Easter Rice Krispies Treats

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword easter-rice-krispies-treats, ricre-krispies-treats

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 5

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 214kcal

Line a large sheet pan with parchment or wax paper. Have nearby a can of cooking spray.
Rice Krispies Treats: Melt butter in a large deep heavy bottomed saucepan on the stove over medium heat. Once melted add the marshmallows. Cook stirring to prevent sticking until the marshmallows have completely melted.
Remove the pot from heat, and add vanilla. Mix well. Next, add rice krispies stirring quickly to fully coat.
Use a regular sized 4 ounce ice cream scoop to divide the cereal mixture. Spritz the scoop and your hands with cooking spray. Roll the cereal mixture into balls. Place on pan. Repeat until all has been used.
Use a shot glass or pastry tamper to press and flatten the center of each ball. Let cool completely.
Make Frosting: In a mixing bowl, mix together frosting and lemon curd. Add green food coloring until desired color is reached. (If you're omitting lemon curd, the frosting can be colored and mixed in the can)
Decorate: Use a piping bag or the corner of a plastic storage bag with the tip cut off to pipe the frosting into the centers for grass.
Arrange eggs over "grass" then sprinkle with edible glitter.
Store in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Bring to room temperature for serving.

- Frosting Substitution: I used cream cheese frosting for the "grass" tinted with food coloring. You can opt for using chocolate, strawberry or vanilla frosting there's no wrong flavor to use. You can also skip the coloring should you prefer.
- Lemon Curd: Lemon curd gives the frosting a nice citrus taste. You could use lemon frosting and tint it to green for the nests.
- Shredded Coconut: If preferred, you can tint sweetened flaked coconut with green food coloring and use it as edible grass to create a nest for the eggs. To make it, place your desired amount of coconut into a mixing bowl then add a couple of drops of green food coloring. Toss with a fork until evenly coated repeating until it reaches the intensity of color that suits your taste. Sprinkle into the centers in place of frosting or in place of edible glitter.
- Decoration: You could fill the nests with Cadbury mini eggs or marshmallow peeps.