Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats Snowballs
This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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.
Rice Krispies Treats were my daughter’s first kitchen creation – great memories. Happy Holidays!
One of my favorite holiday traditions is making and baking treats throughout the season and then spending Christmas Eve watching Christmas movies, and of course enjoying some of those treats along with a cups of cocoa, spiced cider, and homemade eggnog. Thanks for this recipe; can’t wait to try it. PS – I hope I win that Visa card!
What a cute idea! I may do this with cake pops. We always put our Christmas tree up every year the weekend following Thanksgiving while the whole family is still in town and these would be a great treat for that day!
My grandmother and I used to make peanut butter balls every Christmas. Loved them.
I love baking gingerbread cookies! 🙂
I love making peanut butter balls and Sharkel for Christmas! Thank you for the opportunity!
These are very cute, I plan to make them with my girl scouts! Favorite holiday tradition… baking Christmas treats with my family
Wonderfully sweet little treats. They are so cute. We meet for Christmas Eve and enjoy a night out at Olive Garden then back to my aunts home for all wide spread of treats shes worked days to prepare…wonderful times!
My mother and I always buy some expensive mixed box of chocolates that we’d never buy any other time of year and then we slowly eat and grade the different bits on Christmas Eve.
We always go to the holiday lights at a local park here. We make it a special evening by going out for dinner first then driving through!
I love the tradition of gingerbread men/houses during the holidays. Okay, really I love it all year round 🙂
Yum! These sound absolutely delicious and are just too cute! Loves it!
What a great idea, especially using the candy canes to hang the treats on a mug or on a tree.
Those are gorgeous! I love the idea of dipping them in candy melts!
I love these, especially the hanging-ness of them. I’m going to have to try that with other cookies!
Delightful! We love making ginger crinkle cookies every year at this time; they remind me of my childhood, and are so yummy to boot!
My favourite tradition is definitely our Christmas morning brunch with french toast, slow cooker ham and fresh muffins. It’s such a great family meal and slows down the day.
These would be great with Nutella hot chocolate.
These are so cute! They look like cake balls – I gues you could use a candy cane instead of a stick for those. I’m going to try this with the new peppermint marshmallows I just bought. I was also thinking of adding some mini chocolate chips for some chocolate action. Can’t wait to check your site out further! THANKS!
These look delicious. They look like cake pops everyone is raving over, but GF and way easier to make! love it!!