These Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats are fun, quick and easy to prepare using only 4 ingredients and a few others for decoration.

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Why We Love This Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats Recipe
Ingredients
Substitutions
How to Make the Best Rice Krispie Treats
Storage Tips
Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats Recipe

These Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats are quick and easy to prepare using only 4 ingredients and a few others for decoration. They are a fun holiday dessert to make and decorate with the kids. Everyone loves this delicious holiday dessert that is perfect for a Christmas cookie platter, holiday dessert table, cookie exchange, or wrapped up as an edible gift for friends and teachers.

Why We Love This Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats Recipe

Quick and easy to prepare.
Only uses 4 ingredients to make the Rice Krispies Treats and a few others for decoration.
Fun holiday project to make and decorate with kids.
A delicious dessert that tastes sweet and rich with a satisfying crunch.
Perfect for a Christmas cookie platter, holiday dessert table, cookie exchange, or wrapped up as an edible gift for friends and teachers.

Ingredients

Rice Krispies cereal: I used the name brand cereal for this recipe, but feel free to use any brand crispy rice cereal you prefer.
Salted butter: Unsalted butter will also work for this. You can add an extra pinch of salt if you like that extra bit of saltiness with sweetness.
Mini marshmallows
Jar marshmallow fluff: You can use 4 cups of mini marshmallows or 40 large marshmallows instead for this recipe. The amount of time it takes to melt the marshmallows may differ slightly, so just keep stirring until they have fully melted and incorporated into the butter. However, you will want to use a larger saucepan to make room for all the marshmallows.
White frosting: White cookie icing is also an option. Really, anything that will help the decorations stick to the rice Krispie treats can be used.
Mini pretzel twists: If you have waffle pretzels, those can be substituted, though they will look pretty different. I also like breaking the twists in half to make branched antlers instead.
Candy eyes: You can draw some eyes with white and black icing if you are especially artistic. You can also omit the candy eyes altogether. You will still be able to tell that it’s a reindeer with the other decorations.
Red M&Ms: You can use any other small red candy for the nose.

Substitutions

Customize Your Krispies: Use cookie cutters to cut out your own custom shapes for the holidays. Have fun decorating gingerbread men, Christmas trees, stars, or your other favorite cut-outs.
Chocolate Krispies: You can melt candy wafers or chocolate morsels in a microwave safe bowl to coat your Krispies or use Cocoa Krispies instead of original Rice Krispies to create a chocolate treat.
Rudolph’s Red Nose: Feel free to replace the red M&Ms with skittles, sixlets, twizzlers, gummy bears, or jelly beans. For some of these options, you may need to cut them into the shape of a reindeer nose.

How to Make the Best Rice Krispie Treats

These delicious Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats are so easy to prepare and make a fun activity to decorate with kids. Perfectly festive for your holiday cookie swap, Christmas parties, or to leave for Santa on Christmas Eve!

Pour the Rice Krispies cereal into a bowl and set aside.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
Add the marshmallow fluff and mini marshmallows to the melted butter and stir continuously until the marshmallow has completely melted.
Pro Tip: It will take about 3 minutes to melt and completely mix with the butter. It will be glossy and smooth when done. Don’t let your marshmallow fluff burn as you are heating it up. When it burns it creates some brown spots, which you don’t want to include in your reindeer! It can take longer for your marshmallow fluff to melt than you may think. Keep heating it on low until all of it is glossy, even liquid. Don’t use a higher heat or you may burn spots of it.
Pour the marshmallow mixture into the bowl with the Rice Krispie cereal.
Stir until the cereal is completely coated with the marshmallow.
Spread the Rice Krispies treats into the bottom of the baking pan with a spatula or spoon.
Pro Tip: Spray your baking pan well with cooking spray! For thinner reindeer treats, feel free to use a 9×13-inch pan. The treats will be thinner, but you will get more out of the recipe if needed.
Cool completely until Rice Krispie treats are set.
Pro Tip: It will take at least 30 minutes, but closer to one hour to completely set.
Cut the Rice Krispies treats into 2×3 inch rectangles with a sharp knife.
Add 2 antlers to each treat by wiping about ⅛ teaspoon of white frosting on the bottom of the mini pretzel twists and then attaching them to the top of the treat.
Add the eyes by putting a dot of white frosting on the back side of the candy eyes and pressing them into the Rice Krispies treat, frosting side down and placed just under the antlers.
Pro-Tip: Use a piping bag and narrow tip to be more precise as you “glue” your pretzels and candy eyes to your Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats.
Add a dab of frosting on the back of a red M&M and place it just under the eyes for Rudolf’s red nose.
Serve and enjoy!

Storage Tips

To Store: Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for 5-7 days.
To Freeze: You can store these treats in the freezer, wrapped tightly, for up to three months. Let them thaw at room temperature before eating.

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