Rainbow Rice Krispy Treats

Sometimes I think I’m the queen of making things more difficult.  Case in point. Rice krispy treats.  Arguably one of the easiest desserts on the planet.  Butter, marshmallows and cereal.  Leave it to me to turn something that should take 5 minutes into something that took over an hour.  But was totally worth it 🙂

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rice krispy treats ever, I got bold. Real bold. I decided to make them rainbow colors.  ROYGBV peeps.  6 epic layers of rice cereal goodness. I wasn’t messing around.

But I only had a little cereal left.  So I decided to make it in a mini cake pan – roughly 6×6.  I estimated the amount of cereal I’d need for each layer.  Roughly 2/3 of a cup – we’ll call it 0.6c to make it a little easier.  Then I did a little math to figure out the necessary proportions for each layer.  18 years of math and it almost always comes back to ratios (not always, but often).

What does this mean for you? You’ll have to do a little math to figure out how much butter and marshmallows you’ll need.  The good news? It’s hard to screw it up.

1. Microwave the mallows, butter, and vanilla on high for 30-60 seconds.
2. Add food coloring and mix until coloring is well combined.

3. Add cereal and mix.

4. Pour into well greased baking dish.

5. Repeat for remaining layers/colors.

That’s really all there is to it.  So easy!  But I bet you want to know how to make the rainbow.  Right?

I started with purple on the bottom (it doesn’t really matter, but my OCD preferred). When you’re all done, instead of cutting little square, cut ~0.5-1″ wide strips (mine were about 0.5″ wide by 6″ long).  Then you just bend it – purple on the inside, red on the outside (if you’re still having trouble visualizing, think about it like this.  In the picture below, you’re looking at the cut surface). Easy peasy! The red will stretch a little and the purple will get squished.  But that’s ok.  If it really bothers you, go easy on the purple and a little heavy on the red.

Then, add your marshmallow clouds.  I just ripped a few in half and stuck them onto the bottom.  It takes a bit of finessing to get it to stand upright, but nothing a little more marshmallow can’t fix! (The inspiration for the marshmallow clouds goes to Nick)

And for you purists out there, don’t worry, I made a few squares as well. PS I just added a pinterest plugin to the site if you hover over the pic! (it’s the little things)

Happy Monday!