Make these cute and quirky Rice Krispie Treat Snowmen for Christmas or a wintertime dessert. Each white chocolate-dipped cereal treat is fun to decorate using modeling chocolate or fondant.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but these snowman Rice Krispies treats are so delightful.
Their googly eyes, buck teeth, and cheeky little grins just make me feel all warm inside, which is good because it's 2 degrees Fahrenheit here today. BRRR.
Over the weekend, the weather forecasters predicted 6-10 inches of snow here in Dayton.
It never came. We got an inch of snow. It was not even enough to make a snowman.
So, I decided to make my own, out of Rice Krispies Treats, Candy Melts, and modeling chocolate.
I had so much fun making these cute treats. I hope you do too!
Rice Krispies Treats Snowmen
Before you begin, read my Chocolate Making Tips page for information about melting confectionery coating and making/coloring modeling chocolate.
Ingredients
- Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats bars
- melted, white Candy Melts/confectionery coating
- white modeling chocolate (recipe, here)
- black, orange, and blue food coloring
- black food coloring marker
You'll need about 1 ½ ounces of white candy coating for each cereal treat bar, but have more on hand, because you need to have enough in the cup to dip and fully cover your crispy treats.
Supplies
- craft sticks
- tall glass
- parchment paper lined baking sheet
- non-stick mat
- fondant rolling pin
- #2,3,6 and 8 round pastry tips
- tiny teardrop, round, and oval cutters (½ - ¾ inch)
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I used store-bought treats to make these snowmen. If you are looking to use 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.
Follow the recipe provided in the link, cut the treats into rectangles, and use them in the steps below:
Dip treats in white chocolate.
Unwrap Rice Krispies Treats and insert a stick in one end. Pour melted confectionery coating into a tall glass.
Dip each Rice Krispies Treat into the candy coating. Remove and allow excess coating to drip back into the glass.
Set on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Freeze for 5-8 minutes.
Make modeling chocolate snowmen features.
Color some white modeling chocolate using orange, black, and blue coloring. Using a fondant roller, roll out a small amount of each color on a non-stick baking mat.
Cut the following for each snowman:
- Black - 1 round, 1 oval, 1 (# 8 tip) round, 1 (# 6 tip) round
- White - 1 round, 1 oval, 1 (# 2 tip) round, 1 (# 3 tip) round
- Blue - 1 (½ inch wide by 3 ½ inch long) strip, 2 small round balls
- Orange - 1 teardrop-shaped carrot
Make modeling chocolate eyes.
Brush a very thin layer of water on the back of a white modeling chocolate oval and press it onto the black modeling chocolate oval.
Do the same with a white circle and a black circle.
Then attach a small black pupil to each of those eyes and add a tiny white highlight.
Decorate the Snowmen Rice Krispie Treat Lollipops.
Use white chocolate to attach the eyes and nose to the white chocolate-dipped Rice Krispies Treats.
Use a black food coloring marker to draw on a silly smile and buck teeth.
Wrap the blue strip around the top of the treat, and attach two blue modeling chocolate balls to make the earmuffs.
Storage
These will keep, stored in an airtight container for up to a month.
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Recipe
Decorate white chocolate-dipped Rice Krispie Treats with silly smiles, carrot noses, and goofy eyes. These cute snowmen lollipops are perfect for Christmas or a wintertime treat.
- 6 Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats
- 12 ounces white compound chocolate (Candy Melts, almond bark, or melting wafers)
- 6 ounces white modeling chocolate
- black, orange, and blue food coloring
- black food coloring marker
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Unwrap Rice Krispies Treats and insert a popsicle stick in one end.
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Pour the white compound chocolate (candy melts, almond bark, or melting wafers) into a microwave-safe bowl.
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Heat on high power for 30-second increments, stirring after each, until melted. Do not overheat!
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Pour the melted white chocolate into a tall glass.
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Dip each Rice Krispies Treat into the candy coating.
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Remove and allow the excess white chocolate to drip back into the glass.
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Set on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
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Freeze for 5-8 minutes just until the chocolate has hardened.
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Color some white modeling chocolate using orange, black, and blue coloring.
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Using a fondant roller, roll out a small amount of each color on a non-stick baking mat.
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Cut the following for each snowman:
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Black - 1 round, 1 oval, 1 (# 8 tip) round, 1 (# 6 tip) round
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White - 1 round, 1 oval, 1 (# 2 tip) round, 1 (# 3 tip) round
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Blue - 1 (½ inch wide by 3 ½ inch long) strip, 2 small round balls
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Orange - 1 teardrop-shaped carrot
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Make modeling chocolate eyes. Brush a very thin layer of water on the back of a white modeling chocolate oval and press it onto the black modeling chocolate oval. Do the same with a white circle and a black circle. Then attach a small black pupil to each of those eyes and add a tiny white highlight.
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Use white chocolate to attach the eyes and nose to the white chocolate-dipped Rice Krispies Treats.
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Use a black food coloring marker to draw on a silly smile and buck teeth.
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Wrap the blue strip around the top of the treat, and attach two blue modeling chocolate balls to make the earmuffs.
Each Rice Krispie Treat will get coated in a little over 1 ounce of white compound chocolate (candy melts, almond bark, melting wafers). When you are finished dipping your treats, pour the remaining melted white chocolate out onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, freeze until hardened, and save for another use.
Store your treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.
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Shantalle LifestylesOfTheStayAtHomeMom says
These are adorable!
Sue says
Beth, He is darling! I love the added ear muffs:)
Michelle Clausen says
so adorable, always love your cute characters!
Audra Balof says
These are so adorable! Thank you for sharing this fun treat at Moonlight and Mason Jars 🙂
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says
So sorry you've been sick! I too have been under-the-weather..longer than I thought I would be. You though, have been very productive with these too cute snowmen. Your treats always makes me smile! Stay warm. 🙂
beth says
Sorry to hear you've been sick as well. December was a terrible month around here. I got sick when I got home from California, and was ill for about a week. My husband got sick and was in bed for 2 weeks. He's just now feeling better. Then I got sick again and was in bed for a solid week and am just now doing better. Being sick stinks. I get so antsy. I hate being in bed. I get bored after one day. When I finally got out of bed, all I wanted to do was create.
I hope you are feeling well now. I look forward to seeing your new creations.
The Bearfoot Baker says
Your snowmen melted my heart! ADORABLE!!
Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff says
Well now we know ... Rice Krispie Treats are like medicine! So happy to hear that you are up and about 🙂 One inch of snow is pretty to look at and no shoveling required! Your snowmen have so much personality!
beth says
They are the best kind of medicine I know!
It is pretty here today. I certainly will never complain about having 1 inch instead of 12 inches of snow. Once, years ago, I lived in Kentucky, and the weatherman predicted 1 inch of snow. Instead we woke up to find 16 inches in our yard. The city was shutdown for 5 days. So, I'm happy with one!
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says
These are adorable!!
The Partiologist says
Oh Beth, you poor thing - still sick! Coughing is the worst, I sure hope you take care of yourself and get better!
I'm happy you found the energy to make the rice Krispie treat snowmen - they are absolutely adorable! And
RKT are one of my favorite treat of all treats!
beth says
It is nice to finally be up and moving again. I can deal with the coughing now that I at least have some energy. I spent days thinking of blog post ideas and can't wait to make them. I just couldn't be in bed one more day.