Fourth of July Rice Krispies Treats
Sweet, marshmallow-y Rice Krispy treats dyed in red, white, and blue will highlight any Independence Day celebration!
Servings: 9
Calories: 211kcal
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Krispy Cereal
- 6 cups mini marshmallows
- 3 tablespoon butter
- Food Coloring *red and blue
Instructions
- Gather 3 medium, microwaveable safe bowls.
- Place 2 cups marshmallows and 1 tablespoon butter into each bowl.
- Microwave each bowl for about 45 seconds to 1 minute, or until marshmallows are melted.
- Stir with a spoon to mix the marshmallows and butter together.
- In one bowl, add in red food coloring until desired shade of color is reached.
- In a different bowl, add in blue food coloring until desired shade of color is reached.
- Add 2 cups cereal to each bowl and mix well.
- At this point, you should have one bowl of red colored cereal, blue colored cereal, and normal (non colored) cereal.
- Grease an 8×8 baking pan.
- Pour blue mixture into pan first. Spray cooking spray on your hands and press into the pan evenly.
- Next, pour in the non colored cereal on top of the blue and press into pan evenly.
- Pour the red cereal on top and again, press into the pan evenly. *You may have to re-spray your hands with each layer
- Allow pan to set up for a least 3 hours and cut into desired size bars!!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1358IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 6mg
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