One of my favorite things about Easter is the candy. While I always got a couple of presents in my Easter basket, the sweetest part was always the candy that I dug out from a pile of Easter grass. Sometimes we had fun new treats in there, but every year without fail we got Peeps!
If Peeps are a big part of your Easter celebrations as well, you have to make these Peeps Rice Crispy Treats! They’re a fun version of a classic with a little extra Easter on top. We’re on Spring Break this week so I’m making them with Shane- just in time for Easter!
Ingredients:
1 Box of rice crispy cereal
1 Bag of mini marshmallows
¼ cup butter
1 Container of white whipped icing
Red and Blue food coloring
Peeps Birthday Cake flavored chicks
directions:
Step 1: In a large bowl combine the mini marshmallows and ¼ cup butter. Microwave for a minute at a time, stirring well in between until the mixture is smooth.
Step 2: Add the box of rice crispy cereal to the marshmallow mixture and stir together well.
Step 3: Place the marshmallow coated rice crispies into a 9 x 13 baking dish and press down firmly all over with a sheet of parchment paper.
Step 4: Put the mixture into the fridge to cool for at least 30 minutes.
Step 5: In the meantime, place one half of the container of icing into one bowl with a few drops of red food coloring and the other half into another bowl with a few drops of blue food coloring. Mix thoroughly until you have a bowl of pink icing and a bowl of blue icing.
Step 6: Remove the rice crispy mixture from the fridge and cut into squares that are large enough for a Peep to fit on top of. Put icing on top of each rice crispy treat square, alternating colors.
Step 7: Place a Peep on top of each iced rice crispy treat before serving.
What’s your favorite Easter candy?
Kathleen B says
Love rice crispy treats, and how can you go wrong with peeps. My boys would love these!
Tammy says
I do like my Peeps 🙂 I also enjoy Reese’s peanut butter eggs. I have some Cotton Candy Frosting that I picked up on clearance at Target, I bet it would be tasty with this!
Toni says
What a fun way to Spring-up a typical treat. My daughter would love these!
lisa says
I love this idea! Even better, Rice Krispies are on sale at Walgreens next week!
Kelsey Apley says
Yes Yes and YES! These look beyond amazing!!!!
Maryann D. says
What a wonderful and colorful treat. How adorable this is and a terrific surprise to serve at Easter.
Theresa @ Faith and Family Reviews says
These look so delicious, we would all love them!
TerriAnn @ Cookies & Clogs says
What a great idea to use the frosting to tie color in along with the Peeps bird.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
I’m not a huge Peeps fan myself, but my stepsons would love these!
Raijean says
That looks delicious! Can you send me one in the mail?
Paula @ Frosted Fingers says
I love Peeps and rice crispies treats. fun combination!
Robin Gagnon says
Chocolate bunnies are a big fave around here on Easter.
Ty says
I don’t have a favorite Easter candy (I mostly make everything for the kids), but I do love to eat jelly beans though.
Lauren (Lolo) says
I still have to try those cake flavored peeps!
Sandra K VanHoey says
My grandkids love peeps and they also like rice krispies cereal. We will have to try making these even though Easter has come and gone
nicole dz says
Love the colors you used! Very cute! My favorite candy it reeses peanut butter cups 1st, 2nd is baby ruths, and third is peeps!
Elena says
these are so cute!