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    Home » Recipes » Thanksgiving

    Cocoa Krispies Treat Turkeys

    Modified: Nov 7, '23 · Published: Oct 20, '16 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    Your kids are going to love these sweet Cocoa Krispies Treat Turkeys. They are super easy to make for Thanksgiving.

    Your kids are going to love making and eating these sweet Cocoa Krispies Treat Turkeys for Thanksgiving. They couldn't be easier to make.

    When I saw boxes of the new Cocoa Krispies Treats in the store this week, I couldn't resist throwing some into my cart so I could make these Cocoa Krispie Turkeys.

    I've wanted to share a super easy treat for Thanksgiving and came up with these cute turkey crispy treats. 

    My Chocolate-Dipped Rice Krispie Treat Turkeys are my most popular Thanksgiving recipe. They are super cute but they are not quick and easy. 

    chocolate-dipped rice krispie treat turkeys on lollipop sticks.

    Cute, right?

    To make these turkey treats, you have to dip marshmallow cereal treats in chocolate and then decorate them with modeling chocolate eyes, beaks, and wattles. 

    Below, I'll show you how to make a simpler version of these treats using store-bought cocoa krispie treats and candy.

    Cocoa Krispies Treat Turkeys ingredients including Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Treats, orange slices, candy eyes, candy corn, and red jelly beans.

    Ingredients

    • Cocoa Krispies Treats - Use store-bought or homemade Cocoa Krispies Treats. 
    • candy corn
    • jumbo candy eyes
    • orange slices (gumrops)
    • red Jelly Bellies or small jelly beans

    Supplies

    • knife or kitchen shears

    Instructions

    making Cocoa Krispie Treats Turkeys using candy corn, orange slices, red jelly beans, and candy eyes.
    • Insert the white tips of 6 candy corn in the top edge of the Cocoa Krispies treats. 
    • Press two candy eyes onto each treat. If they won't stick, you can attach them using corn syrup, frosting, peanut butter, or Nutella. Mine stuck to the sticky treats. 
    • Cut an orange slice in half and then cut each half into triangles. 
    • Press one triangle onto the treat under the eyes with the sticky side onto the treat. 
    • Cut a red jelly bean in half and press the sticky side to the treat next to one edge of the orange slice beak.

    That's it! It's so easy. 

    Video

    Watch the video to see how quickly you can put them together.

     

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    Recipe

    Cocoa Krispie Treats Turkeys.
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    Cocoa Krispies Treat Turkeys
    Prep Time
    15 mins
    Total Time
    15 mins
     
    Chocolate cereal treats decorated to look like turkeys are quick and easy to make for Thanksgiving.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: coca krispies treat, thanksgiving dessert, turkey dessert
    Servings: 8
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 8 Cocoa Krispies Treats
    • 48 candy corn
    • 16 jumbo candy eyes
    • 2 candy orange slices
    • 4 small red jelly beans
    Instructions
    1. Unwrap the cereal treats.
    2. Insert 6 candy corn in a fan shape across the top of each cereal treat.
    3. Press two jumbo candy eyes onto each treat.
    4. Cut orange slices in half so you have two half-moon shaped pieces.

    5. Cut each piece into 3 triangles.
    6. Press one triangle onto each cereal treat just below the two eyes.
    7. Cut the red jelly beans in half lengthwise so you have two bean-shaped halves.

    8. Press one half onto each cereal treat next to the orange slice beak to create the turkey's waddle.

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    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says

      October 23, 2016 at 6:25 pm

      LOVE!! The colors are so vibrant and the simplicity really is awesome. I wondered how you attached the candy corns..yay, just stick 'em in! And the candy naturally sticking to the cocoa treat is just "the icing on the cake"!

      Reply
      • Beth says

        October 24, 2016 at 6:07 pm

        I was going to use chocolate, but when the candies just stuck, I figured why bother. If you are going to move them around a lot, you may want to add some melted chocolate "glue" but otherwise they are fine without.

        Reply
    2. The Partiologist says

      October 22, 2016 at 9:03 pm

      Another reason to make a turkey, so many cute designs you have come up with! I remember using an oreo with candy corn and a cordial cherry!

      Reply
      • Beth says

        October 24, 2016 at 6:08 pm

        There are so many cute turkey treats and I love how easier these are to make. Using a cordial cherry is a great idea.

        Reply
    3. Tavette says

      October 22, 2016 at 1:04 pm

      Doesn't get much easier than this, but leave it to you to figure out how to make a Cocoa Rice Krispy Treat into a cute turkey.

      Tavette - S. Fla.

      Reply
      • Beth says

        October 24, 2016 at 6:12 pm

        I know my treats aren't always simple to make but these really couldn't be easier. I'm glad you like them.

        Reply
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