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These Heart Shaped Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispies Treat are taking us right back to our childhood. They are a perfect treat for your upcoming valentines parties and are sure to make a hit with all your friends.
We put a fun Valentine’s twist on one of our favorite childhood treats, rice krispie treats! Rice Krispies cereal is folded into buttery, gooey melted marshmallows, dipped in white chocolate and dusted with festive sprinkles to make a delicious light treat. They are perfect for serving at a valentines party or an after dinner movie date dessert.
There is nothing more nostalgic than biting into a rice krispie treat! It takes us right back to school lunches and sleepovers with friends when we were little. For some reason, as we grew up we seemed to forget about these amazing little treats. But we are bringing them back with an adult twist, perfect for your upcoming valentines day party.
Heart Shaped Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treat
What’s in this recipe:
Rice Krispies cereal: Rice cereal is the star ingredient in these trice Krispie treats. They really are the perfect cereal because they are light and airy and blend well with the melted buttery marshmallow mixture.
Mini Marshmallows: Melted marshmallows are the delicious glue to holding the treats together. No need to make your own marshmallow mixture, just buy a couple bags of mini marshmallows to save time and cleanup!
Salted Butter: We prefer salted butter because it will help balance the sweetness of the marshmallows. The butter melts with the mini marshmallows to make the gooey, buttery mixture that is then mixed with the rice cereal to make the treats.
Vanilla Bean Paste: A bit of vanilla adds a tough of flavor to the treats.
White Chocolate Chips: The Krispie treats are dipped into melted white chocolate, making them even more delicious and festive for the holiday.
Coconut Oil: A small amount of coconut oil is added to the white chocolate chips before melting to make a smoother chocolate. It is key for keeping the chocolate smooth for dipping.
Organic red gel food dye: We added red food dye to the white chocolate to make the treats festive for the valentines holiday!
Pink Sprinkles: We ordered super fun valentines day from Pop Sprinkles for ours, but use what every you have around the house!
Heart-shaped cookie cutter: It’s valentines day soon, so of course we had to make them heart shaped. A super easy way to cut the shape is using a heart-shaped cookie cutter!
How to Make Heart Shaped Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treat
First lightly grease and line a 9×13 cake pan with cooking spray or you can rub the surface of the pan with softened butter. Set to the side and start making your treats.
Start by melting the butter in a dutch oven over medium heat. Melt the butter until it is bubbly and golden. Next, our in your marshmallows, reserving 1 cup to mix in separately at the end. Continuously stir with rubber spatula until completely melted. CAREFUL not to overcook! They melt quickly!
Once the marshmallow mixture is melted, remove from the heat and add in vanilla, mixing to incorporate. Next you will pour the rice krispies into the pot and stir until evenly incorporated. Lastly, stir in the remaining cup of mini marshmallows before transferring to your pan to set.
Pour the krispie mixture in your greased pan. Lightly wet or grease your hands and press the into the pan until packed and evenly filled. Cover the pan with foil or plastic wrap and chill in the freezer for about 10 minutes while you prep your dipping chocolate.
Prepping Your Dipping Chocolate
There are a couple ways to melt the chocolate: a double boiler and the microwave. If using a double boiler, fill your bottom pot half-way with water and place double boiler pot on top. Turn stove top to medium low heat, add your white chocolate chips and coconut oil and stir continuously until completely melted. If using microwave, put chocolate chips and coconut into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time stopping to stir after each interval, until the chocolate has melted completely.
After your chocolate is melted, stir in your food coloring to the desired shade. Remove the chilled rice krispie treats from the fridge and cut them in heart shapes, using heart-shaped cookie cutter.
Once you have your rice krispie hearts made, prep a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Dip in your treats half way into the melted white chocolate and place on the lined cookie sheet. Dust the top with fun sprinkles before the chocolate sets and place in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to chill and allow the chocolate to set. Once the chocolate is set, remove from freezer and enjoy!!
Heart Shaped Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treat
- Total Time: 29 minutes
- Yield: 10 treats 1x
Ingredients
- 1 stick salted butter ((read note below if using unsalted butter))
- 12 cups mini marshmallows (about 2 bags) ((one cup is reserved to add in separately at the end))
- 8 cups rice krispies cereal
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- red food dye
- decorative sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- First lightly grease and line a 9×13 pan with spray or rub surface with softened butter.
- In a dutch oven over medium heat, melt butter until bubbly and golden.
- Pour in your marshmallows (reserving 1 cup to mix in separately at the end) and stir with rubber spatula until completely melted. CAREFUL not to overcook! They melt quickly!
- Once melted, remove the mixture from the heat and add in vanilla. Mix to incorporate. Pour your rice krispies into the pot and stir until evenly incorporated. Stir in the remaining marshmallows.
- Pour the krispie mixture in your greased pan and press down. Lightly wet or grease your hands and press the into the pan until evenly filled.
- Cover with foil or plastic wrap and chill in the freezer for about 15 minutes while you prep your dipping chocolate.
- There are a couple ways to melt the chocolate: a double boiler or the microwave. If using a double boiler, fill your bottom pot half-way with water and place double boiler pot on top. Turn stove top to medium low heat, add your white chocolate chips and coconut oil and stir continuously until completely melted. If using microwave, put chocolate chips and coconut into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time stopping to stir after each interval, until the chocolate has melted completely.
- Once your chocolate is melted, stir in your food coloring to the desired shade.
- Remove the chilled rice krispie treats from the fridge and cut them in heart shapes, using heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Once you have your rice krispie hearts made, prep a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Dip in your treats half way into the melted white chocolate and place on the lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sprinkles before the chocolate sets. Place in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to chill and allow the chocolate to set.
- Remove from freezer once the chocolate has set and enjoy!!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
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