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Shake up your traditional holiday treats with some Rice Krispie creativity with our Christmas Rice Krispies.  From molding the Rice Krispie mixture into snowmen to decorating them with colorful scarves and hats, it’s a joy-filled process from start to finish. Our Rice Krispie Snowmen are not only delicious but also a great way to spend quality time with the kids.  

 
Rice Krispie Snowmen
 
 
 So many of our fondest memories of raising our children were centered around holiday recipes and crafts.  Traditional Rice Krispie Treats has always been an easy and delicious snack for our family.   It’s an easy three-step recipe that is one of our go-to recipes.  But we are always looking for fun variations like these Christmas Rice Krispies Snowmen.   With simple ingredients and a dash of creativity, you can create edible art that’s sure to bring smiles and make fantastic memories.  Our grandkids just spent a fun afternoon making these Snowmen Rice Krispie Treats.  And it was such a hit that it’s sure to become one of our newest holiday traditions.  Make your own Snowman Rice Krispie Treats this year because it’s not just about the end product, but the sweet memories you make along the way. 
 
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Christmas Rice Krispies
 

We took the traditional recipe and turned it into a fun craft that is not only edible but delicious.  These adorable Rice Krispie Snowmen with their bright-colored scarves, stovepipe hats, little round eyes, and big smiles are an easy project for a cold, snowy afternoon with the children.   These Christmas Rice Krispies were a hands-down favorite from this much-loved treat.  It’s that time of the year that Christmas memories are made and last a lifetime.  

 

What you need to make these Rice Krispie Snowmen:

 

chocolate hats, fruit roll up scarves, chocolate chips and pretzels

 

It’s fun to assemble everything on a table and let the fun begin.  Depending on the ages of the children, they can assist in making all the snowballs, hats and scarves.   Or if they are very young, an adult can have everything ready, and the little ones can decorate their very own snowman.   Make Snowman Rice Krispie Treats this year because it’s not just about the end product, but the sweet memories you make along the way.

 

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups Rice Krispie Cereal
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  •  10 ounce package Marshmallows, remove and save 6 marshmallows for hats
  • Mini Chocolate Chips
  • Chocolate Wafers or Stripped Cookies
  • Chocolate Dipping
  • Fruit Rollup Candy
  • Pretzel Sticks
  • Marshmallow Creme, to use as glue

Instructions for Rice Krispie Snowmen

Make “Snowballs”

  • Microwave butter in a large microwavable bowl for 30-40 seconds or until melted.
  • Add all but 6 marshmallows, toss to coat, microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 45 seconds. Stir until smooth
  • Add rice Krispies immediately, mix gently until well blended.
  • Wait for the mixture to cool about 5 minutes.
  • Butter hands and mold into 6–1/2 cups balls and 6–1/4 cup balls, placing each on parchment paper and allow to cool completely

For the Hats

  • Lay 6 cookies on parchment paper or a silicone baking mat with chocolate side up
  • Melt Dipping Chocolate according to package directions or use this Fondue melting pot
  • Using a toothpick or skewer, dip each of the saved 6 marshmallows into the chocolate and place on cookies to resemble a hat
  • Let cool completely

Crafting the Scarfs

  • Measure and cut about 10-12 inches of fruit roll-ups
  • Using a sharp knife, make slashes on the end of each end to make scarf’s fringe.
  • Repeat for the other 5 scarfs

Make the Noses

  • Roll a small piece of fruit snack into a carrot shape
  • Repeat 5 times

 

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats snowman

 

Snowman rice Krispie treats are super cute and easy to assemble.   Their hats are attached using marshmallow cream.  And a few mini chocolate chips make great eyes, a mouth, and cute buttons.  This little guy’s scarf is folded and tied in the front in a sassy manner.   He’s finished off with pretzels for arms.

 

How to Make snowman rice Krispie treats:

To Assemble Snowmen

  • Using the marshmallow cream attach one 1/4 cup ball on top of a 1/2 cup ball
  • Using the marshmallow cream attach mini chocolate chips as eyes, either mini chocolate chips or a dried cranberry for a mouth and the nose made from fruit snack.
  • Attach scarves and either tie or press together around the neck of each snowman
  • Attach hats using marshmallow creme
  • Stick pretzel sticks into the body for arms

 

Rice Krispie Snowmen

 

We made a few of the Rice Krispie Snowmen with dried cranberries for lips just for fun. The snowman in the green scarf has cranberry lips.   And we also used regular pretzels (blue scarf) for curved arms.  

Treat the kids to something fun and tasty this Christmas with our Snowman Rice Krispie Treats Recipe. Mixing craft and confections, this festive activity is bound to become a holiday tradition. It’s more than just a recipe – it’s an opportunity to create, enjoy, and make lasting holiday memories with your little ones. Don’t miss out on this delightful blend of creativity and deliciousness, make your own Rice Krispie snowmen today!

 

Other Christmas Treats:

 

Click HERE to save these Christmas Rice Krispies to Pinterest

 

Snowman Rice Krispie Treats

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Rice Krispie Snowmen
Rice Krispie treat recipe shaped into and decorated as snowmen
Evelyn Osborn
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

To make Snowballs

  • Microwave butter in a large microwavable bowl for 30-40 seconds or until melted.
  • Add all but 6 marshmallows, toss to coat, microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 45 seconds. Stir until smooth
  • Add rice Krispies immediately, mix gently until well blended.
  • Wait for the mixture to cool about 5 minutes.
  • Butter hands and mold into 6–1/2 cups balls and 6–1/4 cup balls, placing each on parchment paper and allow to cool completely

For the Hats

  • Lay 6 cookies on parchment paper or a silicone baking mat with chocolate side up
  • Melt Dipping Chocolate according to package directions or use this Fondue melting pot
  • Using a toothpick or skewer, dip each of the saved 6 marshmallows into the chocolate and place on cookies to resemble a hat
  • Let cool completely

For the Scarfs

  • Measure and cut about 10-12 inches of fruit roll-ups
  • Using a sharp knife, make slashes on the end of each end to make scarf’s fringe.
  • Repeat for the other 5 scarfs

For the Noses

  • Roll a small piece of fruit snack into a carrot shape
  • Repeat 5 times

To Assemble Snowmen

  • Using the marshmallow cream attach one 1/4 cup ball on top of a 1/2 cup ball
  • Using the marshmallow cream attach mini chocolate chips as eyes, either mini chocolate chips or a dried cranberry for a mouth and the nose made from fruit snack.
  • Attach scarves and either tie or press together around the neck of each snowman
  • Attach hats using marshmallow creme
  • Stick pretzel sticks into the body for arms
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  6. These are so cute! What a great little project to have the kids make over Christmas break. Ours probably won't look as cute as yours though, lol. Pinning now, thanks for sharing!

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