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    Home » Recipes » Summer Fun

    Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins

    Published: Jul 21, '16 · Modified: May 20, '19 · By: Beth Klosterboer · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Use a dolphin shaped bento mold to transform ordinary cereal treats into these sweet Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins for your summertime party. These 3-D treats are so easy to make that you will have an entire pod of them ready for your party guests in about 15 minutes.

    Use a 3-D mold to create these fun Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins.

    I know I have mentioned my affinity for the ocean on more than one occasion here on Hungry Happenings, but surprisingly I've never mentioned my love of dolphins, nor have I made many dolphin treats. A few years ago, I made some Sea Animal Cupcakes that featured dolphin tales, shark fins, and whale flukes, but that is it.

    That really amazes me. I am a bit obsessed with the intelligent creatures of the sea.

    I've swam with them on more than one occasion, gotten to kiss one, and even gotten to dance with one. I've been a dolphin trainer for a day and didn't want the day to end. I've had to resist the temptation to jump overboard when I saw an enormous pod of these playful animals in the Pacific Ocean. I have their images on t-shirts, bags, and hats and I even have an entire bathroom decked out in dolphin accessories.

    Yep, like I said, I'm obsessed.

    Use a 3-D mold to create these fun Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins.

    So, when I created a group of desserts for a beach themed graduation party, I absolutely had to make some dolphins.

    Fortunately just before the party, I spotted a Dolphin Bento Mold on Amazon.com (affiliate link.) I just had to have it. I wasn't sure what I would make using the mold as it's meant for rice. I tried fudge and modeling chocolate but had trouble getting both out of the mold. When I made a batch of marshmallow cereal treats and tried them in the mold, I found it worked great.

    I just had to adjust the color so my dolphin treats would look more like dolphins and not golden brown imitations of my favorite animal. That was an easy fix. I added a bit of white candy melts and a drop of black food coloring and got a nice grey colored treat.

    Add candy graduation caps to the tops of Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins.

    Being I made these for my nephew's graduation party, I thought it would be fun to add some graduation caps to the treats too. I attached a tiny peanut butter cup and a square of dark modeling chocolate and some white modeling chocolate tassels. They turned out so cute.

    I'm going to show you how to make the Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins below, but if you'd like to get an idea of how I made the graduation caps, check out my Fondant Autograph Dog post. You can use modeling chocolate for the base of the cap, if you prefer, or use a tiny peanut butter cup, like I did. Or, you can just leave them plain which is perfect for any under the sea party, pool party, or beach party.

    Use a dolphin shaped bento mold to transform ordinary cereal treats into these sweet Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins for your summertime party. These 3-D treats are so easy to make that you will have an entire pod of them ready for your party guests in about 15 minutes.

    Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins Recipe

    Use a 3-D mold to create these fun Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins.
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    Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins
    Prep Time
    20 mins
    Cook Time
    2 mins
    Total Time
    22 mins
     
    3-D dolphin shaped rice krispie treats make fun desserts for your sea life themed party.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: beach, beach party, dolphin, graduation, parties, pool party, rice krispies
    Servings: 8
    Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 5 ounces marshmallows
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • ½ cup 2 ounces White Candy Melts
    • black food coloring or use 1 black candy melts
    • 3 cups Rice Krispie Cereal
    • 16 mini chocolate chips
    Instructions
    1. Heat marshmallows, butter, and candy melts in a large microwave safe bowl on high power for 30 second increments, stirring after each until melted.
    2. Stir in 1 drop of black food coloring, if using, to make the marshmallow mixture light grey.
    3. Stir in Rice Krispies Cereal.
    4. Press cereal mixture into your 3-D dolphin mold filling it to the top.
    5. Turn mold upside down and allow treat to pop out. (Use a thin knife to help it out, if it wont pop out on it's own.)
    6. Repeat, creating 8 dolphins.
    7. Insert one mini chocolate chip eye on either side of each dolphin's head.

    You can find the items you need to make these Dolphin Rice Krispie Treats on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)

     

    How to make Rice Krispie Treats shaped like Dolphins.

    To make your dolphins, just whip up a batch of the rice krispie treats and butter the inside of the dolphin mold. If you are looking to make homemade Rice Krispie Treats,  head on over to my new website, HowToMakeRiceKrispies.com. You can also check out how we taste tested 20 versions of the Rice Krispie Treat recipe to come up with the absolute BEST Rice Krispie Treat Recipe. This is a great way to add some extra flavor and love to your treats.

    Press just enough of the marshmallow cereal mixture into the mold to fill it. Use a thin knife to release the treat from the mold.

    Decorate rice krispie treats to look like dolphins for a beach themed party.

    Insert mini chocolate chip eyes on either side of the dolphin's head.

    That's it. They are so easy to make.

    Make mini graduation caps using tiny peanut butter cups and modeling chocolate then add them to Dolphin Rice Krispie Treats.

    If you want to add a graduation cap, attach them using melted chocolate.

    Embrace the beautiful weather that we are having and make some of these gorgeous and scrumptious Summer Fun Recipes.

    Make a big splash at your party by serving these amazing Beach Themed Party Treats. See the recipes at HungryHappenings.com,

    You can find the tutorials for the projects by clicking on the links below.

    Sugar Coated Sea Horse Cookies • Chocolate Beach Pails • Butterscotch Crunch Starfish
    Sandcastle Lollipops • Caramel Rice Krispie Turtles • Beach Party Popcorn
    Under the Sea Popcorn • Beach Ball Cheesecakes • Under the Sea Gumdrops
    Caramel Rice Krispie Treat Starfish • Chocolate Sea Shells • Rice Kripie Treat Dolphins
    Sugar Coated Sea Horse Cookies • Sugar Coated Sea Horse Cookies • Palm Tree Cookies

    If you recreate these Rice Krispie Treat Dolphins be sure to link to this post and/or tag @HungryHappenings on Instagram and send me a picture so I can share it in my Readers' Gallery.

     

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Jackson 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. the partiologist

      July 24, 2016 at 9:16 am

      How fun to bring your love for dolphins to life. I love RKT and because they are completely adorable that would make them super easy to jump into my mouth!

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      • Beth

        July 25, 2016 at 7:28 am

        I love that Rice Krispie Treats can be shaped or sculpted into just about anything. Plus, whenever I take them to parties they are always a hit. 🙂

        Reply
    2. Kathy C

      July 22, 2016 at 8:47 am

      Not only are these super delicious and adorable, they are soooooo easy that even I can make them. What a fun summer activity for even the youngest kids!

      Reply
      • Beth

        July 22, 2016 at 9:21 am

        They are definitely doable and I hope you give them a try. 🙂 Thanks!

        Reply
    3. The Bearfoot Baker

      July 22, 2016 at 6:26 am

      We just have to be friends because your as obsessed with dolphins as I am with bears. I haven't kissed, touched or danced with a bear so your very lucky. Maybe one day someone will make really cute bear molds like this and I'll be one step closer to my furry friend. 😉

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      • Beth

        July 22, 2016 at 9:46 am

        Oh, I love bears too and know we should be great friends! They are second on my list and I'd love to hug one. When we just traveled to Colorado I kept my eyes open everywhere we went hoping to see a bear. We saw an elk, which was cool, but not like it would have been to see a bear. I do hope someday to see a bear in the wild, hopefully from a very safe distance. 🙂

        I actually have a really cute bear mold that is made just like the dolphin mold. You can find it on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2a5kqoW
        I used the mold to make some cute fudgy bears a few years ago. Check them out here - https://hungryhappenings.com/2013/01/bento-chocolate-fudge-bears.html/

        🙂

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