Easter Egg Crispy Treats

Name: Easter Egg Crispy Treats
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 package (16 oz) mini marshmallows (10 cups) divided; 10 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies®) divided; 2 1/2 tsps pure vanilla extract divided; assorted food colors and egg dye; assorted neon food colors and egg dye; 10 tbsps unsalted butter divided; 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Colorful and fun, this simple recipe takes everybody’s favorite gooey, sweet, marshmallow treat and molds it into festive egg shapes for Easter. Use McCormick® Assorted and NEON Food Color and Egg Dye to decorate crispy treats with the Easter egg color combos below... Read More Read Less

20m

PREP TIME

25m

COOK TIME

7

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 40

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) mini marshmallows (10 cups), divided
10 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies®) , divided
2 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract, divided
McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye
McCormick® Neon Food Colors & Egg Dye
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 For each color of egg-shaped crispy treats, mix 2 cups marshmallows and 2 tablespoons butter in small saucepan on medium heat. Heat, stirring constantly, until completely melted; remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and Food Color combo shown below to achieve desired color.

Color Combos: Pink = 4 drops NEON pink; Orange = 2 drops Assorted red + 2 drops Assorted yellow; Green = 5 drops NEON green; Blue = 5 drops NEON blue; Purple = 5 drops NEON pink + 2 drops NEON blue
2 Spray 1/4 cup measuring cup and clean hands with no stick cooking spray. Working quickly, scoop 1/4 cup of cereal mixture into hands and mold into egg shapes.
3 Place crispy treat eggs on parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining ingredients to create all 5 colored eggs.
4 Melt white chocolate as directed on package. Cool slightly. Spoon into piping bag and use to draw stripes and zig-zags onto eggs for decoration.

Makes 40 eggs (8 of each color)