Heart Shaped Rice Krispie Treats
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These heart shaped Rice Krispie treats are the ultimate festive dessert for Valentine’s Day! Made with crispy rice cereal, marshmallow mixture, and red candy melts, they’re as fun to make as they are to eat.
Whether you’re prepping for a bake sale, sharing Valentine treats with loved ones, or creating a fun recipe for the whole family, these rice krispie hearts are the perfect way to celebrate your favorite holiday.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Festive and Fun: Heart-shaped treats are a fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day or any time of year.
- Customizable: Use pink gel food coloring, white chocolate chips, or holiday-themed sprinkles for your favorite way to decorate.
- Simple Ingredients: With mini marshmallows, rice krispie cereal, and candy melts, you can create an easy treat using pantry staples.
- Versatile: Make these treats into heart rice krispie pops or classic rice krispie treats with a drizzle of melted chocolate.
- Perfect for Sharing: These delicious treats are ideal for bake sales, holiday parties, or gifting.
These easy Valentine’s treats are not only perfect for your sweet Valentine. They also just take a few minutes to whip together! For more fun Valentine’s snacks, check out this Valentine’s Chex Mix , this Pink Fudge recipe, or these Red Velvet Brownies.
One of my favorite things to make for a quick and easy dessert is something made with cereal. I made these small-batch Valentine’s Rice Krispie treats as a perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients for Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
- Unsalted butter
- Mini marshmallows
- Rice cereal
- Pink gel food coloring
- Red candy melts
- Sprinkles
- Nonstick spray
Equipment and kitchen tools
- Heart-shaped mold
- Ice Cream Molds,
- Parchment Paper
- Popsicle sticks
- Silicon melting pots for chocolate, optional
How to make heart Rice Kripsie treats
Step 1 – Prepare Rice Krispie treats.
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Step 2 – Let set and cut into hearts with a heart mold or shaped cookie cutter.
Step 3 – Add to wooden sticks and coat some with melted candy.
Tips for the Best Results
- Prep Your Tools: Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter or molds for perfectly shaped treats. Line your cookie sheet or mold with parchment paper or wax paper for easy removal.
- Work Quickly: Once the marshmallow mixture is melted, mix in your cereal fast to avoid it hardening before you shape it.
- Non-Stick Spray: Spray your hands and molds with non-stick cooking spray to keep the cereal mixture from sticking.
- Avoid Cracking Chocolate: When pressing the cereal mixture into the chocolate-coated molds, use a light touch. Too much pressure can crack the chocolate shell.
- Let Set Properly: Allow the treats to rest on wax paper for at least 15-20 minutes before serving or packaging them in plastic wrap.
- Prevent Spills: Using silicon pots helps control waste and spillage.
Substitutions and Variations
- Cereal Mixture Options: Substitute rice krispie cereal with cocoa cereal for a chocolate twist.
- Candy Coating: Swap red candy melts for white chocolate chips or use pink candy melts for a softer Valentine’s look.
- Alternative Shapes: Don’t limit yourself to hearts—try a star cookie cutter or snowman rice krispie treats for other festive occasions.
- Sprinkle Creativity: Add festive sprinkles like heart shapes or red, pink, and white sprinkles to personalize your treats.
FAQs About Heart-Shaped Rice Krispie Treats
Absolutely! Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter and a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper to shape your treats after spreading the marshmallow mixture evenly.
Store your valentine’s rice krispie treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3-4 days. Avoid refrigeration, as it can make the chocolate brittle.
Yes, melt butter and mini marshmallows over medium-low heat in a large saucepan. Stir frequently until smooth, then add the cereal mixture.
Melt the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring after each interval for smooth results.
Yes, these tasty treats can be made a day or two in advance. For best results, let them rest fully before storing them in plastic wrap or an airtight container.
More fun Valentine’s Day treats
- Valentine’s Sugar cookies with icing – a sweet and elegant cookie that is perfect with icing.
- Valentine’s Cream cheese cookies – soft and fluffy and made with cream cheese.
- Valentine’s Candied Heart cookies – incredibly simple way to dress up any sugar cookie.
- Valentines Popcorn – A fun and festive idea.
- If you are thinking about hosting a Valentine’s Day party, or a Valentine’s party, I have some ideas on how to do it easily and frugally in my dollar store Valentine’s tablescape from a couple of years ago.
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Valentines Rice Krispie Treats
Equipment
- Heart shape mold
- Ice Cream Molds,
- Parchment Paper
- Popsicle sticks
- Silicon Melting pots for chocolate, optional
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 10 oz mini marshmallows
- 6 cups rice cereal
- 1 drop Pink gel food coloring
- 12 oz Red candy melts
- Sprinkles
- Nonstick spray
Instructions
- First, melt your candy melts at 30-second intervals until fully melted.
- Pour chocolate into heart-shaped cavities making sure to get it completely up the sides.
- Place in freezer for 10-15 min until set
- While that’s freezing make your rice cereal filling.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, add butter and marshmallows, heat on HIGH to 2.5-3 mins until melted.
- Remove and stir until smooth. Add in 1-2 drops pink gel food coloring.
- Stir well, then add in rice cereal and sprinkles. Stir to fully incorporate.
- Remove from freezer and carefully add cereal mix to the molds, do not press too hard or the chocolate may
- crack.
- Cover the back with more chocolate.
- Place back in the freezer for 7-9 mins
- Carefully peel molds and remove the cake pops.
- Place on parchment paper.
- Melt the red candy melts in a piping bag on 30-sec increments.
- Once melted let rest for 1-2 mins then cut a small hole in the tip of the piping bag and create zigzag, circles or
- lined patterns.
- Immediately add sprinkles.
- Let rest for 10-15 mins before serving.
- To make the non-chocolate hearts
- Make the pink rice cereal mix as stated above. Pour into a pan lined with parchment (sprayed with non stick)
- Let rest 10 mins, then remove from the pan (but still on parchment)
- Use a 3 inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the shapes.
- Drizzle melted chocolate over the top and top with sprinkles.
- Let set completely for 15-20 mins before bagging.
Notes
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if bagging these are treats let rest 30 before placing them in a bag to avoid smudging.
Can be stored at room temperature 3-4 days
Spray your hands with non stick spray before pressing into molds or tray
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Well, you definitely had my family at mini marshmallows. And you had me at Valentine’s Day. It really is one of the best holidays for me. Every holiday has something special, with meaning and decorations and atmosphere. My favorite thing about Valentine’s Day is the pretty Food.
I think that the Valentine’s themed food is half the fun!
I love rice krispie treats!
Me too! All the variations 🙂