Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats Snowballs
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What better way to ring in the cold weather season than with a steaming cup of hot cocoa and a cute Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats Snowballs?
There’s just something about that cool, sweet punch of peppermint on the tip of your tongue that makes the frosty temps of winter a bit more welcome. I was part of a team who made these for a Rice Krisipies® Treat challenge. Crushed up candy canes and white chocolate were added to the traditional treat recipe. A few sprinkles of holiday cheer, and a candy cane hanger completes the confection.
This treat can be made one of two ways. You can either melt the white chocolate chips along with the peppermint into the marshmallow mixture for a quick and simple sweet bite or leave them out and use a melted chocolate coating to harness your holiday sprinkle creativity. You can also try using a fun shaped cookie cutter to inspire your own unique hanger shapes like this adorable snowman.
These peppermint inspired treats can become a sweet addition to your winter holiday traditions! We sure had fun making them and sharing them with our kids.
Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats Snowballs Recipe
Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats Snowballs
What better way to ring in the cold weather season than with a steaming cup of hot cocoa and a cute Peppermint Rice Krispies Snowball?
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 1 10 Oz. Package Marshmallows
- 1/3 Cup Crushed Candy Canes
- 6 Cups Rice Krispies® Cereal
- 2 14 Oz. Bags White Candy Melts
- 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium low heat.
- Add in the marshmallows and allow them to melt completely.
- Add in the crushed candy canes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the Rice Krispies®.
- If making balls, pull out heaping tablespoons from the pan and roll into balls. Add a candy can into the center of each ball.
- If making cut out shapes, press the Rice Krispies® mixture into a pan prepared with cooking spray.
- Allow to cool for about five to ten minutes and then cut out your favorite shapes.
- Add a candy cane into the top end of the treat.
- Place your finished treats into the fridge for about 15 minutes to cool down.
- Melt the candy melts according to package directions and add in the vegetable oil to thin the mixture.
- Dip your cooled treats into the chocolate, sprinkle or decorate, and set aside to cool and harden completely.
Notes
Note: For a quicker version, simply substitute one 12 oz. bag of white chocolate chips for the melts and oil. Add the chips in with the marshmallows and heat until completely melted. Proceed with adding the candy canes and Rice Krispies®. You can then roll your balls and add sprinkles to the still warm treat.
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Rice Krispies® and The Motherhood. As always, all opinions are my own.
I love the holidays and baking! Cute treats.
So so so festive! Love it! I’m definitely all about comfort food in November and December… my favorite thing to make are spiked cups of peppermint hot chocolate.
Beautiful treats! Our whole family looks forward to our little family decorating party during the holidays where we have snacks, sweet treats and wassail!
These are pretty! Our traditions at Christmas involve lots of food, attending church, and family time! And hopefully time to walk off the extra calories.
These are ADORABLE!!! I even love the red and green sprinkles on the cocoa Amy!!
Favorite holiday tradition? ………. that Santa wraps the girls gifts in special santa paper, and they each have their own color so they know which gifts are theirs
those look yummy! I love the handprints I make/made of my children every year. and the baking of course.
amy these are adorable! i’m making them for my entire office 🙂 and you just single-handedly got me stoked for Christmas!
Wonderful idea to do with the kids. I’m looking forward to trying.
Every year I make cinnamon cookie decorations with my children, some we keep and hang on the tree while others we package up and give as gifts.
These look fantastic! Can’t wait to make them!
Those are so adorable! We bake cut out sugar cookies every year on the first day of Christmas vacation.
For me, the best part of the holidays is baking with my 4-yr-old and 7-yr-old helpers!
What an adorable idea!
These are too cute!!
As far as holiday traditions….we are all about decorating the tree. My Uncle-in-Law (is that a thing?) owns a tree farm, and we take the kids there, pick out a Christmas tree, and then we decorate it at home while we listen to Christmas music and drink hot chocolate. I love it and look forward to it every year!!
EXACTLY what I needed to make treats for the faculty at 2 AWESOME schools!!! THANK YOU — EVER SO MUCH!!! Happy Holidays!!!!
It’s fun seeing my holiday baking favorites (like peppermint chocolate chips, etc) show up in the grocery stores. Although I’m still looking forward to Thanksgiving FIRST. 🙂 My kids are anxious to dip candy canes in their hot chocolate.
I love “playing” with Rice Krispies! Just saw someone post about some new Candy Cane/Peppermint Marshmallows. Gotta find those.
We always make gingerbread houses on Christmas Eve as one tradition.
There’s no better time for baking than Christmas. Our must have was always cut out sugar cookies!
Love these. One of my fave traditions is a new one. I love riding to polar express with my kids. That’s christmas to me!
My favorite holiday tradition is really just setting up the Christmas tree. We do it the day after Thanksgiving every year, and I love looking back over the years at how things have changed. From the ornaments my kids made in preschool, to the new one they picked out from that year, to the cup of hot cocoa we enjoy with the lights dimmed once we’re finished. These little snowball treats might just be the perfect addition!
One of my favorite holiday traditions in years past was driving into NYC and going to see the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.