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Valentine Rice Krispie Treats

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield20 2 1/2-inch hearts 1x

Heart shaped Valentine Rice Krispie treats dunked in dark chocolate and decorated with pretty sprinkles and a dusting of edible glitter.

Ingredients

Scale

90 grams unsalted butter (6 tablespoons)
300 grams marshmallows (10 1/2 ounces; about 45 US-sized large marshmallows)
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
Pink gel food coloring or red gel food coloring
140 grams puffed rice cereal (about 4 1/2 cups)
Nonstick spray, for greasing cutter

Decoration:

150 grams dark chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips, melted (5 1/2 ounces; about 1 cup)
Pink nonpareils, sanding sugar, or Valentine’s Day sprinkles
Edible glitter, for dusting


Instructions

Line a quarter sheet tray with a silicone baking mat.

Melt the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan or stock pot.

Butter melting in a pot on the stovetop

Stir in the marshmallows, and continue stirring until completely melted.

Melted butter and marshmallow in a saucepan

Remove from heat. Stir in the fine sea salt and pink gel food coloring.

Melted butter and marshmallow in a saucepan

Red tinted marshmallow mixture in a saucepan with a spatula

Stir in the puffed rice cereal, and continue stirring until well combined, with no dry cereal remaining.

Red rice krispie treat mixture in a pan with a spatula

Pour mixture onto prepared tray.

Krispie treat cereal mixture piled on a small silicone lined tray

With damp fingers, press down until evenly distributed and about 3/4-inch thick.

Red krispie treat cereal mixture spread across a quarter sheet tray

Set aside and allow to cool at room temperature, at least 1 hour or until cool to the touch. Meanwhile, line a large tray, or two smaller trays, with silicone baking mats.

Transfer cereal slab to a large cutting board. Peel away silicone mat.

Red krispie treat cereal slab on a white cutting board

With a well-greased 2 1/2-inch heart cutter, cut slab into hearts. Arrange on prepared tray.

Heart cutter cutting Valentine Krispie treats into hearts

Heart shaped krispie treats arranged on a tray

Melt dark chocolate in a bain marie, or double boiler. Dip part of each heart in the melted chocolate.

Hand dipping heart krispie treats in melted dark chocolate

Arrange on prepared tray.

Heart krispie treats dipped in dark chocolate and arranged on a large tray

Decorate with Valentine’s Day sprinkles and edible glitter.

Heart shaped Valentine Rice Krispie treats with sprinkles and edible glitter, arranged on a large tray

Set aside until chocolate sets, about 30 minutes. Do not refrigerate.

Layer leftover Rice Krispie treat hearts between sheets of parchment. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Hand holding a heart shaped Valentine's Day Rice Krispie treat

 

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