Red and Green Rice Krispies® Treat Christmas Pinwheels

Red and Green Rice Krispies® Treat Christmas Pinwheels

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 3 mins
Total Time: 33 mins
Servings: 12 slices

Ingredients:

Prep Pan & Hands:
1 tablespoon softened butter

Red Rice Krispies® Treat Layer:

5 ounces marshmallows
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup (3 ounces) red candy melts wafers
red food coloring
3 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal

Green Rice Krispies® Treat Layer:

5 ounces marshmallows
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup (3 ounces) green candy melts wafers
3 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal
green food coloring

Directions:

Red Layer:

  1. Brush a thin layer of the softened butter over a parchment-paper-lined 9-inch by 13-inch pan.
  2. Pour marshmallows, butter, and red candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl.
  3. Heat on high power for three 30-second bursts of power, stirring after each until melted.
  4. Stir in some red food coloring so that the marshmallow mixture becomes vibrantly red.
  5. Stir in the cereal.
  6. Pour out onto the prepared pan.
  7. Grease your hands with butter, then press the cereal mixture into an even layer in the pan

Green Layer:

  1. Pour marshmallows, butter, and green candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl.
  2. Heat on high power for three 30-second bursts of power, stirring after each until melted.
  3. Stir in some green food coloring so that the marshmallow mixture becomes vibrantly green.
  4. Stir in the cereal.
  5. Use greased hands to press the green cereal into an even layer over top of the red cereal layer.
  6. Turn the pan upside down and allow the cereal treat to fall out onto a silicone mat or a buttered piece of parchment paper.
  7. Starting at one of the shorter ends, roll the cereal treat up into a log, pinching together any gaps in the cereal treat.
  8. Freeze for 5-10 minutes just until the cereal treat has cooled.
  9. Cut into 12-18 slices.

Notes:

Store in an airtight container set at room temperature for up to 10 days.

Recipe courtesy of Happy Happenings

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