Thanksgiving Rice Krispie Treats

Thanksgiving Rice Krispie treats are a fun addition to your Thanksgiving dinner. These fun holiday treats are super easy to make and are loved by all.

These cereal treats are perfect little turkey legs that will delight your Thanksgiving guests.

This fun Thanksgiving treat idea is one of our easy Thanksgiving dessert recipes that you will want to bookmark for later.

Why Try This Recipe

Tasty. Rice Krispie treats are a delicious treats that everyone enjoys. It's a great way to add a familiar dessert to your Thanksgiving table.

Easy Recipe. Made with just a few simple ingredients, these adorable turkey legs are super easy to make. They can even be a fun activity for the kids to make.

Fun. These are such a fun treat and great addition for your Thanksgiving dessert table. These turkey leg Rice Krispie treats are a cute way to celebrate, these are also fun as a thanksgiving favor.

Turkey leg Rice Krispie Treats Ingredients

• chocolate rice krispies
• mini marshmallows
• butter or margarine

Also needed

• large saucepan
• popsicle sticks or lollypop sticks.
• parchment paper (optional)

See recipe card for quantities.

How to Make Turkey Leg Thanksgiving Rice Krispie Treats

Step 1 - Melt butter and marshmallows in a saucepan over medium heat.

Step 2 - Add cocoa powder and blend well. Turn off heat and add krispy cereal.

Step 3 - Dip the pretzel rods into the melted candy melt mixture. Let set on wax paper. Add two marshmallows on each end of the pretzel stick. You can do this step ahead of time if you want.

Step 4- Form the cereal and chocolate marshmallow mixture into turkey legs. Stick a popsicle stick or lollipop stick into each leg.

There are a few fun ideas to change these Rice Krispie Turkey treats up.

• turkey shapes - instead of legs, you can form these into balls and make turkeys. Use candy corn for the feathers.
• turkey pops - you can shape the cereal mixture into balls and add candy corn feathers. Then add a couple of candy eyes.

Equipment

Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Stone bakeware

Storage

Store Rice Krispie treats at room temperature in an airtight container.

Recipe FAQs

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5 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 296 kcal

Equipment

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  large saucepan
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  popsicle or lollypop stick

Ingredients

  

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• 5 cups rice krispies
• 10 oz marshmallows one bag
• 2 tablespoons Ghirardelli's cocoa
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 pretzel rods
• 8 mini marshmallows
• 6 oz white candy melts

Instructions

 

• In a large pan, add in marshmallows, cocoa, and unsalted butter. Cook on low heat stirring until marshmallows are melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in rice krispies. Stir until the krispies are coated well.
• Melt the white candy melts as directed on the bag. Scoop white candy melts over the pretzel rods while rolling the rod to coat the half of the pretzel rod. Tap off excess.
• Form the rice krispie mix over the top of the pretzel rod to resemble a turkey leg.
• Place to marshmallows on the bottom of the leg with a little candy melts to stick. Let set on a baking sheet lined with wax paper.

Notes

• You can substitute Cocoa Krispies for the Rice Krispies and omit the cocoa.
• Make the covered pretzels ahead of time, and they will be ready to go when making the treats.
• The perfect way to avoid the cereal sticking to your hands is to grease your hands with a small amount of butter or cooking spray before shaping the cereal mixture.

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 175mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 1727IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 7mg

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