Over the last month, I’ve been helping to spread the word about the Rice Krispies Treats for Toys program. Just create a Rice Krispies Treat toy, upload a picture of it to www.ricekrispies.ca and Kellogg’s Canada will donate $20 to the Salvation Army to help give a child in need a real toy this Christmas! My boys and I have already made some treats following the great instructions provided on the Rice Krispies website. But I couldn’t resist getting creative and whipping up some custom creations too!
I decided to create a treat to symbolize my boys’ favourite toys. Benjamin is a huge fan of stuffed animals and Zackary loves LEGO. So I put together two different recipes to create a Rice Krispies LEGO house and a Rice Krispies teddy bear!
Rice Krispies LEGO House
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 250 g pkg. marshmallows
- 6 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal
- Red yellow and blue food colouring
- Smarties candies
Instructions
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In large saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add marshmallows; stir until melted and smooth.
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Remove pan from heat and pour marshmallow mixture in three glass bowls. Add a few drops of food colouring to each bowl and stir until colour is uniform.
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Stir two cups of Rice Krispies cereal into each bowl and mix until well blended.
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Press mixture into greased pans using a buttered spatula or buttered hands. Cut into squares and rectangles.
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Assemble squares into a house shape. Decorate with Smarties candies.
This recipe is so much fun and easy enough for a child to create on their own. Once the squares are cut in different shapes, just assemble them as wished to form a Rice Krispies LEGO creation and accessorize with Smarties candies!
Rice Krispies Teddy Bear
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup corn syrup
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 4 1/2 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal
- Smarties candies chocolate chips and chocolate covered cookies
Instructions
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In large saucepan over medium heat, melt sugar and corn syrup until mixture bubbles and sugar is dissolved.
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Remove from heat and stir in butter and peanut butter until mixture is smooth.
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Add Rice Krispies and mix until well blended.
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Using buttered hands, form mixture into teddy bear shape on greased cookie sheet.
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Decorate with Smarties candies, chocolate chips and chocolate covered cookies.
This peanut butter version of traditional Rice Krispies Treats is one my mother used to make and a nice change of pace when doing holiday baking. It is a little more crumbly to work with though, so don’t try anything too complicated! Smarties, chocolate chips and round chocolate covered cookies create an adorable and delicious treat!
The boys and I have had such a fun time participating in the Rice Krispies Treat for Toys program, and as Zackary and Benjamin are happily enjoying a little holiday sugar overload, I get the satisfaction of knowing that children in need will be waking up to a Christmas surprise thanks to Rice Krispies and the Salvation Army. Now that’s a meaningful holiday activity!
With less than a week until the big day, why not spend some time this weekend creating your own Rice Krispies Treats for Toys creation? It’s lots of fun and you’ll be helping needy children across Canada to have a Merry Christmas this year while spending some great quality time with your kids too!
Alison Braidwood says
These look really yummy. A fun day for mom and kids, and a great fundraiser.
Sarah says
These look like a lot of fun to make! Mine never turn out right but Ièd love to try for a great cause!
Keno Moore says
My kids will love to make these,during the holiday break.
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
I like my rice krispies with peanut butter
Anne Taylor says
Kudos to Kellogs for the initiative! I love your bear and your lego house is pretty awesome too!
donna chong says
wow i have to make those lego rice krispies for my 31 year old lego nut
cheryl mansfield says
what a fun and easy project for mom and her kids
Judy C (Judy Cowan) says
Love the teddy bear! It is great that Kellogg’s is doing this, love to see companies giving back! And who doesn’t like Rice Krispie Squares!
Heidi C. says
I love this idea! You did a really nice job :)!
loriag says
That is so cute, I love that they are using this to support the Salvation Army. A wonderful place to donate.
Barbara Edwards says
Fantastic and simple way to have fun while giving much needed help to the needy. Definitely has been added to our family to do list.
Gord says
Looks like delicious fun.
Tasha says
What a wonderful program. These treats look yummy too! 🙂
krista gould says
looks like a fun thing to make with the kids
kristy e says
I would love to try this, Im not much of a baker, but my kids would love this!
Elaine Jasvins says
How cute is that Teddy bear, my daughter would love that.
Treen Goodwin says
I love the teddy bear , what a great idea , thanks for sharing !!!
Rhonda M. says
I love the look and the colours of the Rice Krispies Lego 🙂
Anita Yancey says
What a great cause. This treat looks so good.
Doris Calvert says
How cute is that!! It looks to cute to eat! Great job.
michelle says
yummy
Dawn Rader says
who would have thought? what a fun creative way to enjoy rice crispy treats!!!
Holly says
This is such a nice idea! Love your Rice Krispies bear!
seham merzib says
yum!
amy lovell says
These are some awesome rice krispie diesigns. Who knew?
Robyn L says
I love the Teddy Bear; his paws are so cut
Angela Mitchell says
So cute. We love Rice Krispie Squares. We’re making some tonight for Christmas!
Ashleigh Swerdfeger says
Those are really cute~ We love making rice krispie squares but we don’t usually do designs> I love that Rice Krispies is helping kids in need 🙂
Lynda Cook says
one thing about rice Krispies you can make just about anything
Victoria Ess says
You did a great job!!
Miriam Wilton says
mmmm love rice krispie treats! what great ideas!
donna makayak says
i love this its spending time with your family and teaching them to help those in need at the same time.
Teresa Claire says
The teddy bear is a great idea! I haven’t had a Rice Krispy Square for so long!
Debbie W says
Great cause and great fun
Suzanne G says
I love the idea of having great time with your children and plus supporting a very worthy cause.
natasha severson says
we did this with my youngest and she loved it!!
Jane Hammill says
These are so cute I love things children can get involved with making themselves!
Anna W says
When I first saw the rice krispies commercial for this program I thought it was just so wonderful. They are doing a great thing and your teddy treats look adorable and yummy!
Lorenzo says
Great recipe!
MrDisco says
now i feel like some ‘Krispies!
susan says
Fun thing to do with your kids and helping the Salvation army at the same time, wonderful 🙂
Vicki says
Those look great!
kathy downey says
Rice Krispies Teddy Bear is going to be so much fun to make with the kids,thanks
Jaime Brown says
I love rice Krispies, and with this Treats for Toys is so wonderful, thank you for showing us your very cool toy rice Krispies:)
Athena says
A great cause, and great creations!
Lisa Ferris says
A great cause-my daughters thought Rice Krispy Treats were baking-it was the only treat I could make;lol/
Jenny Nicole says
making rice crispies treats are always so fun with the kids
nikki robak says
the teddies look like fun to make
Tina F says
never thought of using food coloring… very cool
Nena Sinclair says
I love your Lego House and it is so wonderful that Rice Krispies is supporting such a great charity!