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These Valentine Rice Krispie treats are too cute and easy to save for February alone. Soft, gooey, and sweet, they’re a love letter in dessert form.
Rice Krispie treats don’t have to be stiff, dry, or boring.
Just like these 4th of July Rice Krispie treats, crisped rice cereal can be dressed up for another holiday: Valentine’s Day.
Dipped and sprinkled with candy, these Valentines Rice Krispie treats are loaded with love!
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Don’t stop at Valentine’s Day Rice Krispies treats! Show your love in the sweetest way possible with heart-shaped brownies and Valentine’s chocolate-covered strawberries.
Why You’ll Love This Valentine Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
- These Valentine Rice Krispie treats are perfectly soft and chewy!
- Heart-shaped, dipped in candy, and adorned with cute sprinkles, is there a better Valentine dessert than these Valentine’s heart Rice Krispies treats?
- Making these heart shaped Valentine Rice Krispie treats is fun and easy.
Ingredients And Substitutions
Rice Krispie cereal – For classic Valentine cut-out treats, use classic Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal.
Marshmallows – You can use regular, jumbo, or mini marshmallows for these marshmallow cereal treats.
Unsalted butter – Lends richness and helps bind everything together.
Pink baking chips – If you’re not a fan of cherry baking chips, use pink chocolate melting wafers.
Pink Valentine sprinkles – For cuter Valentine’s heart Rice Krispie treats. You can also melt white candy melts! Just pour the mixture into a piping bag or a Ziplock bag with a hole on one corner, and drizzle white chocolate over the Valentine Rice Krispie treats.
Red food coloring – To enhance the color of the pink chocolate coating. This is also great if you only have white chocolate chips.
Tips For Making This Recipe
No Sticky Fingers
You can rub a small amount of butter or water onto your hands before you press the rice cereal mixture into the baking pan.
Cool Before Cutting
For clean Valentine cut-out treats, let the Rice Krispie mixture cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting.
Add Food Coloring
For a more vibrant pink color, add a drop or two of red food coloring to your melted candy.
Valentine’s Heart Rice Krispie Treats Recipe FAQs
What can be added to Rice Krispies treats?
You can stir in Valentine’s-themed chocolate candies like pink M&M’s into your Rice Krispie mixture. If you want to give your Rice Krispie Valentine hearts depth of flavor, you can also add some kosher salt and vanilla extract to the cereal mixture.
What is the secret to soft Rice Krispies treats?
For soft, gooey Valentines Rice Krispie treats, make sure your marshmallows are not stale, and don’t press the rice cereal mixture too hard into the baking sheet.
What makes Rice Krispie hearts too hard?
Avoid high heat when melting the butter and marshmallows, or your Valentine’s dipped Rice Krispies treats will end up hard!
What size marshmallows for Valentine Rice Krispie treats?
You can make these Valentine’s Rice Krispie treats with any size of marshmallows you have on hand. Mini marshmallows will just be more convenient since they’ll melt quickly.
How to store heart shaped Valentine Rice Krispie treats?
I recommend storing these Valentine’s Day Rice Krispies treats in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 to 7 days for the best texture.
More Delicious Recipes For Valentine’s Day
- TikTok Strawberry Chocolate
- Valentine’s Day Snack Board
- Strawberry Brownies
- Instant Pot Cheesecake Bites
- Barbie Milkshake
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Valentine Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1 cup marshmallows
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup pink baking chips
- Pink Valentine's Day sprinkles for decorating
- Red food coloring, optional
Instructions
- Melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the marshmallows and stir continuously until they’re completely melted.
- Add the rice cereal and stir until combined.
- Pour the mixture into a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Gently pat it down evenly on the surface. Cool completely.
- Melt the pink chips until smooth. You can microwave them at 50% power in 30-second intervals, stirring in between. Feel free to add food coloring.
- Cut out hearts using a heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Dip half of each heart into the melted pink mixture.
- Decorate with sprinkles, then let the Valentine Rice Krispie treats cool to set.
Notes
- You can rub a small amount of butter or water onto your hands before you press the rice cereal mixture into the baking pan.
- For clean Valentine cut-out treats, let the Rice Krispie mixture cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting.
- For a more vibrant pink color, add a drop or two of red food coloring to your melted candy.
Nutrition
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