Rice Krispie Easter Baskets

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Cookies, Candies, Other Desserts, Quick & Easy, For Kids
Collections:	Easter Treats
Keywords:	coconut, marshmallow, cereal, Baskets
Serves:	16
Prep Time:	10 Min
Cook Time:	5 Min

Ingredients

3 Tbsp	butter
40 lg	marshmallows
6 c	rice krispie cereal
	pipe cleaners or fuzzy sticks
1 sm	bag of shredded coconut
1/2 btl	green food coloring
	assorted jelly bean candy

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Karla Everett

Well Seasoned

Greenacres, WA (pop. 91,984)

Karla59

Member Since Feb 2011

Karla's Notes:

These are very cute little easter baskets made out of Rice Kripie Cereal. My 12 year old grandson had fun making these with me for our easter.

Directions

Butter 16 muffin tins and set aside.

Melt butter and marshmallows in a large kettle on medium heat until marshmallows are all melted and smooth.

Remove mixture from heat and Pour cereal into melted marshmallows and mix until cereal is well coated with the marshmallow.

Place about 3 big heaping spoons ( or so )in each muffin tin (with tips of fingers dipped in cold water) press mixture up the sides if the tins , making a well in the center to form a basket shape.

Stick pipe cleaners or fuzzy sticks ( located in the craft dept. ; cut in half )stick into rice krispie shell to form a handle; they will stay in once cereal mixture cools and sets , you can also use long licorice sticks for the handles and the whole basket will be edible.

Place coconut in a zip bag and add 1/2 bottle of green food coloring and mix up until all the coconut is green.

Fill a big pinch of green coconut in the well of each for the grass and top with several jelly beans in each basket.

Let them cool in the tins until they have set ; run a knife around sides to loosen baskets and remove to a rack to continue to dry.

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Karla Everett Karla59

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Susan Feliciano frenchtutor

Apr 24, 2011

These are cute. Someone did something similar at church for valentines day. I'm trying to remember what the shape was, but can't right now. I'll have to ask my daughter tomorrow.
These would be good made with Cocoa Krispies! Target has them on sale right now.

Karla Everett Karla59

Apr 24, 2011

Hi Susan , We were gonna color the marshmallow with food coloring but we forgot until after we had already mixed in the cereal.LOL Good idea , I bet Cocoa Krispies would be good , wish I would have thought of that . LOL You have a good Easter !♥