These Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats get a boost of flavor from browned butter and vanilla, and are decorated with tinted white chocolate and sprinkles. They are an easy, no-bake, fun, and festive Easter treat that kids love making and eating.
What we love about these Easter Egg Rice Krispies
This is my favorite Rice Krispies recipe. I use less cereal and more butter than the original recipe for a more gooey treat. The real secret, though, is the browned butter and added vanilla. Browning the butter gives the treats more depth of flavor and a rich caramelized flavor. Browning the butter takes less than 5 minutes, and I highly recommend not skipping this step. These are so good!
The pastel colored white chocolate drizzle and sprinkles make these egg-shaped Rice Krispies treats extra tasty and festive. They are so fun! Cutting out the egg shapes with cookie cutters does make some excess scraps that everyone loves to eat as well. If you’re looking for an easy, no-bake, kid-friendly Easter treat, these really are the best.
Looking for some other Desserts for Easter? Try our Lemon Curd Tassies, Homemade Strawberry Shortcakes, our Coconut Cream Pie, or our Cherry Cream Pie.
What you need to make these Rice Krispies Easter Eggs
You will need the following ingredients:
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Mini-marshmallows
- Rice Krispies cereal
- White vanilla-flavored melting wafers
- Pastel colored food dye (2-3 colors)
- Easter colored sprinkles
Rice Krispies Easter Egg Treats Substitutions
I know what it’s like when you don’t have everything on hand, and the last thing you want to do is run to the store and pick something up. Here are a few ideas to substitute items on the ingredients list if needed:
- There are a lot of brands of white candy melts you can use, I would just follow the instructions on the back of the package. Melted white chocolate chips could work too, but I haven’t recipe tested with those.
- You could try using another type of cereal besides Rice Krispies (or another flavor).
- You could substitute the vanilla bean seeds for the vanilla or omit the vanilla altogether.
- Use your own choice of colors for tinting the melted white chocolate. You can also use different sprinkles, colors, and shapes for cutting the Rice Krispies treats, depending on the season.
Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1. In a large Dutch oven pot or heavy-bottomed pan, melt butter over low heat. Once the butter melts, it will start to bubble and make a crackling sound. It will slowly start to brown, and within about 5 minutes, the bubbling will start to subside
Step 2. Immediately add the vanilla and marshmallows (otherwise the butter can start to burn) and stir consistently until the marshmallows are melted. Stir in the Rice Krispies and mix well with a wooden spoon or spatula until the mixture is fully incorporated. Pour the mixture into the prepared 9×13 pan and pat into an even layer.
Step 3. Using an Easter egg cookie cutter (grease if needed), cut the treats into Easter egg shapes. A 3-inch wide cookie cutter makes 6, with enough scraps to make 2 smaller eggs. A 2-inch wide cookie cutter will make 9. Place the cut treats on the prepared baking sheet.
Step 4. Melt the white chocolate wafers according to package directions and divide into 3 small bowls. Put one drop of pastel colored food coloring into one bowl, and repeat with 2 other colors. Moving quickly before it hardens, place each color into a Ziploc sandwich bag, cut off the tips of each bag, and drizzle the colors one at a time over the eggs. Immediately shake the sprinkles over the drizzled white chocolate. Let the white chocolate set for 15-20 minutes and serve.
Tips
- Fresh Rice Krispies and fresh marshmallows make the best Rice Krispies treats if you can buy them new instead of using leftovers.
- Browned butter and vanilla give these treats a boost of flavor. Make sure to use salted butter (or add salt if using unsalted butter). The browned butter adds a nutty, caramelized flavor that adds more depth and richness.
Frequently Asked Questions
| Can Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats be made in advance? |
| a. The texture of Rice Krispies treats is best the day you make them, but they are still good for up to 3 days when stored in an air-tight container. I prefer to serve these the day they are made or to make them up to one day in advance. |
| How do I store Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats? |
| a. Store the treats in an air-tight container at room temperature in a single layer for up to a week. I use a Tupperware container and use waxed paper to separate the layers if I need to stack them so they don’t stick together. You can also individually wrap them in plastic and store them in an air-tight container for maximum freshness. They do not need to be refrigerated, and doing so may dry them out. b. You can freeze them, wrapped individually in plastic wrap, and stored in an air-tight container for up to 2 months. |
Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats
These Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats get a boost of flavor from browned butter and vanilla, and are drizzled with pastel-tinted white chocolate and scattered with sprinkles. They are an easy, no-bake, fun, and festive Easter treat that kids love making and eating.
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treatsIngredients
1/2 cup butter (salted)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
10 -ounce bag mini marshmallows
5 cups Rice Krispies
1 10-ounce bag white vanilla flavored melting wafers (I used Ghirardelli brand)
Pastel colored food dye (I used one drop of purple, magenta, and blue Wilton Gel Food Color)
Easter-themed/pastel colored sprinkles (I found some called Bunny Love by Everything Nice Foods at Home Goods)
Directions
- Grease a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large Dutch oven pot or heavy-bottomed pan, melt butter over low heat. Once the butter melts, it will start to bubble and make a crackling sound. It will slowly start to brown, and within about 5 minutes, the bubbling will start to subside. Immediately add the vanilla and marshmallows (otherwise the butter can start to burn) and stir consistently until the marshmallows are melted.
- Remove from the heat. Stir in the Rice Krispies and mix well with a wooden spoon or spatula until the mixture is fully incorporated. Pour the mixture into the prepared 9×13 pan and pat into an even layer. Sometimes, I will butter or grease a spatula or my hands so the treats don’t stick. You don’t need to press the treats hard into the pan; that can make them a little less soft. Cool for one hour.
- Using an Easter egg cookie cutter (grease if needed), cut the treats into Easter egg shapes. A 3-inch wide cookie cutter makes 6, with enough scraps to make 2 smaller eggs. A 2-inch wide cookie cutter will make 9. Place the cut treats on the prepared baking sheet.
- Melt the white chocolate wafers according to package directions and divide into 3 small bowls. Put one drop of pastel colored food coloring into one bowl, and repeat with 2 other colors. Moving quickly before it hardens, place each color into a Ziploc sandwich bag, cut off the tips of each bag, and drizzle the colors one at a time over the eggs. Immediately shake the sprinkles over the drizzled white chocolate. Let the white chocolate set for 15-20 minutes and serve.
Notes
- This recipe makes 6 larger 3-inch wide Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats with scraps to make about 2 more 2-inch wide treats. Or instead, you can make nine 2-inch wide treats. Everyone loves eating the scraps.
- Fresh Rice Krispies and fresh marshmallows make the best Rice Krispies treats if you can buy them new instead of using leftovers.
- I use less cereal and more butter for gooier treats than the original Rice Krispies recipe, and the ratio helps keep them soft a little longer when stored. To increase softness, cook the marshmallows on low heat, and try not to pack them too hard in the pan.
- I double this recipe to make thicker treats when I’m making classic Rice Krispies treats. I don’t double the recipe here, or it would be too hard to cut the Rice Krispies treats with a cookie cutter. You could, however, double the recipe and divide it into two 9×13 pans to make more egg-shaped treats.
- If it’s hard to press the cookie cutter through the treat, I place a clean kitchen towel on the cookie cutter and press, and it’s easier to push the cutter all the way through the Rice Krispies.
