Hershey’s Kiss Rice Krispie Treats

Give a ‘kiss’ to someone sweet this year for Valentine’s Day. These giant Hershey’s Kiss Rice Krispie Treats are a delicious, easy way to show someone you care. Perfect for school Valentine’s parties or making with the kids.

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This year for Valentine’s Day I decided to switch things up and make our tried and true treats, but with a twist.

We used a plastic kitchen funnel to mold a classic Rice Krispie treat recipe into oversized, adorable Hershey’s Kiss shapes.

Then we added our own customized ‘niggly wiggly’ strip (google it, that’s actually what those little strips of paper are called).

Finally we wrapped our Hershey’s Kiss rice krispie treats all up in foil for a fun, festive, updated version– that’s as cute as it is easy. 

Ingredients Needed

To make these adorable Valentine’s Day Rice Krispies treats you’ll need:

• The usual Rice Krispie Treat ingredients– butter, marshmallows and the cereal itself
• Non stick cooking spray– Look this is nonnegotiable if you value being able to easily work with the cereal treats and not get them stuck to your hands or to the foil wrapping.
• Kitchen funnel– To shape the treats into the iconic kisses shape.
• Aluminum foil – To replicate the Hershey kiss wrappers.

How to Make

Making these Valentine’s Rice Krispie treats is just as easy as making the regular version.

To do it, start by microwaving the butter and marshmallows on high for 1 minutes in a microwave-safe, very large mixing bowl.

Then, stir the marshmallows and return them to the microwave and heat on high for another minute,

Spray a spatula with non-stick cooking spray and stir them together until the mixture is smooth.

Once the marshmallow and butter are smooth, stir in the the cereal with the coated spatula and stir until the cereal is incorporated.

Now, spray a medium-large sized kitchen funnel with cooking spray and line a large baking sheet with wax paper.

Use your greased spatula to scoop the cereal mixture into the funnel and then place a hand under the wax paper and use the top to press the treat mixture into the funnel so it takes the shape of mold.

Then gently remove your hand from under the wax paper, letting the treats fill the top of the funnel.

Gently lift up on the funnel and it should release immediately.

Repeat, as needed, until you have used all of treat mixture.

Let the finished ‘kisses’ set on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes to allow them to ‘set’ some before decorating.

How to Decorate Rice Krispie Treat Kisses

Start by making your strips with a saying that will go out the top of the kisses.

To do it, use whatever basic font and set the font color to a darker light blue you want and type in size 20 the ‘Valentine’s’ phrase of your choosing.

Center the font so there’s plenty of room on either side.

Print, and cut the phrases out of the computer paper into thin ‘niggly wiggly’ strips.

Then, place a kiss in the center of a medium to large sheet of aluminum foil, including one of the overly long sentiment strips.

Position the strip so that it will stick out of the top of the kiss once wrapped.

Wrap up the treat completely in the aluminum foil, pressing down all the edges so that’s it’s as smooth as possible.

Snip off any excess white on the strip to make it the desired length and give one to someone special.

Phrases for Valentine’s Day Treats

You can really get creative and have fun with some of the niggly wiggly phrases. Keep them G rated for kids or make them a little more PG-13 for your own special someone.

My favorite phrases are:

• I love you.
• Sealed with a kiss.
• You’re a treat to be with.
• Hugs and kisses.
• Sending kisses your way.
• It’s a real treat having you for a friend.
• You make my heart snap, crackle, and pop!

Tips and Tricks

• If you want the treats to be more authentic looking, use chocolate rice krispies cereal.
• These can also be made as is and dipped in melted chocolate that’s then allowed to set, before the packaging step.
• Do not skip the cooking spray. I cannot stress this enough. It will be difficult to work with the cereal treats without it.
• You don’t need to use the funnel to shape them if you don’t want to but I do feel like it makes it easier and creates more uniform kisses.
• Also, if you can find a curved funnel- it will help to give them a more authentic look.
• Have fun with the sayings!
• Don’t have a printer? Skip the computer and just cut out even strips of plain white paper, and write your sayings in blue marker.

Other Fun Valentine’s Day Treats

These Hershey’s Kiss Rice Krispies Treats are a cut way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Make them this year and enjoy sharing something sweet with your Valentine.

Looking for other fun Valentine’s Day treats?

Try these:

• Strawberry Cheesecake Dump Cake
• Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Recipe
• Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
• Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
• The Ultimate Sweetheart Cupcakes
• Three Ingredient Oreo Fudge
• No Churn Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream

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Hershey's Kiss Rice Krispies Treats

Give a ‘kiss’ to someone sweet this year for Valentine’s Day. These giant Hershey’s Kiss Rice Krispie Treats are a delicious, easy way to show someone you care. Perfect for school Valentine's parties or making with the kids.

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Course: Appetizer, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 322kcal

Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us

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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 10 oz bag of marshmallows about 4 cups
• 5 cups of dry Rice Krispies cereal
• non stick cooking spray
• kitchen funnel
• aluminum foil

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Instructions

• Microwave the butter and marshmallows on high for 1 minutes in a microwave-safe, very large mixing bowl. Stir the marshmallows and return them to the microwave and heat on high for another minute. Alternatively, you can use a double boiler on the stove top over medium heat.
  1/4 cup butter, 1 10 oz bag of marshmallows
• Spray a spatula with non-stick cooking spray and stir them together until the mixture is smooth and evenly combined.
• Add in the cereal, and use your coated spatula and stir until the cereal's all well coated.
  5 cups of dry Rice Krispies cereal
• Spray or grease a medium-large sized kitchen funnel with cooking spray, and also line a large baking sheet with wax paper.
• Use your greased spatula to scoop the rice krispies mixture into the funnel, and then place a hand under the wax paper- using the top to press/pack the rice krispies mixture into the funnel for firmly take on the mold, then gently remove your hand from under the wax paper, letting the trest filled funnel rest on top. Gently lift up on the funnel and it should release immediately and easily come away from the rice krispie treat.
• Repeat, as needed, until you have used all of your rice krispies treat mixture. Let the finished 'kisses' set on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes to allow them to 'set' some.
• To get your strips, use whatever basic font you want and type in size 20 the 'Valentine's' phrase of your choosing. Set the font color to a darker light blue. Center the font so there's plenty of room on either side. Print, and cut the phrases out of the computer paper into thin 'niggly wiggly' strips.
• Place a treat in the center of a medium to large sheet of aluminim foil, including on of the overly long sentiment strips. Wrap up the treat completely in the aluminum foil, pressing down all the edges so that's it's as smooth as possible and the sentiment is intended out of the top of the packaged treat.
• Snip off any excess white on the niggly wiggly to make it the desired length and give one to someone special.

Notes

• If you want the treats to be more authentic looking, use chocolate rice krispies cereal.
• These can also be made as is and dipped in melted chocolate that's then allowed to set, before the packaging step.
• Do not skip the cooking spray. I cannot stress this enough. It will be difficult to work with the cereal treats without it.
• You don't need to use the funnel to shape them if you don't want to but I do feel like it makes it easier and creates more uniform kisses.
• Also, if you can find a curved funnel- it will help to give them a more authentic look.
• Have fun with the sayings!
• Don't have a printer? Skip the computer and just cut out even strips of plain white paper, and write your sayings in blue marker.

Nutrition

Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 1788IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 7mg

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recipe originally published February 1, 2016

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