A fun and festive dessert, these Valentine Rice Krispie Treats are a classic recipe doctored up to create a colorful and fun holiday snack everyone will love.
Who doesn’t love Rice Krispies Treats? I know that they are one of my favorite things ever, what I really like about them is that you can really doctor them up to create fun designs or flavors.
These Valentine Rice Krispie Treats are a recipe we love making around Valentine’s Day for our family and friends or even to bring to bake sales or gatherings.
Covered with melted chocolate, candy melts, and sprinkles, these are super easy to make, and everyone just loves the pop of color and design they bring.
I’m a person that really loves to make some themed treats around various holidays, and there is no exception to Valentine’s Day, and these would make the perfect treat for your loved ones.
If you are looking for a simple recipe that you can really decorate to your liking, then these Valentine Rice Krispie Treats are for you.
Some of my favorite desserts that we have on our site include: Confetti Cake Cookies, Magnolia Banana Pudding and Angel Food Cake.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Easy ingredients help these come together.
- You can decorate these however you’d like.
- Double this recipe to make more for others.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
- Rice Krispies
- Butter
- Mini marshmallows
- Vanilla extract
- White chocolate chips
- Pink candy melts
- Dark chocolate chips
- Coconut oil, optional
- Pink or red food coloring
- Sprinkles for garnish
- Candy stick or wooden skewers/dowels if desired
HOW TO MAKE VALENTINE RICE KRISPIE TREATS:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Once melted add the marshmallows and continuously stir until completely marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth.
- Next, add the vanilla and stir in until fully combined, remove from heat.
- Add the Rice Krispies and stir until they are completely (or as well as you can) covered in the marshmallow mixture.
- Place parchment paper in a 9×13-inch baking pan, then add in the rice krispie mixture. Evenly spread with a spatula or your hands until it is about 1-inch thick.
- With non-stick cooking spray, grease your heart cookie cutters and cut out the first round of hearts placing them on a baking sheet after cutting. Using the remaining scraps, reshape into a square or rectangle, again about 1-inch thick, and repeat until you have cut out all the hearts.
- Place the sticks into the bottom of the hearts and let them harden for about 20 minutes.
- To prepare the chocolate, add the white chocolate into a small heat-safe bowl, the dark chocolate to another, and the candy melts to another bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil (if using) to the white and dark chocolate. Melt one bowl at a time in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring in between until fully melted.
- Dip the side or the top of each heart into the melted chocolate. You can use a spoon to spread the chocolate over the top as well. To decorate if desired you can use a ziptop bag as a piping bag and cut a small hole in the corner and create thin lines.
- Place the hearts on parchment paper and add the sprinkles immediately.
- Let the hearts set completely before serving.
WHAT CHOCOLATE IS BEST USED FOR THESE?
You’ll want to use higher-quality chocolate, so it melts easier. You can also use baking chocolate or chocolate almond bark in its place.
If you are not a fan of dark chocolate, you can use semi-sweet or milk chocolate instead.
DO I HAVE TO MAKE HEART SHAPES?
No, this is just fun for Valentine’s Day, you can cut them into squares and still decorate as stated.
You can also use this recipe as a great base for other holidays as well like Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc.
DO I NEED THE COCONUT OIL?
While we state it as optional, it is great to use when melting chocolate as it helps the chocolate melt easier and not seize when heating.
HOW TO STORE:
These can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 days. They can be frozen in a freezer container for 3 months.
To defrost, remove to counter until thawed, and then enjoy!
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- You can easily double this recipe.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- Substitute other chocolate if desired, see above on options.
- You can use this as a base recipe for other holiday colors.
- If you do not want to use a heart cookie cutter, you can cut these into squares, you will end up with less.
- The coconut oil helps the chocolate melt, it is optional, but I suggest using it.
- Make sure that you use higher-quality chocolate.
- Use gel food coloring when possible, it doesn’t seize the chocolate.
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Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Krispies
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 6 cups 13.5 ounces mini marshmallows
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- 1 ¼ cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup pink candy melts
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil optional
- Pink or red food coloring
- Sprinkles for garnish
- Candy stick or wooden skewers/dowels if desired
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Once melted add the marshmallows and continuously stir until completely marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth.
- Next, add the vanilla and stir in until fully combined, remove from heat.
- Add the Rice Krispies and stir until they are completely (or as well as you can) covered in the marshmallow mixture.
- Place parchment paper in a 9x13-inch baking pan, then add in the rice krispie mixture. Evenly spread with a spatula or your hands until it is about 1-inch thick.
- With non-stick cooking spray, grease your heart cookie cutters and cut out the first round of hearts placing them on a baking sheet after cutting. Using the remaining scraps, reshape into a square or rectangle, again about 1-inch thick, and repeat until you have cut out all the hearts.
- Place the sticks into the bottom of the hearts and let them harden for about 20 minutes.
- To prepare the chocolate, add the white chocolate into a small heat-safe bowl, the dark chocolate to another, and the candy melts to another bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil (if using) to the white and dark chocolate. Melt one bowl at a time in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring in between until fully melted.
- Dip the side or the top of each heart into the melted chocolate. You can use a spoon to spread the chocolate over the top as well. To decorate if desired you can use a ziptop bag as a piping bag and cut a small hole in the corner and create thin lines.
- Place the hearts on parchment paper and add the sprinkles immediately.
- Let the hearts set completely before serving.
Notes
- You can easily double this recipe.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- Substitute other chocolate if desired, see above on options.
- You can use this as a base recipe for other holiday colors.
- If you do not want to use a heart cookie cutter, you can cut these into squares, you will end up with less.
- The coconut oil helps the chocolate melt, it is optional but I suggest using it.
- Make sure that you use a higher quality chocolate.
- Use gel food coloring when possible, it doesn't seize the chocolate.
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