Happy Friday!
Y’all this is totally not a “real” recipe. I made them last week because I found myself very randomly craving old school rice krispie treats. I mean, they’re so good, right? They’re definitely a classic for a reason. I don’t think I had made them in at least fifteen years and forgot just how magical the simple combination of marshmallow, butter and rice krispies is.
I decided to jazz these up with some festive Valentine’s Day sprinkles and white chocolate chunks. They turned out super cute and I think they’d just be perfect to pack in lunchboxes for a special treat next Thursday.
If you’re new to the rice krispie treat world, all you do to make these is melt down some marshmallows with butter…
…until you have a smooth marshmallow cream on your hands {literally, if you’ve been taste testing!}.
Just pour that goodness right on top of your krispies and then add your mix-ins: in this case, white chocolate and Valentine’s Day sprinkles.
Let the whole thing cool slightly then slice into squares. Such a fun little Valentine’s Day treat!
White Chocolate Valentine’s Krispie Treats
adapted from the original Rice Krispie treat recipe
makes about 12 squares
Ingredients:
3 tbsp butter
1 package (10 oz) large marshmallows
6 cups rice crispie cereal
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
3 small bottles Valentine’s Day sprinkle mix
Directions:
Butter an 8 x 8″ glass dish well.
In a large pot, melt the butter. Add the marshmallows and melt over low/medium heat until smooth. Pour the melted marshmallow and butter mixture over the rice krispies and mix. Add the sprinkles and white chocolate and mix until everything is combined (this is easiest if you have wet or buttered hands).
Press the rice krispie mixture into your buttered dish. Let cool before slicing into bars or squares.
Time:
20 minutes
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I definitely think that these deserved a post of their own. I LOVE Rice Krispie treats. And the store bought totally will not do. This is adorable and these may in fact be making their way into my kitchen this week
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Ah a classic! Rice Krispie squares were a huge part of my childhood. When my family and I moved to the Middle East, my sister and I attended a British international school and I guess our classmates hadn’t grown up with Rice Krispie squares like us Canadian kids did. On ‘international day’ (where we were allowed to go to school in our national costumes… which for Canada, isn’t the most interesting!), my sister brought in a big pan of Rice Krispie squares in the shape of the Canadian flag. Her friends thought they were absolutely amazing and they all begged her to bring in more!
Mmm…I haven’t had rice krispie squares in FOREVER. Such marshmellow-y goodness.
Happy weekend Jenna!
My mom used to make these all the time (minus the chocolate and sprinkles) growing up! She actually still makes them for family parties because my dad loves them so much. I love the little additions you put in these
Too cute and too pretty! I will have another go at these—any time I make rice krispie treats…it’s pretty much a hardended up disaster in a 13×9 inch baking dish. Oh, and there are no ‘neat cut squares’ in sight. Looking forward to trying YOUR recipe!
Thanks! Happy Friday!
Did Dexter sleep on the bag of marshmallows before you used them? I’ve never seen such flat marshmallows before!
They are special flat marshmallows made for s’mores!
Where did you find those? You have inspired me to take a camping trip to Big Sur and now I must bring these marshmallows for S’mores!
They’re just from Safeway — our grocery store! Maybe you can find them on Amazon?!
Mmmm I’ve never had rice crsipies with white chocolate but that sounds amazing. I bet valentines M&Ms plus peanuts would be a good mix in as well!
Yum, I just had a rice crispy treat for the first time in forever last weekend and was reminded how deliciously simply and amazing they are–totally making these for the hubby!
How festive. I love the addition of white chocolate.
i have not had rice krispies in FOREVER! but these look almost too adorable to eat. almost being the key word here.
I have a pinboard dedicated just to Rice Krispie Treats, and of course these are going on that board! Leave it to Jenna to make rice krispie treats pretty.
yum. These take me back.
YUM! I made pink marshmallow krispies for the kids in my class one year when I was teaching a second grade… they went crazy over them!
Rice Crispy squares are the best! And definitely under-valued in the world of desserts. I want to make these immediately!
Rice Krispie squares have been on my mind since a friend made them for the Super Bowl! Must be something in the air. I always make my squares with 2x the amount of marshmallows. Probably because if gooey is good extra gooey is fab.
I love love love RKTreats. Like, they’re my thing. I will never tire of them no matter how old I get and yours with white chocolate are great. I’ve lately been browning the butter I use for them and it makes such a difference! Yours look so gooey and wonderful!
What a great Valentine’s Day idea. So simple to make. You wouldn’t tell.
I love Krispie squares! A pan of them doesn’t last a day in our house. We had guests from Japan for dinner a few years ago and we served krispie squares for dessert (along with several other tasty sweets). They were quite the hit!
Love! I might have to make these. I’m feeling Valentine treats for my sister and best friend.
I too, would like to know where you get such flat marshmellows – I’ve seen them on other blogs but never in NM where I live
These are so cute! Nice take on a classic treat.
I never knew Rice Krispie treats were so easy to make! This is the type of thing I would’ve been so excited to bring to school to share with everyone on Valentine’s
I can’t remember the last time I had a Rice Krispie Treat! But these are so dang cute that I might have to make them and bring them to work as V-Day treats.
Hi Jenna! You’re right…these would be perfect in lunchboxes next week. I was just making rice krispie treats with my boys last week, but they were not nearly this cute. I know that my whole family would love these — I especially like the addition of the white chocolate chunks!
I can’t wait to make these! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Love love love love these!!! I need vegan marshmallows stat!
I am a huge fan of Rice Krispie Treats!!!!! I crave them every once in a while as well…these look amazing!!!
Perfect! The husband loves white chocolate and especially loves the Rice Krispie treats. Making this for my sweet heart
So nostalgic – I haven’t had these in years! The pink and red sprinkles make them so, so much better.
Great sweet treat for Valentine’s Day!
Who cares if these aren’t a “real” recipe…they are totally cute and creative! I love the idea. Thanks for sharing
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All I had were green sprinkles…and now I have delicious but what looks like moldy rice crispy treats…lol
Yum theses
look amazing!
I LOVE that you made these! I never think about rice crispy treats, but every.single.time. I see them, I start craving them immediately! These look so easy and cute and festive. Definitely making
I made these this weekend to share with my family and they were gone in minutes! So delicious! Thank you!
Jenna – these suckers are amazing! Thank you so much for posting and making my V-Day dessert easy and cute. You rock!
I just wanted to tell you that I made these for my daughter’s 7th birthday party on the weekend, with different coloured sprinkles and they were a huge hit. Everyone loved the added white chocolate. Thanks for a great reminder of how good a simple rice krispie treat can be.
These are precious! Can’t wait to make these. Thanks for the idea Jena!
these are awsome! I missed this some how for vday.
But that is a good thing as I made like 10 Moni Goodies instead… so it would of been a bit much.
Hope you and Adam had a great VDAY.
I superlike the recipe, rice krispie treats have been my favorite since childhood. Surely gonna try out the recipe this valentine. Thanks for sharing!
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