Rice Krispy Carrots

5 from 3 votes

These fun carrot rice krispy treats are one of the best Easter rice krispie treats you can make! They’re adorable, delicious, and easy to make!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

chill time20

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: carrots

Calories: 291kcal

Author: Britni Vigil

Ingredients

½ cup butter
20 oz mini marshmallows
9 oz box rice crispy cereal
2 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
red and orange food coloring
1 cup green candy melts
1 cup orange candy melts
orange sprinkles

Instructions

Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper.
1/2 cup butter, 20 oz mini marshmallows
Melt butter in a large pot on medium-low heat. Once the butter is fully melted, you'll add 1 1/2 bags of mini marshmallows into the pot and set the other marshmallows aside for later!
Mix the butter and marshmallows together with a rubber spatula, stirring continuously until the marshmallows have completely melted, making sure to keep the heat on low.
Once the marshmallow mixture is totally melted, remove the pot from the heat and stir in vanilla and salt.
Add roughly half of the rice krispy to the marshmallow mixture, making sure to scrape the bottom thoroughly to incorporate all the marshmallow mixture.
Once that's all mixed together, add in the remaining marshmallows and rice cereal.
Pour out the rice crispy into the prepared 9×13 pan then spread the treat evenly onto the pan.
Next, allow the rice krispies to cool for about ten to fifteen minutes.
Slide the treat onto a cutting board using the parchment paper.
Using a sharp knife, cut into 8 equal sections. Do this by cutting your treats into half-long ways so you are left with two long rectangles. Then, make three qual cuts width-wise, leaving you with 8 equal rectangles.
Now, cut each small rectangle into a triangle by cutting from one diagonal to the other.
Melt the green candy melts in a medium microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments until melted, stirring between increments.
1 cup green candy melts
Place the melted candy melts in a zipper top bag and cut the tip off one of the corners (or use a piping bag).
To make the stems for the carrots, lay out a piece of parchment paper onto a baking sheet. Cut a small hole in the corner of the zipper top bag with melted green candy and pipe out 12 stems in a v shape. place the baking sheet into the fridge for 10 minutes to harden.
Lay out a piece of parchment paper onto the counter. Take the rice krispy treats out of the fridge and gently flip them out onto the parchment paper. Cut the rice crispy in half long ways. Then cut each half diagonally until you have six equal triangle pieces that look like a carrot shape.
Melt the orange candy melts in a microwave safe bowl. Again microwave in 30 second increments then stir. Put the melted orange candy into a zipper top bag and cut a small hole in the bag.
1 cup orange candy melts
Drizzle the melted candy over the carrots then immediately add sprinkles while the chocolate is soft.
orange sprinkles
Place a dot of orange candy melt at the top of the carrot and gently put on the stem so it sticks to the carrot.
Let the rice krispie carrots sit for a few minutes then serve!

Notes

Don’t press down on the rice krispy treats too hard when you’re putting them in the pan. Pressing them too tightly together is a really easy way to end up with hard rice krispy treats!

Add a few more drops of food coloring once you get to the color you want. Once you mix it with the cereal, the color fades slightly as it mixes with the light colored rice krispies.

Store any leftovers (like there will be any) in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap for up to three days. They’ll likely get eaten before then, but they are freshest when enjoyed within a few days.

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