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Red and Green Rice Krispies® Treat Christmas Pinwheels

November 24, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links.

Celebrate the holiday season with some festive Red and Green Rice Krispies®  Treat Christmas Pinwheels. Layers of colorful marshmallow cereal treats are rolled up and cut to reveal pretty swirls of holiday color.

Celebrate the holiday season with some festive Red and Green Rice Krispies Treat Christmas Pinwheels. Layers of colorful marshmallow cereal treats are rolled up and cut to reveal pretty swirls of holiday color.

Don’t you just love freshly made Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® Treats? I can’t resist them.

They are so quick and easy to make and you can add so many flavors and colors to them that they are perfect for any holiday or special occasion.

For Christmas, I decided it would be fun to swirl layers of red and green marshmallow cereal treats together to create these festive pinwheels.

Celebrate the holiday season with some festive Red and Green Rice Krispies Treat Christmas Pinwheels. Layers of colorful marshmallow cereal treats are rolled up and cut to reveal pretty swirls of holiday color.

To get the layers vibrantly colored I added red and green candy melts and some food coloring to the traditional Rice Krispies® Treat recipe.

The candy melts add a wonderful vanilla flavor and they also add a bit of structure so that the treats hold their shape once rolled and cut into slices.

Video

Be sure to watch the video to see the step-by-step process of making these Christmas rice krispie treats.

How to make red and green rice krispie treat pinwheels for Christmas.

  • Before you begin making your cereal treats, you’ll need to prepare a pan.
  • Line a 9 inch by 13-inch pan with parchment paper, then brush the parchment paper liberally with softened butter.
  • Pour the cereal mixture out onto your pan and press it into a thin even layer.
  • Make sure you fill the bottom of the pan completely.

How to make red and green rice krispie treat pinwheels for Christmas.

  • Next, make the green marshmallow mixture adding green food coloring.
  • Stir in the cereal and pour it out on top of the red layer in the pan.
  • Press down to compact the layers.
  • Turn the pan upside down and allow the Rice Krispies® Treat to fall out onto either a silicone mat or another butter coated piece of parchment paper.
  • Peel off the paper and carefully flip the treat upside down.
  • Roll over the treat with a rolling pin, flattening it and spreading it out about an inch both ways.
  • Begin rolling at the short end, pinching together any spots of cereal that pull apart until the entire treat it rolled up.

Celebrate the holiday season with some festive Red and Green Rice Krispies Treat Christmas Pinwheels. Layers of colorful marshmallow cereal treats are rolled up and cut to reveal pretty swirls of holiday color.

  • Cut into 12 thick slices or 18 thinner slices and they are ready to serve.
  • Store your cereal treat pinwheels in an airtight container for up to 10 days.

You can find lots more delicious cereal treat recipes at my new website, HowToMakeCerealTreats.com.

Printable Recipe

Celebrate the holiday season with some festive Red and Green Rice Krispies Treat Christmas Pinwheels. Layers of colorful marshmallow cereal treats are rolled up and cut to reveal pretty swirls of holiday color.
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Red and Green Rice Krispies® Treat Christmas Pinwheels
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Total Time
33 mins
 
Rice Krispies® Treats colored red and green are swirled together to make pretty Christmas pinwheels.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas rice krispie treats, pinwheels, rice krispie treat
Servings: 12 slices
Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
Ingredients
Prep Pan & Hands
  • 1 tablespoon softened butter
Red Rice Krispies® Treat Layer
  • 5 ounces marshmallows
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup (3 ounces) red candy melts wafers
  • red food coloring
  • 3 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal
Green Rice Krispies® Treat Layer
  • 5 ounces marshmallows
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup (3 ounces) green candy melts wafers
  • 3 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal
  • green food coloring
Instructions
Red Layer:
  1. Brush a thin layer of the softened butter over a parchment-paper-lined 9-inch by 13-inch pan.

  2. Pour marshmallows, butter, and red candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl.

  3. Heat on high power for three 30 second bursts of power, stirring after each until melted.

  4. Stir in some red food coloring so that the marshmallow mixture becomes vibrantly red.

  5. Stir in the cereal.

  6. Pour out onto the prepared pan.
  7. Grease your hands with butter then press the cereal mixture into an even layer in the pan.
Green Layer:
  1. Pour marshmallows, butter, and green candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl.

  2. Heat on high power for three 30 second bursts of power, stirring after each until melted.

  3. Stir in some green food coloring so that the marshmallows mixture becomes vibrantly green.

  4. Stir in the cereal.
  5. Use greased hands to press the green cereal into an even layer over top of the red cereal layer.

  6. Turn the pan upside down and allow the cereal treat to fall out onto a silicone mat or a buttered piece of parchment paper.

  7. Starting at one of the shorter ends, roll the cereal treat up into a log, pinching together any gaps in the cereal treat.

  8. Freeze for 5-10 minutes just until the cereal treat has cooled.

  9. Cut into 12-18 slices.
Recipe Notes

Store in an airtight container set at room temperature for up to 10 days. 

This recipe was originally published on December 13, 2016.

If you have now been inspired to make your own holiday Rice Krispies® Treats, be sure to check out all these other fun recipe ideas.

You might also like these other Rice Krispie Treat Pinwheel recipes…

It's so easy to brighten up your cereal treat recipe and to make them more fun. These Rainbow Rice Krispie Treat Pinwheels will be the hit at your next party or holiday celebration.

Rainbow Rice Krispie Treat Pinwheels

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Red, White, and Blue Rice Krispie Treat Pinwheels

 

Turn ordinary rice krispie treats into festive Cocoa Crispy Treat Peanut Butter Fudge Pinwheels. Chocolate cereal treats are flattened and filled with peanut butter fudge then are rolled up and cut into pretty swirled pinwheels.

Peanut Butter Fudge Filled Cocoa Crispy Pinwheels

 

Filed Under: Christmas Recipes Tagged With: cereal treat pinwheels, Rice-Crispy-Treats, Rice-Krispies-Treats

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Comments

  1. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

    December 16, 2016 at 12:17 am

    I have been making a lot of RKTs here lately for my grandkiddos, but none quite so festive as yours. I’m sure your friend loved these! 🙂

    Reply
    • Beth

      December 16, 2016 at 8:40 am

      She thought they were amazing. It was fun to see the look on her face when she opened them. She was fascinated by the swirl and had to know how I made them. I’m sure your grandkiddos love their treats because they come from grandma!

      Reply
  2. Kristy

    November 29, 2017 at 5:46 pm

    Hi!
    I love this idea? So neat! So I plan on making them for a cookie exchange. I need to make 8 dozen. Do you have any recommendations? How do I store them after? It’s a completion 🙂

    Thanks for your feedback and great recipes!

    Kristy

    Reply
    • Beth

      November 30, 2017 at 8:04 pm

      I stored them in an airtight container (Rubbermaid or Tupperware) and they stayed fresh for over a week. They were all gone by that time, but I assume they will stay fresh even longer. Have fun making and sharing your Rice Krispie Treat Pinwheels.

      Reply
  3. Debbie

    December 23, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    What are candy melts?

    Reply
    • Beth

      December 26, 2017 at 8:05 am

      Candy Melts are a brand of confectionery coating which is a type of candy like chocolate but it is made with a vegetable oil instead of cocoa butter. I have a wonderful explanation and tutorial you can read which will explain it in more detail – https://hungryhappenings.com/chocolate-making-tips/

      Reply
  4. Debbie

    December 23, 2017 at 2:54 pm

    Where can you buy candy melts?

    Reply
    • Beth

      December 26, 2017 at 8:03 am

      You can find Candy Melts at Walmart, JoAnn Fabrics, Michaels, and sometimes even at grocery stores. You can find other confectionery coating (other brands) at cake and candy supply stores.

      Reply
  5. Donna

    November 25, 2020 at 1:29 pm

    Thanks for sharing your brilliant ideas.

    Reply
    • Beth

      November 25, 2020 at 6:22 pm

      You are so sweet! Thanks. 🙂

      Reply

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