Chocolate-Covered Rice Krispies Treats
Today, we are celebrating one of my best friends, Joanne, she just had a baby boy whom she named James. I'm so excited for her. Her first baby, this is an exciting time for her!
For our virtual baby shower, I made Mickey Mouse shaped chocolate-covered rice krispies treats. She loves Mickey Mouse and Disney World so I thought these would be perfect!
Joanne had a heck of a couple of years, she had spine surgery and last year had a tumor removed from her abdomen. She literally is one of the strongest women I know. To come out of all of that and to be able to get pregnant and weather the complications she had with grace, I kept telling her, you are one strong lady! (I don't know how she does it!) She recently shared James' birth story.
Thankfully, I just received a review copy of Cookies and Cups Cookbook by my friend Shelly in the mail! It's a great cookbook and has tips to make the best gooey marshmallow krispies treats!
First melt butter in a dutch oven (I love this one) and then melt 8 cups of the marshmallows.
Once melted…they look like this…wonderful blob of marshmallows.
Add the cereal and mix together.
Add the remaining 2 cups of marshmallows and mix a little bit.
I love seeing some of the marshmallows in the treats like this…
Pour the mass of of rice krispies treats into a parchment lined 9×13 pan.
I sprayed my hands with nonstick cooking spray and use them to slowly and carefully (because the mixture is warm) press down the cereal into an even layer.
There we are!
Let the treats cool for 5 to 10 minutes and then, cut out shapes with your favorite cookie cutter (I used this Mickey Mouse cookie cutter). First, spray the cookie cutter with nonstick spray (you might have to do this a couple of times while you're cutting out the shapes.)
Press it all the way down, until it reaches the bottom of the pan.
Like this.
Then pick up the cookie cutter…
And carefully, remove the the cut out shape…
Easy so it remains its shape.
Isn't it so cute??
I kept saying awww how cute!!!
While the treats were cooling (before I cut the shapes out), we prepped the chocolate, melt 2 cups dark chocolate melting wafers and 6 ounces white candy melts in separate bowls.
Dip the treats in the chocolate however you like and we sprinkled blue sprinkles on top because Joanne had a baby boy! You can use whatever sprinkles and do whatever combination you want…the possibilities are endless!
I love love love these!! Homemade rice krispies treats are the BEST! And so easy to make!
I hope Joanne enjoys these little Mickey shaped treats!
Chocolate-Covered Rice Krispies Treats Recipe
Ingredients:
- 5 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 14-ounce bag mini marshmallows, divided (about 10 cups)
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- nonstick cooking spray
- cookie cutter in your favorite shape (I used a Mickey Mouse one)
- 2 cups dark chocolate melting wafers
- 6 ounces white candy melts or white chocolate (or your favorite color candy melts)
- sprinkles (optional)
Directions:
- Line a 9×13 pan with two sheets of parchment paper.
- In a dutch oven, melt butter on medium heat. Add 8 cups of mini marshmallows, you want to stir constantly, until melted.
- Once the marshmallows are melted, add the cereal. Mix with a rubber spatula, carefully to crush all of the cereal, until all of the cereal is coated in marshmallow.
- Add the remaining 2 cups of marshmallows and mix a little bit. (I like having some of the marshmallows not completely mixed in and you can see the marshmallows in the treats.)
- Pour the mixture into the parchment-lined pan. I spray my hands with the nonstick cooking spray (this works better if you can have someone else spray your hands but it's not impossible to do yourself) and use my hands to press down the cereal mixture so there's an even layer.
- While the treats are cooling (just about 10 minutes), start melting 2 cups of dark chocolate melting wafers and half the bag of white candy melts in the microwave in separate microwave-safe bowls using the instructions given on each bag.
- Spray your cookie cutter with nonstick cooking spray (you'll probably need to do this a couple of times while cutting out the shapes) and press into the rice krispies treats until you reach the bottom of the pan with the cut. Lift the cookie cutter and carefully remove the treat from the cutter. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and repeat. I was able to cut out 16 Mickeys.
- Dip each cut out shape into the chocolate or white chocolate, just about 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the way down. Lift the shape out of the chocolate and shake a little bit to remove the excess. Place back on the cookie sheet and allow the chocolate to set for a few seconds. Add sprinkles or drizzle with white or dark chocolate.
- Allow the chocolate to completely set before placing in a little favor bag with washi tape or serve on a try for your next party or baby shower!
Thanks to some great tips on how to make rice krispies treats from the Cookies and Cups Cookbook by Shelly Jaronksy
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And to celebrate Joanne even more, here are amazing amazing recipes you need to check out. I'm so floored at the amount of people who came together to celebrate Joanne!
Joanne, thank you for being an amazing friend…a wise beyond your years person, a special person who I'm so lucky to call my friend and congratulations to you and Pete on the birth of sweet, precious James! I can't wait to meet him and hold him!
Appetizers
Italian Sub Sandwich Roll-ups from Michael of Inspired by Charm
Smoky Roasted Red Pepper Sun Dried Tomato Hummus from Jeanette of Jeanette's Healthy Living
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup from Sadie of Dairy Good Life
Whipped Goat Cheese & Blueberry Balsamic Crostini from Meseidy of The Noshery
Rosemary Flatbread with Baked Goat Cheese from Heidi of FoodieCrush
Spring Herb Cream Cheese Appetizer Cups from Rachel of Rachel Cooks
Crostini with Almond Ricotta and spicy olive tapenade from Heather of HeatherChristo
Drinks
Fruit Freeze from Deborah of Taste and Tell
Mint Lemonade from Trish of Mom On Timeout
Ginger Lemonade from Kathy of Panini Happy
Desserts
Chocolate-Covered Rice Krispies Treats from Julie of The Little Kitchen
Orange Fluff from Jamie of My Baking Addiction
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Brownies from Susannah of Feast + West
Mini Ombre Heart Cookies from Bridget of Bake at 350
Mini Coconut Pound Cakes from Mary of Barefeet In The Kitchen
Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting from Jennifer of Savory Simple
Unicorn Shaped Cookies from Jessie of CakeSpy
Oreo Cheesecake Bites from Brenda of a farmgirl's dabbles
Lemon Blueberry Bread from Glory of Glorious Treats
Blintz with Blackberry Sauce from Sommer of A Spicy Perspective
Pastel Rainbow Cake from Bree of Baked Bree
Individual Chocolate Souffles from Andie of Andie Mitchell
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These are so adorable! Thank you for helping to organize such a fun celebration for Joanne -baby James is just precious!
These look delicious and beautiful. Perfect for the baby shower or a tasty treat.
Such yummy treats. Congrats to the happy couple on the birth of their beautiful baby boy.
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Soooo adorable!
What a fun treat – for adults and kids, both! I’m so going to try Shelly’s extra marshmallows trick, too.
I want one! I love Disney, rice krispies treats, and chocolate, too – – – so much fun!!
These are so sweet! I love crispy treats! Thanks for putting this amazing party together. Can you now work on some travel plans so we can eat all this in person? 😉
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These are just the cutest!
Jaw dropping cute! These are so fun.
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Oh my gosh, I was so surprised to wake up to such a beautiful virtual baby shower!!! Thank you for celebrating James, me, and Pete with such a sweet gathering of great recipes and friends. Love you so much! <3
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YOU WIN at making me hungry! Such a creative and cute idea <3
I’m an annual pass holder to WDW so next trip, I’m totally making these! Thank you for posting this adorable and delicious recipe!
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Wow! These look delicious!
Ok – I made them today and ate way more than I care to confess to. Finally I cut up the rest of them and put them in the freezer (wax paper in between). Rice Krispie Treats freeze so well and thaw to room temperature in just a few minutes. These are the best Rice Krispie Treats – something about that browned butter and pinch of coarse salt! So good! Thank you
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