0 from 9 votes
Conversation Heart Rice Krispie Treats
These fun Valentine’s Day rice krispy treats looks just like the classic conversation hearts, just in treat form!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Cooling time
30 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 12 hearts
Calories: 218 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 10 ounces mini marshmallows
- ¼ cup butter
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- ½ cup each colored candy melts (white, pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange)
- 1 TBS coconut oil (if needed)
- edible pen optional
- 1 - 2 TBS butter for hands/cookie cutter (if needed)
Instructions
- Place marshmallows and butter in a large pot on medium/low heat. Stir constantly until marshmallows are completely melted and smooth, then remove from heat.
- Add Rice Krispies to melted marshmallows and mix until cereal is well coated.
- To create heart shaped treats: either press the mixture into a 9" x 13" pan lined with parchment paper, allow to cool completely, then remove from the pan and cut out with heart shaped cookie cutters. Or, using buttered hands and cookie cutters, press the warm mixture directly into the heart shaped cookie cutter to form the heart. Carefully remove the cookie cutter then place the shaped treat on parchment paper to cool.
- To decorate the hearts, place each color of candy melts in a separate microwave-safe bowl. One color at a time, microwave for 30 seconds, stir, then repeat until completely melted and smooth. 1/2 - 1 tsp coconut oil may be added to chocolate if needed to make it smooth and easy to spread.
- Use a piping bag, or plastic baggie with the corner tip cut off, to pipe melted chocolate around the edge of heart shaped treats. Then fill in the heart with melted chocolate and spread to the outline with a knife, making it nice and smooth. Repeat with each color until you have finished all the treats.
- Once coating is completely cooled, use an edible pen to write sayings on the hearts. Use a damp paper towel to wipe away any mistakes. (Or you can skip this step and free-hand the sayings!)
- Choose the color you want the sayings to be and melt the chocolate as noted above. Then use a piping bag with a small hole to write over the edible marker sayings or free-hand sayings on coating.
- Allow to cool completely before serving.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for up to three days. Longer than that and they’ll start to get hard, so it’d be easier to just whip up a new batch!
- Work in color batches. Choose two colors of candy melts to melt at a time and use those colors to add color to the hearts and to write on the hearts. For example, melt blue and purple at the same time. Then do some hearts with a purple layer and blue writing and some hearts with blue base layer and purple writing. That way you don’t have to deal with a bunch of colors all at once.
- Keep your temperature low on the marshmallow mixture, even if you are tempted to heat it up higher to melt it quicker. Slow and low is the way to go!
Nutrition Information
Calories
218kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
156mg
(7%)
Potassium
21mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
1137IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12hearts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 156mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 21mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 1137IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.