Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats

Happy Valentine’s Day!!  Pat actually surprised me a little early by bringing me home a heart-shaped, brownie-batter filled doughnut from Dunkin.  It was a perfect present!  He really knows the way to my heart!!!

To celebrate Valentine’s Day I made two batches of Rice Krispie treats…one for me to share at a work potluck lunch and one for Pat to take to share with his coworkers.  Then I decorated them with pink and red candy melts and wrote different sayings on them, like candy conversation hearts.  They turned out really cute!!

Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients:

• 9 cups Rice Krispies Cereal (this turns out to be a little less than a whole 12 oz box)
• 1/4 cup butter (half a stick)
• 1 bag (10 oz) mini marshmallows
• Red, White, and Pink candy melts

Directions:

• Grease the bottom of a 13×9 pan with butter and set aside.
• Place 1/4 cup butter in a pan on the stove.
• Turn burner on low.
• Melt the butter completely and then add in your entire bag of marshmallows.
• Keep on low heat and stir continuously until all marshmallows are smooth and melted.
• Next mix in 9 cups of Rice Krispies cereal.  Stir until well blended.
• Pour the mixture into the 13×9 pan.
• Let cool completely and then cut into small squares (My advice is to turn the pan over and tap it out of the pan.  That way, you don’t need to cut the treats in the pan).
• Melt your candy melts according to the directions on the packaging.
• Paint the tops of half your krispie treats with red candy melts and the other half with pink candy melts.
• Allow the tops to harden completely and then paint fun sayings on the tops of your krispie treats (I use Wilton Disposable Candy decorating bags for this part).

What’s your favorite Valentine’s Krispie Treat / conversation heart saying??  I personally love the “xoxo’s!”