Rice Krispies treats. Strawberries. Two of my favorite things.
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, I decided to combine the two. I played around a little and came up with this recipe for Strawberry Rice Krispies treats.
The secret ingredient is Jello – it adds the perfect sweet strawberry flavor and pink color, making these sweet crunchy treats perfect for Valentine’s Day. Or any day you want a quick change to Rice Krispies Treats. And they are just as quick and easy to make as regular Rice Krispies treats.
What You’ll Need:
(One batch makes one 9×13″ pan worth – approx 2 dozen treats)
- 7 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 bag (10.5 oz) mini marshmallows
- 1.5 oz package (or half of 1 large 3 oz box) strawberry gelatin
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions for Strawberry Rice Krispies Treats
Melt the margarine in a large 2 quart (or larger) saucepan over low-medium heat.
Add the bag of marshmallows and let it sit for about 30 seconds or so as it slowly melts. Stir gently.
Add the vanilla extract and stir gently again.
Pour the packet of Jello over the marshmallow mixture. Or half the packet, if you bought the larger 3 oz box of strawberry Jello, like me. (Then save the rest for another batch, because chances are your family will gobble this up and ask for more.)
I tried using the entire package in a test batch and the strawberry flavor was a too overpowering. The 1.5 oz amount is perfect.
Gently mix everything together.
Once the marshmallows are partially melted, remove from the heat. The key to soft Rice Krispies treats is not overheat the marshmallows.
Stir until the marshmallows are melted completely and lumps are gone. You can use a whisk.
Add the Rice Krispies.
Stir gently.
Dump into a 9×13″ greased pan and pat down gently with your hands (butter them first to prevent sticking.) And it goes without saying that you’d wash your hands first – really I don’t have to say that, do I?
Let cool for a couple of hours (this helps cut down on the stickiness), then cut into bars and enjoy your delicious Strawberry Rice Krispies treats!
Ingredients
- 7 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 bag (10.5 oz) mini marshmallows
- 1.5 oz package (or half of 1 large 3 oz box) strawberry gelatin (the powder, not the refrigerated jello!)
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over low-medium heat. Add the marshmallows and let it sit for about 30 seconds. Gently stir. Add the vanilla extract and gently stir again. Add 1.5 oz of strawberry Jello and stir. Let the marshmallows partially melt but remove from heat before they are fully melted.
Stir (off the burner) until they are completely melted.
Add the Rice Krispies and gently mix.
Dump into a 9x13" greased pan and pat down gently with your hands (butter them first to prevent sticking.)
Let it cool/dry for at least 2 hours before cutting into bars and serving.
Enjoy!
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Wow, thanks for this super great recipe. I am currently Gluten-free and this will be a great treat for me and my sweetie on Valentines Day. I also babysit and my little guy will love these also.
Twitter: MusingsSAHM
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That’s great that you can enjoy this too – I didn’t even realize this could be made gluten free.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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What a neat idea! You could do this for other holidays too….blue for the 4th of july? Hmmmm…not sure about blue but green on Saint Patty’s Day would work!
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I was already thinking that – lime is the perfect flavor and color for St Patty’s!
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those are adorable
I love that they are not just colored pink but actually have strawberry flavor!
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My husband loves rice krispie treats – can’t wait to make these.
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What a cool idea. I had never thought of using jello in rice krispie treats before.
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Oh how adorable, what a great idea to use Jello! I will definitely need to try this out, my son would go bananas (or strawberry in this case) over these! Yum!
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I never would have thought to add gelatin to Rice Krispies Treats! What a great way to add color and flavor!!! I can’t wait to try it.
Twitter: janinehuldie
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Ok, if we do not lose power this weekend from this freak blizzard, I am so making these. Seriously, love Rice Krispie Treat and omg I love strawberries, too. So thank you for yet another awesome recipe from you have pinned and am making now!!
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Twitter: LibbysLibrary
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All my kids like Rice KrispiesTreats – but one daughter in particular LOVES them. I have to make them every time she and her family visit. I have to be honest, and tell you that I’ve never made anything but the original recipe. I am going to have to make a couple of batches of these, and mail them to her. She is going to be thrilled.
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What a great Valentine’s day treat! My girls LOVE rice krispie treats and this is such a fun twist on the original ones.
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I could not stop eating these. They were SO delicious. Huge hit at my kids’ Valentine’s Day school party, and a huge hit with my father-in-law, who claims to be the champion chef of Rice Krispies treats. Can’t wait to try out other colors and flavors for different holidays. Definitely picking up some lime Jello for St. Patty’s Day! Thanks for the awesome idea.
Twitter: MusingsSAHM
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That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for stopping by to give me the great report.
You can’t find an easier kid friendly treat!
I MISSED This recipe for Valentine,but they look so good I am gone to make theme anyway.Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Twitter: Lady_Aries
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These look really yummy I think I’m going to make these for my nephew.
Thanks for the instructions
I love these! Never thought of adding any different flavors to them. Thanks for the recipe, I’m going to make some!
My daughter and I love strawberries, can’t wait til May when we get our fresh locally grown strawberries. These rice krispie treats sound so good . Will be making them Soon. Thanks for sharing recipe.
How fun! Thanks! I’m going to try this for St. Paddy’s.
I made these with my neighbors kids for Valentines day, but we cut the Rice Krispies with a heart shaped cookie cutter. The kids wanted to decorate some of them too so I broke out some decoring icing and let them have at it.
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How fun! I’m glad everyone enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
I normally dont care for rice krispy treats because they just dont taste like much, but I bet these would be good with the strawberry added in!
Im going to make multicolored ones like this for Easter
im going to turn em into st pattys treats!
These look great, I will be giving these a try!
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These are so fun! I’d love it if you linked this recipe up to this week’s Iron Chef Mom: Strawberry Battle! http://growingupgabel.com/iron-chef-mom-strawberry-battle/
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