves into 4 quarters lengthwise (to make 8 stems).
- Cut fruit rollups to make small leaves to decorate the apples.
- In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons ofbutter over low heat.
- Add the half of the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
- Add about 15 drops of red food coloring and mix well.
- Add 3 cups cereal and mix well.
- Remove from heat and allow to sit about 3 minutes.
- Butter your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture firmly into a 9 balls.
- Insert a stem in each ball and shape like an apple.
- Place rollup leaves nest to stem if desired.
- Repeat process with remaining ingredients to make green apples.
Do you have any other apple themed treats you do with your children? I’d love if you’d share them in the comments section below!
these look almost too cute to eat, but I can never resist a yummy rice Krispy treat. Thee would be fun to make.
I absolutely love this idea! So adorable and very creative! I know my twin boys would love it and they would probably want to help make it with me. Thanks for the great post!
These are just adorable and I would love to make these for a cute treat to serve when my family comes over. We love Rice krispy treats!
These are a very different way to make rice crispy treats, love the apple shape, my kids would love to make these.
These are adorable!! Who doesn’t love rice krispie treats?? As my kids get older, we could make these together! Thanks!
These would be fun to make with kids and fun to serve and fun to eat.
What a good idea! And a great excuse to make Rise Krispie treats. Thanks.
What a fun twist to a classic recipe. I know my kids would love them! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Oh, these look fun but, oh, how I hate working with red food coloring. It gets everywhere..does it for you?
This is a really cute idea. I can see so many uses for this.
These would make great teacher gifts!
These rice krispy treats are so adorable who would love them they would be great for a kids partyu any time. I cant wait to try these out with the kids they love making things they never tried before and they love eatting them when it is done being made. Thanks for sharing this idea and recipe.
What a great idea for rice krispies. Apples turned out great!
these are very cute. I know they are delicious as well. Id love to make these for my little one
You Apple Shaped Rice Krispie Treats look so delicious and fun to make for back to school. I know my family will love these!
These are adorable! Great for back-to-school treats.
Very clever and yummy. I like using the fruit roll ups to make the leaves.
These are just so darn cute, almost too cute to eat! It would be fun to make them with the kids!
That’s a very fun use of rice krispies. Like the colors.
How delicious it can get! I would definitely would love to try the Apple Shaped Rice Krispie Treats. I think it is a great plate, of which it’s on my menu later in the week.