Want to serve the cutest Thanksgiving dessert ever? Make these chocolate-dipped Rice Krispie Treat Turkeys. They are sure to be a big hit with your family.
When I came across an incredibly cute turkey t-shirt that I pinned to my Thanksgiving Crafts and Decor board, I was so inspired to turn it into a fun holiday treat. When I saw the crazy little face on the brown shirt, I instantly knew it needed to be made out of chocolate.
Either unwrap store-bought Rice Krispie Treats or make homemade treats and cut them into rectangles.
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Being I wanted to make sure my turkeys had crazy googly eyes, I chose to make my own out of modeling chocolate (candy clay) which looks like fondant but tastes like chocolate. So, these Chocolate Rice Krispie Treat Turkey Pops taste as great as they look.
If you've never made or used modeling chocolate (candy clay), be sure to check out my Chocolate Making Tips page for a detailed tutorial and my Candy Clay Creations book which is available in ebook or print format.
Ingredients
- Rice Krispies Treats (store-bought or homemade) - Find the very best Rice Krispie Treats recipe on my HowToMakeCerealTreats site.
- melted and tempered pure milk chocolate or melted light Cocoa Candy Melts - You'll use 1-1 ½ ounces of chocolate per cereal treat, but you'll need extra for dipping. I only made three treats and filled a tall glass with about 12 ounces of milk chocolate. I had more than enough chocolate but needed that much in order to easily dip my treats.
- white modeling chocolate - Click the link to find the easy 2-ingredient recipe.
- orange, black, and red candy coloring
Supplies
- paper straws, long lollipop sticks, or craft sticks
- baking sheet lined with parchment paper
- non-stick silicone baking mat or use powdered sugar dusted on a cutting board
- fondant rolling pin
- knife
- set of round plunger cutters (or use a #4 or 5 pastry tip and round metal cutters)
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Instructions
Dip the Rice Krispie Treats in melted chocolate.
- Dip the tip of your straw, lollipop stick, or craft stick in melted chocolate.
- Push it into one end of the Rice Krispie Treat.
- Allow that chocolate to dry.
- Dip the cereal treat into the melted chocolate.
- Remove and allow all the excess chocolate to drip off.
- Set it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- If using pure milk chocolate, refrigerate for 5-10 minutes until set. If using light cocoa candy melts, freeze for 5-10 minutes.
- Allow the chocolate-dipped cereal treats to come to room temperature before decorating.
Decorate your treats.
- Color some modeling chocolate using red, orange, and black candy coloring.
- See detailed instructions for making and coloring modeling on my Chocolate Making Tips page.
- Using a fondant roller, roll all the colors of modeling chocolate out to about 1/16th of an inch.
- You can roll it out on a non-stick silicone baking mat or on a cutting board lightly dusted with some powdered sugar.
- Use a knife to cut out triangles from the orange for the beaks.
- Pinch off tiny pieces of red and roll them into a teardrop, then shape them into a Turkey's wattle.
- Use a small round plunger cutter or the tip of a #4 or 5 pastry tip to make the black pupils.
- Cut two different-sized rounds from the white using plunger cutters or round cookie cutters.
- Very lightly brush the backsides of the black pupils with water and attach them to the white eyes.
- I pressed down on the black pupils, flattening them a bit to get them to the size I liked before attaching them.
- Also, use water to attach the facial features to the chocolate-dipped rice cereal treat bars.
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Storage
- These Rice Krispies Treat Turkey Pops can be stored in an airtight container for up to a month.
- Keep them at room temperature away from a direct heat source.
- Package in clear cellophane bags to give as gifts.
Variations
If you prefer an easier Thanksgiving food craft, be sure to check out my Cocoa Krispies Treat Turkey tutorial. These treats are made using candy corn, gumdrops, jelly beans, and candy eyes.
Related Recipes
If you have fun making these Rice Krispie Treat Turkeys, you may also enjoy making these other turkey-themed recipes.
Be sure to check out all of my fun Thanksgiving Recipes.
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Recipe
This recipe was originally published on Nov 14, 2013.
Milk chocolate-dipped marshmallow cereal treats are decorated using modeling chocolate to look like cute and kooky turkeys for Thanksgiving.
- 6 Rice Krispies Treats, store-bought or homemade
- 16 ounces melted and tempered pure milk chocolate or melted light Cocoa Candy Melts
- 2 ounces white modeling chocolate
- 1 ounce each of orange, black, and red modeling chocolate
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Dip the tip of your straw, lollipop stick, or craft stick in melted chocolate.
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Push it into one end of the Rice Krispie Treat.
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Allow that chocolate to dry.
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Dip the cereal treat into the melted chocolate then remove and allow the excess chocolate to drip off.
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Set the chocolate-dipped treat on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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If using pure milk chocolate, refrigerate for 5-10 minutes until set. If using light cocoa candy melts, freeze for 5-10 minutes.
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Allow the chocolate-dipped cereal treats to come to room temperature before decorating.
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Using a fondant roller, roll all the colors of modeling chocolate out to about 1/16th of an inch.
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Pinch off 6 tiny pieces of red and roll them into teardrops, then shape each into the Turkeys' wattles.
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Use a small round plunger cutter or the tip of a #4 pastry tip to make the black pupils.
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Cut two different sized circles out of the white for each turkey.
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Very lightly brush the backsides of the black pupils with water and attach them to the white eyes.
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Also, use water to attach the facial features to the chocolate dipped rice cereal treat bars.
Store in an airtight container for up to one month.
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