Watermelon Rice Krispie Treats

By srumbel

You will love these cute Watermelon Rice Krispie Treats for spring and summer. Dessert is always better on a stick! Our kids loved these. We are ready for warmer weather. Bring on summer!
from sixsistersstuff.com

Ingredients

• 4 Tablespoons butter, divided
• 5 cups miniature marshmallows
• green food coloring
• red good coloring
• 6 cups rice krispies cereal
• 1/8 cup chocolate chips

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

Lightly grease a round 9 inch cake pan.
Over medium heat melt 2 Tablespoons of butter in a large saucepan. Stir in 2 1/2 cups of miniature marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
Add in a few drops of green food coloring and stir into the marshmallow mixture until well blended.
Then stir in 3 cups of the rice krispies until all are coated.
Put into the grease pan and mold around the outside edge to form the watermelon crust.
Then repeat the process again melting 2 Tablespoons of butter in a large saucepan. Then stir in the other 2 1/2 cups of miniature marshmallows until melted.
Add in the red food coloring until you get the desired color, and stir in well.
Then add the remaining 3 cups of rice krispies cereal.
Spread around red rice krispie mixture in the center of green circle with greased fingers.
Then press chocolate chips all over in the red mixture to look like watermelon seeds.
Let set up for about 15 minutes and then remove from pan.
Cut into 8 slices and insert a popsicle stick into the rind of each slice.

Serves: 8