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    Home » Cute Food » Kid's Treats

    Rice Krispie Treat Sea Animals

    Published: Jun 15, '12 · Modified: Sep 22, '23 · By: Beth Klosterboer · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Use beach sand molds to create cute Rice Krispie Treat Sea Animals including crabs, crocodiles, fish, whales, and more. These sweet treats are easy to make for a summertime party or snack.

    Rice Krispie Treat Sea Animals

    Today, I'm going to show you how to use sand molds, something your kids would normally use at the beach, to create sweet Cereal Treat Animals.

    I've used similar techniques a few other times at Hungry Happenings.

    Beach Themed Desserts including a peanut butter fudge starfish, a marshmallow goldfish, and a caramel Rice Krispie Treat sandcastle.

    There are so many fun ways to use sand molds to create cute snacks for kids. Check out my Peanut Butter Fudge Starfish, Marshmallow Sea Creatures, and Caramelized Cereal Treat Sand Castle.

    Aren't they fun?

    These simple plastic toys can be an amazing tool in the kitchen and they are cheap! You can often find them at dollar stores, and it's a great idea to stock up on them at the end of the summer when they are on clearance.

    If you've made Rice Krispies Treats before, you know how quickly they come together. Take just a bit more time, and you can transform ordinary square treats into fun animals to serve at a party or as an afternoon snack.

    Rice Krispie Treat fish and seahorse.

    This recipe includes some white chocolate which helps make the cereal treats easier to mold plus it adds a nice chocolate flavor.

    Your  Rice Krispie Treat animals can be left a nice natural color if you don't want to have any artificial color in your treats.

    seahorse, whale, and fish rice krispie treats on a polka dot platter.

    If you like, you can even add some sparkle by coating your natural or colored treats in colorful sugar.

    So many options. So easy. So, let's get started.

    Rice Krispie Treat Sea Animals

    (makes 1 or 2 large or up to 6 small animals)

    Ingredients

    ¾ cups white chocolate chips

    3 tablespoons butter, plus extra to butter hands and supplies

    10-ounce bag of marshmallows  (use minis if making several different colors)*

    6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal

    *If you want to make several different colors, I recommend making smaller batches using ¼ cup white chips, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 cups mini marshmallows, and 2 cups cereal. It is easier than trying to divide the marshmallow mixture once it's melted.

    Optional ingredients:

    food coloring

    colorful sanding sugar

    chocolate chips (1 or 2 per animal, as needed)

    Supplies

    plastic wrap

    mixing bowl

    large rubber spatula or spoon

    optional, but recommended, food handling gloves

    assorted sand molds

    Instructions

    Head on over to my new website, HowToMakeRiceKrispies.com to see some creative Rice Krispie ideas. 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.

    Add the portions provided in the link above to create more flavor and gooeyness!



    Line your sand molds with a piece of plastic wrap.

    Butter your spatula or spoon, as well as your hands or your gloved hands.

    melting white chocolate, butter, and marshmallows.

    In a microwave-safe bowl heat the white chocolate chips, butter, and marshmallows on high for 45 seconds.

    Stir with a buttered rubber spatula or spoon.

    Return to microwave and heat for 30 more seconds, then stir.

    If the marshmallows and white chocolate aren't melted, return to microwave and heat for 15-second increments, stirring after each, until melted.

    Note: You can also melt it in a saucepan set over low heat on the stove.

    color rice krispies treats using blue food coloring.

    If adding color and you want just one color, add food coloring to a large batch of marshmallow mixture and stir.  Add more coloring until you reach the desired shade. Stir in Rice Krispies until well blended.

    *If making smaller batches so you can use a variety of colors, melt ¼ cup white chips, 1 tablespoon butter, and 2 cups mini marshmallows for 30 seconds in the microwave.

    Stir in food coloring. If not completely melted, heat for 10-second increments until melted. Stir in 2 cups of cereal.

    filling a whale-shaped rice krispies treat mold with blue rice krispie treats mixture.

    Spoon some of the natural or colored cereal mixture into one of your molds. Use your buttered hands or gloved and buttered hands to press the mixture into the mold.

    Add more cereal as needed, pressing down firmly to compact it in the mold. Press it flat on top, removing any cereal that hangs over the mold.

    molding rice krispies treat whales.

    To un-mold, turn the mold upside down and pull on the plastic wrap being careful with the smaller detailed areas.

    Remove the plastic wrap.

    rice krispies treat sea animals including a blue what, a red crab, and a green crocodile.

    To add character to your animals, add chocolate chips for eyes.

    coating a fish-shaped rice krispie treat in orange sugar.

    To add sparkle, press colored sugar onto your cereal treats. I filled a bowl with colored sugar and pressed an animal face down into the sugar. It stuck nicely.

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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. Anonymous

      February 18, 2013 at 4:40 pm

      Cute!!!!!!

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    2. The Partiologist

      June 16, 2012 at 3:40 pm

      Again, you beat me too it! I made these for the girls my daughter's nannies for - didn't want to post until I gave them their treat! (Only I used different molds!) Love yours too!

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

        June 16, 2012 at 3:58 pm

        We are just on the same wave length these days:) Can't wait to see you treats.

        Reply
    3. Raccoon with Spoon

      June 15, 2012 at 4:15 pm

      So incredible lovely!

      Reply

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