These Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats keep your holiday dessert tray simple with a base crispy treat recipe and cute decorations. You have pretzels for the antlers, candy eyes, and M&M’s for the nose, plus candy melts or white chocolate to “glue” them on.
We’re all about keeping things simple for the holidays, and these treats do just that. It’s pretty much just assembly. Yay!
And if you’re looking for some more easy treats, look no further than these Santa hat brownies, and Rolo turtle pretzel bites (the pretzel bites are unreal delicious).
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe…
- You won’t find a Christmas recipe easier than this one. If you can make a simple rice crispy treats recipe and add decorations, you can make these.
- It’s so perfect to make with kids. Just imagine they’re little fingers adding pretzels and candy eyes to the treats. So cute!
- Once the treats are set, just decorate. Done in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- Rice Cereal – always use fresh cereal.
- Marshmallows – use mini marshmallows because the melt faster.
- Butter – unsalted butter.
- Vanilla Extract – a bit of REAL vanilla extract is the way to go.
- Salt – a dash of salt brings actually enhances the sweetness.
- Pretzels – we used mini pretzel knots.
- M&M’s – use plain M&M’s.
- Candy Eyes – makes your reindeer treats come alive.
See the recipe card for quantities.
How to Make Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats
Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
In a large pot over low heat, melt the butter and dissolve the salt.
Add the mini marshmallows and stir until completely melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.
Stir in the vanilla extract. Then fold in the Rice Krispies until evenly coated.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Use lightly buttered or damp hands to gently press the treats into an even layer. Don’t compact them, or the bars will turn dense.
Let cool for 1 hour, then cut into 16 triangles.
Transfer the frosting to a piping bag and snip off a small corner.
Pipe a small amount of frosting onto the back of two pretzels and press them onto the top corners of each triangle to create the antlers.
Then, pipe two small dots of frosting and attach the candy eyes.
Pipe a small dot of frosting onto the back of a brown mini M&M and press it onto the tip of the triangle to create the nose. For Rudolph, use a red mini M&M instead.
Top Tip
Add a small amount of frosting to the back of the candy eyes, M&M nose, and pretzel antlers to “glue” them on.
Storage
Place leftover reindeer treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Other No Bake Desserts You’ll Love
- No Bake Mixed Berry Cheesecake
- Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats
- Lemon Mousse Recipe
- Strawberry Cheesecake Dip
- Easy Oreo Delight
FAQ
Sure! You can make and decorate these treats and store them for up to 2 days. Store in an airtight container.
Make sure that you add enough frosting to the pretzels, candy eyes, and M&M’s before adding them to the treats.
For sure! Store-bought frosting is an option if you would like to save some time. However, homemade frosting almost always tastes better. Like way better.
Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 16 Oz Mini Marshmallows
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Tsp Kosher Salt
- 8 Cups Rice Krispie Cereal
- 32 Mini Pretzel Twists
- ½ Cup White Frosting Homemade or Store-Bought
- Mini Red and Brown M&M's
- Candy Eyes
Instructions
- Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
- In a large pot over low heat, melt the butter and dissolve the salt.
- Add the mini marshmallows and stir until completely melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.
- Stir in the vanilla extract. Then fold in the Rice Krispies until evenly coated.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Use lightly buttered or damp hands to gently press the treats into an even layer. Don’t compact them, or the bars will turn dense.
- Let cool for 1 hour, then cut into 16 triangles.
- Transfer the frosting to a piping bag and snip off a small corner.
- Pipe a small amount of frosting onto the back of two pretzels and press them onto the top corners of each triangle to create the antlers.
- Pipe two small dots of frosting and attach the candy eyes.
- Pipe a small dot of frosting onto the back of a brown mini M&M and press it onto the tip of the triangle to create the nose. For Rudolph, use a red mini M&M instead.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Make sure you spray the utensils with cooking spray; this recipe is sticky.
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