Rice Krispie Treat Nests with Easter Peeps

Today I’ve got an amazingly simple and fun treat! It’s a great take on a classic favorite, The Rice Krispie Treat, with some fun Easter ingredients added in to create a festive and fun edible party favor that everyone will enjoy!

So I was thinking, what could be more fun for Easter than a marshmallow peep? How about marshmallow peeps perched upon their very own Rice Krispie Treat Nest? I made a batch of these the other day for my husband to carry to work, and they went over very well! (I only wish the photos were a little better, but I was totally rushed!)

Rice Krispy Treat Nests with Easter Peeps

What You’ll Need:

6 Cups Rice Krispies

1 Bag Marshmallows

3 Tablespoon stick butter, sliced.

15 Marshmallow Peeps

1 Bag Jelly Beans

Muffin Tin

Directions: Melt together marshmallow and butter in the microwave or on the stove top on low heat. Add Rice Krispies and stir together. Spoon treat mixture into individual muffin cups. You should have enough to fill about 15 cups. Top each nest with 3 to 5 Jelly Beans. Next top each nest with a peep. You may need to press the peep down to get it to stay atop the next. Chill in the refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes. Then using a spoon or spatula carefully remove the nests from the muffin tins.

Place on a fun serving tray or place in treat bags for a fun party treat!

Tip: Don’t like Peeps? Serve just the nest with a few eggs on top as shown below.

Tip: I found these adorable treat bags at Wal-mart. They were $1.47 for 20 bags, and the treats fit perfectly inside. They also looked super cute, and it made them very portable!

I’m linking up at Tidy Mom and these parties.

Comments

Fox Hollow Cottage says:

March 5, 2012 at 5:32 pm

So darling! Those would last about 2.5 seconds at my house. Happy Spring =)

Shabby chic Sandy says:

March 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm

Those are adorable–how fun!

Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says:

March 5, 2012 at 8:30 pm

Such a creative idea. And so cute. And yummy.

Anonymous says:

March 5, 2012 at 11:11 pm

I love these! I am going to try these with my 20 2nd graders. I will probably swap the Cadbury mini eggs (the ones with the colored shells) for the jellybeans, since a girl can never have enough chocolate. Thanks for sharing this!

Kassi Mortensen says:

March 6, 2012 at 12:43 pm

This is so fun!!! I have a niece and nephew who would LOVE these! I love Peeps too… Oh and Rice Krispy treats… SO this is a win win!

Erin says:

March 6, 2012 at 7:01 pm

How cute are these?!?! Love them!

Noreen says:

March 7, 2012 at 9:48 pm

Fun idea! You can eat Peeps and Rice Krispy treats!

Heather - Chickabug says:

March 8, 2012 at 5:09 pm

TOO cute! I'm all about Peeps for Easter, too : )

Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says:

March 9, 2012 at 9:11 am

Love this! Just posted our Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday link party…would LOVE for you to share this! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/03/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_08.html

Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says:

March 11, 2012 at 7:34 pm

Aww…two of my most favorite treats combined into one! YUM!! thanks for sharing with us! Bonnie

Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says:

March 12, 2012 at 3:00 pm

How fun! And they look so cute in the individual treat bags!

Jocelyn says:

March 12, 2012 at 4:28 pm

I'm not sure mine would make it into the cute bags…I have a serious addiction to rice krispy treats. Love the peeps on top too!!!

Trish - Mom On Timeout says:

March 14, 2012 at 4:32 pm

So sweet! What a perfect treat to share at a kids party too! Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

Kayla says:

March 15, 2012 at 8:13 am

These are so cute! I saw them on Its a Keeper. I'm seriously thinking of combining them with my Peep Houses :http://bit.ly/zF9RD3! Imagine little nested birds in a house!

Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says:

March 15, 2012 at 7:26 pm

So cute! My rascals would LOVE these!

Take care,

Trish

Laurie says:

March 16, 2012 at 2:58 pm

Be still my heart. I LOVE Peeps and am so happy that they are available every stinkin' holiday now. You could say I am a little addicted to them. I'm visiting from Truly Lovely and am now following you via GFC and Linky Followers.
http://www.laurieslittlebitsofcreativity.com

Miz Helen says:

March 16, 2012 at 7:41 pm

Jerri, those little Rice Krispie Treats are just adorable! Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Miz Helen

kim says:

March 16, 2012 at 8:49 pm

I love peeps….like LOVE peeps. These are just so seriously cute. We will def have to make them:) I would be so totally thrilled if you linked up at my party goin on all weekend!
Kim
http://too-much-time.com/2012/03/get-schooled-saturday-14-list-plan-it-giveaway.html

Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper says:

March 18, 2012 at 8:33 am

So cute! I love Peeps Projects. I hope you will link up to my Hippity Hop Easter Project Hop.

http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/03/hippity-hop-easter-project-hop.html

Wendy Hayden, Farmer's Daughter-in-law says:

March 18, 2012 at 8:21 pm

My son is celiac and I am always looking for special holiday treats that fit his dietary restrictions. This one fits! Love it!

Jenn Erickson says:

March 19, 2012 at 4:44 pm

Thank you so much for sharing your talent and creativity on “A Little Birdie Told Me…” Tuesday this past week! It means a lot to have you be one of our birds of a feather! I hope the party has brought some good things your way.
Jenn/Rook No. 17

Tenille says:

March 21, 2012 at 11:12 am

To cute. I love these and how much fun would these be for little kids. Thanks for sharing. I would love if you could link this up to our linky party going on right now.
http://www.junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2012/03/link-it-up-wednesday-21.html

Olah Momma! says:

March 21, 2012 at 10:13 pm

Now this is a great idea, would probably do this! Thanks for sharing:)

Followed your Pinterest, Twitter, FB and G+.

Got a meatless meal recipe? Add it in our new meatless meal blog hop/showcase at http://olahmomma.com/momlounge

See ya there! Have a great day:)

The Quiet Mom at http://olahmomma.com

Emily says:

March 26, 2012 at 3:29 am

thanks for linking up to Tasty Tuesday! I'm featuring your tasty and fabulous idea tomorrow! http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/