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.
Sweet! One of our holiday traditions is watching Christmas movies & drinking hot cocoa during “Family Movie Nights”, as well as making tried & true cookie recipes to give to family & friends. I always throw in a few ne w cookie recipes each year; I think this is one I will add! Thanks for the giveaway :o)
my new favorite holiday tradition is Elf on the shelf!! I love the snowballs!! adorable!!
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These look amazing…thanks for sharing!!
I’m going to make these for Christmas this year. yum!
Headed to the kitchen- hoping they turn out as adorable as these did!
I treasure decorating the tree and remembering all of the kids’ school projects that encompass the majority of our tree.
Very cute!
This is a simply wonderful idea….. love it! Thank you for sharing.
My most favorite holiday tradition is when we go out to the Christmas tree farm to fetch our tree. We go pick it out and cut it down. The farm has a fire pit for roasting marshmallows. When we get home we turn on the Christmas music and drink hot cider out of our Christmas mugs and decorate the house. It’s one of my most favorite days of the year!
Love holiday baking..and new ideas!
Christmas Eve Jammie’s are my fav tradition!
Can’t wait to make the peppermint rice krispie balls for our preschool Jingle Ball, they will be a hit with the children as well as the parents. Our family tradition is on Christmas Eve as soon as it gets dark, my husband dresses up like Santa Claus and sit s in a chair on our front lawn and waves to the cars as they drive by. You wouldn’t believe the brakes that come on or the cars that
that circlae the block and come back, if they stop he will go out to the car and talk to the children and give them a candy cane. He reminds them to go to bed early so that he can get started on his journey with the reindeer. We have just as much fun as he does watching through the window. Merry Christmas!
Made the peppermint rice crispy balls today for our winter jingle ball at our preschool, however i substituted and used the peppermint marshmallows and they were the first treat sold, it was a bake sale favorite. Thanks for the recipe! Marcia
Can’t wait to make the peppermint rice krispie balls for our preschool Jingle Ball, they will be a hit with the children as well as the parents. Our family tradition is on Christmas Eve as soon as it gets dark, my husband dresses up like Santa Claus and sit s in a chair on our front lawn and waves to the cars as they drive by. You wouldn’t believe the brakes that come on or the cars that
that circlae the block and come back, if they stop he will go out to the car and talk to the children and give them a candy cane. He reminds them to go to bed early so that he can get started on his journey with the reindeer. We have just as much fun as he does watching through the window. Merry Christmas!
Those look so good! I am definitely making them for Christmas.
These are adorable and I can’t wait to make them with my kids…I think they will make a special treat with Hot Cocoa on Christmas Eve…One of our family’s Christmas traditions is leaving the milk and homemade cookies out for Santa, this year he can enjoy Pepperment Rice Krispies Snowballs and Hot Cocoa! Thanks for the idea! xox
So cute. Definitely going to try these this holiday!
Yum! My boys will love making and eating these. Thanks for the recipe. Our family tradition is to take a car car ride to all the neighborhoods with lights and marvel over them while sipping hot cocoa.
I love to make treats for the special people in our lives this time of year (neighbors, teachers, pastors, bosses, etc.). Thanks for this cute rice crispy treat recipe! My theme for treats this year is leaning towards anything PEPPERMINT! 🙂
I love this idea and am going to make it with my daughter that is 4yrs old this weekend. We normally make cookies but this is really simple and fun also.
I bought the ingredients tonight to make these peppermint rice crispies because one of our fave traditions is baking together. My daughter will come home next week for 8 days and we have lots of baking plans.
Say do you know what snowmen eat at a dessert buffet? Ice Crispies!
What a cute idea! One of our favorite traditions is my kid’s involvement in the church choir program.
I am going to try these with my preschool class next week! looks fun!