These fun Layered Rice Krispies Squares are suited for a picnic as they are for Christmas with their fun red, white, and green layers.
For this Rice Krispies treats recipe, the red layer is made with an addition of red velvet cake mix, the green with blueberry Jello mix, and the middle is done with just traditional butter and marshmallows.
You can also try these Potato Chip Rice Krispie Treats for a sweet and salty vibe, they are delicious.
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How Do You Spice Up Your Rice Krispie Treats?
Take these delicious treats to another level with simple additions.
By taking your standard marshmallows, butter, and Rice Krispies and adding in more flavor from red velvet cake mix and blueberry Jello as we did in this Layered Rice Krispie Squares recipe, you have a whole new treat to enjoy and share. There are also many other ideas you can do.
We made gorgeous Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Rice Krispies Treats using white chocolate and sprinkles.
You can also add other flavors to the cereal treats like peanut butter, browned butter, pumpkin pie spice, crumbled bacon, chocolate in the form of chocolate chips, candy bars, Nutella, and more. You can make them into S’mores Rice Krispies Treats; really, the flavors are only limited by your imagination. Try experimenting; it is not hard nor expensive to do so.
How To Make Chewy Layered Rice Krispies Squares
Pretty standard ingredients that you will find at any grocery store. Red velvet cake mix is made by all the big brands now, and who doesn’t have Jello on their shelves.
Want a different color combination, then just change up the jello flavor. You can make a pretty rainbow of colors with some experimentation.
INGREDIENTS
RED
- Butter
- Mini marshmallows
- Red velvet cake mix
- Rice Krispies
WHITE
- Butter
- Mini marshmallows
- Rice Krispies
BLUE/GREEN
- Butter
- Mini marshmallows
- Blueberry Jello mix
- Rice Krispies
DIRECTIONS
- Butter a 9×9 baking pan. Set aside.
RED
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt your butter (90 seconds).
- Turn the heat down to medium-low. Add the marshmallows and stir, mix until all melted and you have a smooth mixture.
- Add in the red velvet cake mix and whisk until all red.
- Take off the heat and stir in the Rice Krispies. Stir until all coated.
- Layer in a prepared 9 by 9-inch pan.
Take a fork or rubber spatula and gently press the layer down. You can butter or spray these with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
WHITE
- In a clean saucepan over medium-high heat, melt your butter (90 seconds).
- Turn the heat down to medium-low. Add the marshmallows and stir, mix until all melted and you have a smooth mixture. (90 seconds)
- Transfer off the heat and add the Rice Krispies. Stir until all coated.
- Layer it into the pan on top of the red layer.
- Take a fork or rubber spatula and gently press the layer down. You can butter or spray these with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
Set aside.
BLUE/GREEN
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt your butter (90 seconds).
- Turn the heat down to medium-low. Add the marshmallows and stir, mix until all melted and you have a smooth mixture.
- Add in the jello mix and stir until all combined.
- Take off the heat and stir in the Rice Krispies. Stir until all coated.
- Layer the prepared pan on top of the white layer.
- Take a fork or rubber spatula and gently press the layer down. You can butter or spray these with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
NOTE: Set aside and let it rest for 30 minutes, allow to cool off and set.
BAKER’S NOTES:
- SKILLS
- Wash the saucepan in between each layer or use separate pans.
- Using a fork or rubber spatula that you coated with butter or cooking spray allows spreading the Rice Krispies even easier.
How To Cut Rice Krispie Treats Into Squares
You may be tempted to cut these right away but don’t!! Let them cool and set for the full 30 minutes. They will be so much easier to slice then.
Remove them from the pan and place on a cutting board. Eye them up to see how many you would like. For us, we did 16, which seems to give you the right-sized treat.
When cutting any squares, start in the middle so you can easily divide them. Slice with a sharp knife, and you have it. Wonderful Rice Krispies squares!!
Why Are My Rice Crispy Treats Hard?
Simply following our recipe you will not have hard rice Krispies treats, but there are some precautions during and after they are made to stick to.
Don’t try to use that bag of stale hard marshmallows you found in the back of the pantry, as you will have stale tasting, hard rice Krispies treats too.
Don’t have your heat too high after the butter is melted. You want to melt the marshmallows low and slow. Heat is the big issue that will get you hard Rice Krispies cereal treats. Go low and slow, and you will be rewarded with delicious, soft, and chewy treats!
Rice Krispies aren’t made to last, so eat them up! After a couple of days, Rice Krispies start to lose their freshness, so they are best eaten quickly. Who can resist having those around anyway!!
Plus, you will need to store them in an air-tight container so that they don’t dry out. I also find that the refrigerator keeps them a bit longer too.
And add-ins just make them even more enjoyable. Get creative and get the rice cereal out of the cupboard!
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Layered Rice Krispies Squares
Ingredients
RED LAYER
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup red velvet cake mix
- 3 cups Rice Krispies
WHITE LAYER
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 3 cups Rice Krispies
BLUE LAYER
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 2 tablespoons blueberry Jello mix
- 3 cups Rice Krispies
Instructions
- DIRECTIONSButter a 9×9 baking pan. Set aside.
- REDIn a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt your butter (90 seconds).
- Add the marshmallow, mix until all melted and you have a smooth mixture.
- Add in the red velvet cake mix and whisk until all red.
- Take off the heat and stir in the Rice Krispies. Stir until all coated
- Layer in a prepared 9 by 9 pan. To help spread, use a fork to press down. If the mixture is sticky, take your fork and pass it in the butter. Set aside.
- WHITEIn a clean saucepan over medium-high heat, melt your butter (90 seconds).
- Add the marshmallow, mix until all melted and you have a smooth mixture. (90 seconds)
- Transfer off the heat and add the Rice Krispies. Stir until all coated.
- Layer it into the pan on top of the red layer. To help spread, use a fork to press down. If the mixture is sticky, take your fork and pass it in the butter. Set aside.
- BLUEIn a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt your butter (90 seconds).
- Add the marshmallow, mix until all melted and you have a smooth mixture.
- Add in the jello mix and stir until all combined.
- Take off the heat and stir in the Rice Krispies. Stir until all coated
- Layer the prepared pan on top of the white layer.
- Take a fork and press the layer down.
- NOTE: Set aside and let it rest for 30 minutes, allow to cool off and set.
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