For Fourth of July or other patriotic parties, I want something that is “no fuss”. I don’t want to have to worry about slicing a cake, or whether my cupcakes are piped beautifully.
I want something that I don’t have to turn on my oven for, and that guests can just grab and go. This Rice Krispie recipe fits both of those criteria!
Feel free to adapt to fit any holiday:
Christmas: Red and Green
Valentines Day: Red and Pink
Halloween: Black and Orange
- 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 10.5 oz Marshmallows
- Red and Blue Food Coloring
- 8-12 Popsicle Sticks
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with non stick spray.
- In a medium saucepan, melt 1 tbsp butter over low heat. Then add ⅓ of the marshmallows and enough red food coloring to make it your desired shade of red.d
- Add ⅓ of the Rice Krispies cereal and stir until cereal is well coated.
- Press the mixture into your pan with buttered hands.
- Repeat the process with one more tablespoon of butter and marshmallows only.Then add cereal.
- Press this mixture on top of the red layer.
- Melt the remaining butter and marshmallows. Stir in blue food coloring until it reaches your desired shade of blue.
- Stir in cereal and press into the pan on top of the white layer.
- Insert Popsicle sticks at equal distances.
- Cool completely before cutting into individual pops.
You may also enjoy:
Pink Lemonade Rice Krispy Treats
Recipes from blogs I love: Hot Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats via Crazy for Crust
Resees Krispies via Oh Sweet Basil
Cookie Dough Stuff Rice Krispies via Averie Cooks
Cake Batter Rice Krispies via Gimme Some Oven
Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispies via Sally’s Baking Addiction
What is your favorite patriotic dessert? Let me know the ingredients or feel free to leave ONE link below!
These sure looks delicious! Great idea for 4th of July treats!
These Rice Krispie treats are ADORABLE and perfectly festive! I love how customizable they are for any occasion, too. Growing up, on the Fourth of July we would always make a flag cake with strawberries and blueberries on top to make the stars and stripes. A classic!
Thank you Alyssa! Love the flag cake idea too. Mine always came out lopsided/crooked lol.
Its hard to mess up something on a stick though!
Oooo I love that these are on a stick! A little less sticky for the hands.
Great point Adelina!
very cute!
I love anything patriotic. Thanks for sharing.
I love these and thank you for getting me in the mood for summer!!!
I was wondering when I would see one of these pop up. But I’m glad I found yours. I was going to be boring and press them in a line in a 9 x 13 and then use a star cookie cutter to cut them out. The popsicle stick is ingenious! Less mess, and portion control! Thanks for the tips! I’m very glad I found your post through the Freedom Friday link party.
I love your star idea too Anne! No reason you couldn’t put them on a stick!
Totally cute and yummy! I am so pinning this one. Thanks for sharing your delicious idea for the Fourth. (Stopping in from the SITS Sharefest.)
Thanks so much for pinning Aubrey!
Rice Krispy Treats always take me back. Great versatile spin on the old classic. Thanks for sharing at #theWeekendSocial. Love to see you back next time. We start again Thursday’s at 9:00 PM EST. See you then! Off to pin your link!
Wondering how many carbs in one of the pops as granddaughter is diabetic and we have to be careful.
Hi Marie,
I apologize but I don’t know the nutritional values for this recipe.
I’d recommend using a nutrition calculator like this one: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
#SeriousYum™ for the kiddos! They’ll love these!
Thanks Linda! Hope you had a great 4th!
Loving these sweeties!!! Pinned and shared on FB!!
Hugs from Freedom Fridays
Thanks so much for sharing Evelyn, I greatly appreciate it!
super fun to make. quick,too.
Thank you Cameron, I love how quickly rice krispies come together.
Hi Krystle! I didn’t realize you are also a food blogger! I found you through a Facebook group! These rice crispy treats are such a smart and cute idea for the 4th of July! I’ll have to try these! Pinned! nk you! =D
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Thanks for pinning Lillian!