Chocolate Rainbow Krispies Treats

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Yield: 12-20 squares

    • About This Recipe

    “This is a colorful twist on the old favorite “Rice Krispy” treats. These go over well with children and are a big seller at bake sales. You may cut them into much smaller squares, if desired. We like them huge!”

    Ingredients

  • 80largemarshmallows( or 10 cups mini size)
  • 1/2-3/4 cupmargarine( or unsalted butter)
  • 12cupsRice Krispies
  • 3/4-1cupminiature M&M’s chocolate candies( not regular size!)
  • nonstick cooking spray

    • Directions

  • Measure out cereal into a huge bowl and set aside.
  • Melt margarine and marshmallows together in a large saucepan over low heat, stirring (do not let burn).
  • As soon as the mixture has melted together, pour over the cereal and mix well using two large spoons.
  • Let the cereal mixture cool down just a few seconds, then stir in 1/2 cup of the mini M&Ms candies, saving the remaining 1/2 cup for later.
  • Mix well; some of the M&Ms will melt and the cereal will turn chocolaty.
  • Immediately spread this mixture into a 9×13″ baking pan that has been greased or sprayed with nonstick baking spray.
  • Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup M&Ms over the top, pressing if needed to make them stick to the top (using a large sheet of wax paper to press will keep your fingers from getting sticky).
  • Allow to cool completely.
  • When cool, cut into 12 large pieces (or smaller pieces for more servings).
  • Note: regular M&Ms will not melt quickly enough, which is why I recommend the miniature.

    • Reviews

  • “What a way to make rice krispie treats!These were fantastic!Thanks.”

  • “Heather, I made these for a bake sale at my daughter’s school, and they were so yummy!I did use the mini M&M’s, but they didn’t melt, strangely enough.But NO MATTER!They were still very colorful and they tasted great.I did cut them very large, ended up with 15 in one pan, and 20 in another.Kids should get their 25 cents worth, right? :)You said 1/2 to 1 cup of margarine, I used 3/4 cup of butter, and mini mallows.Melted them in the microwave, which is probably why the M&M’s didn’t melt.But they took 2 minutes, a stir, 1 minute, a stir, and then 15-30 seconds, till they were ready.Thanks for a great twist on an old favorite!”

  • “What a fabulous recipe! We all loved it, cleaned the pan in no time. Pretty to look at also. The only change I made was to use a non-stick pan and butter instead of margerine. A little tip that worked extremely well for me was to wet my hands and then press down the mixture. I’m submitting a photo in gratitude. Thanks again HeatherFeather for such a tasty treat! “

  • “Heather,Two of my grandchildren and I have been making these to take to our church fund raiser,we are having a car wash,and bake sale.I finally had to put a stop to them helping or there would not be any left to take.So I know they will go over great.They are really very easy to make.Thanks So Much for your recipe.Darlene Summers “

  • “Made these last night, YUMMY!I didn’t have enough marshmellows, so I kind of halfed the recipe, but it still turned out great, so colorful, I’d write more, but I want to get the last one before the kids do!Thanks!”

  • “These are wonderful. My nephew was badly burned this past weekend and everyone is spending a lot of time at the hospital. I was searching for a recipe that would not crumble and M&M are his favorite. I was able to make these in less than 10 min then refrigerated them for about an hour. My grocery did not have the mini M&M’s so I used the regular size but added them at the same time as the rice krispies and they worked great.”

  • “So yummy and colorful!I halved the recipe and molded these into a 11 x 7 dish.PLENTY!To do this I used 1 reg bag of mini marshmallows.It worked out perfect.”

  • “These were brilliant thanks!Very easy to make and looked very professional too.I took them into work on my last day for my workmates.I made one lot exactly to recipe and the other with white chocolate and jelly beans which were also pretty popular.Thanks for this recipe!”

  • “A real treat.I found tiny candy covered chocolate balls at my local store, so I used them instead of the M&M’s. My kid’s friends were very impressed, and they even suggested next time drizzle some chocolate over top to make it more special.Thanks for the great idea.”

  • “Kicked up Rice Krispie treats!What more can I say?”

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