5 from 33 votes
Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats
These Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats turn the classic marshmallow cereal bars into festive holiday snacks. Crisped Rice cereal is coated with melted butter and marshmallows for a chewy texture, then pressed into a pan and cut into rectangles. Each treat is decorated with candy melts dipped bases, chocolate antler designs, candy eyes, and red candy noses to resemble reindeer faces, making them a fun and visual dessert for seasonal celebrations.
Prep Time
30 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
12
treats
Calories:
304 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 10 oz marshmallow bag
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1 Candy Eyeballs package
- 1 red candies package m&m's
- 12 oz dark chocolate candy melts
- 12 oz green candy melts
Instructions
- Place a large pot over medium heat and melt the butter.
- Next, add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
- Take the pot off of heat and add the Rice Krispies cereal. Stir well until fully coated and combined.
- Transfer the mixture to a buttered 9x13 inches pan, press it, and level the top with a rubber spatula.
- Let harden at room temperature for about one hour and after that cut into rectangles.
- Carefully push a craft spoon into each rectangle.
- Melt the dark chocolate following the instructions on the package and then spoon it into a plastic bag.
- Cut a small hole in the corner of the bag and make the chocolate antlers.
- Use a small dot of chocolate to make the eyes and press the candy eyes on top. Same for the and m&m nose.
- Melt the green chocolate wafers following the instructions on the package and then dip the bottom of the rectangles a few inches into the melted green chocolate.
- Lay the treats on a waxed paper-covered baking sheet until the chocolate hardens.
- Serve and enjoy.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
304kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
163mg
(7%)
Potassium
20mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
1106IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 treats
Amount Per Serving
Calories 304
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 304kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 163mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 20mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 1106IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.