Pink Lemonade Rice Krispie Treats

Pink Lemonade Rice Krispie Treats are easy to make and a fun way to get the kids in the kitchen to help prepare them.  Lemon flavor and colorful sprinkles make them an irresistible sweet treat. 

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Welcome to #SpringSweetsWeek 2020 hosted by Heather from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks!  What better way to celebrate the warmer weather and flowers blooming than with food!

27 bloggers from around the country have come together to share over 100 sweet recipes perfect for spring!  So stop thinking about cold and snow and get ready to enjoy the best spring sweets like cupcakes, cookies, brownies, pies, and even beverages!

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In my area, it’s feeling more like summer than spring, but I’ll take it! I totally am not a summer person with the heat but I love spring.  Spring has me thinking of all kinds of yummy recipes to make like these Pink Lemonade Rice Krispie Treats.  

Making these sweet pink lemonade rice krispie treats is easy and would be perfect for a spring baby shower, luncheon, or a delicious snack for kids of all ages. The pink lemonade in these comes from Adams Extract Lemon Extract and a pretty pink color gel. Topping the sweet marshmallow treats with colorful spring sprinkles from Fresh April Sprinkles is the perfect finishing touch.

Confession time:  my wonderful husband loves the original Rice Krispie treats.  I mean with no color, no flavoring, or sprinkles.  So, when making these, I was curious if would even try one.  He loves lemonade, so I had hope.  I’m happy to say that he loved them! Said the lemon flavor gave them a delicious zing! How about that?! I’m thinking I’m making these shamrock rice krispie treats for him to try next!

Pink lemonade rice krispie treats ingredients

I mentioned that these cereal bars were easy to make and it’s super true.  In fact, this is a perfect recipe for the kids in the kitchen to help with preparing them.  You’ll need a bag of mini marshmallows, crispy rice cereal, a little bit of butter, lemon extract, pink food coloring, and sprinkles.

Making the sweet rice krispie treats

From there, you simply melt the butter with about 7 cups of mini marshmallows (the remaining 2 cups will be used later.)

Then mix in a few drops of pink food coloring (use the number of drops to get the desired pink color you want – I used 5-6 drops).  Remove from heat and mix in the cereal. Once the cereal is incorporated, add the remaining 2 cups of mini marshmallows.  

Spread into a very well-buttered (non-stick spray is good, too) 13×9-inch pan and press down gently.  Add the sprinkles to the top, pressing lightly.  Allow rice krispie treats to cool completely before cutting.  If you just can’t wait that long, pop the pan into the refrigerator for 30 minutes. 

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Pink Lemonade Rice Krispie Treats

Pink Lemonade Rice Krispie Treats are easy to make and a fun way to get the kids in the kitchen to help prepare them.  Lemon flavor and colorful sprinkles make them an irresistible sweet treat.  

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Ingredients

• 6 cups crispy rice cereal
• 7 cups (16 oz bag) mini marshmallows, divided
• 4 tbsp butter
• 3/4 tsp lemon extract
• pink food coloring (or use a couple drops red)
• sprinkles

Instructions

• Butter a 13x9 inch baking pan, or use non-stick spray; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, or Dutch oven pot, melt the butter and 7 cups of the mini marshmallows over medium heat, until melted - stirring the whole time, so that the mixture doesn't stick or burn.
• Once the marshmallows are completely melted add in the lemon extract and a few drops of pink food coloring. Use only a few drops at a time to get the color you want.
• Add the cereal and mix together. Once the cereal is incorporated, add the remaining 2 cups of mini marshmallows and combine.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan and lightly pat down. Top with sprinkles and again, lightly press down. Allow mixture to cool completely before cutting into squares. You can also put the treats into the refrigerator for 30 minutes to cool quicker.

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“Blogghetti” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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