These lucky charms rice krispie treats are every bit as magically delicious as your favorite bowl of cereal. Made with just 4 ingredients in under a half hour, these nostalgic marshmallow bars are the perfect easy dessert to make today!
These lucky charms rice krispie treats are every bit as magically delicious as your favorite bowl of cereal. Made with just 4 ingredients in under a half hour, these nostalgic marshmallow bars are the perfect easy dessert to make today!
Lucky Charms Rice Krispie Treats
You’re lying if you say you don’t pick out all the marshmallows from your Lucky Charms box. I can’t blame you–I’ve done it too. So, why not take the best part of Lucky Charms (the marshmallows…duh.) and make them into a MARSHMALLOW bar. These Lucky Charms Rice Krispie treats put classic Rice Krispie treats to shame. And it certainly doesn’t hurt that they are made with just 4 ingredients, come together in a half hour, and are the perfect nostalgic treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Plus, they’re made with cereal, so they’re part of a healthy breakfast 🙂
What are lucky charms rice krispie treats?
I don’t think I need to explain why these are Lucky Charms Rice Krispie Treats are magically delicious. They’re gooey, marshmallow bars made with MORE marshmallows thanks to the multicolored marshmallow “charms” in the iconic nostalgic cereal.Simply make your favorite homemade rice krispie treats recipe with lucky charms in place of rice krispies! The result is a soft, buttery, bar that’s just as magically delicious as a the cereal on it’s own.
Ingredients for marshmallow lucky charms treats
We LOVE an easy, no bake bar around here. And we love it even more when you only need a few simple ingredients to throw them together. These Lucky Charms Rice Krispie treats are one of those recipes that you can make in a pinch for a cook out or a bake sale if you’re running low on ingredients for baked goods. You can find all of these ingredients at a gas station or convenience store, so you might not even have to go to the grocery store.
Here’s your shopping list:
Butter
Marshmallows
Salt
Lucky Charms cereal
THAT IS IT. These marshmallow lucky charms treats are so easy to throw together with minimal ingredients!
Tips for the best lucky charms rice krispie treats
Rice Krispie treats are one of the easiest desserts to make at home, but I like to consider myself somewhat of a rice krispie treats expert. These are my three fail proof tips for getting perfectly soft and gooey rice krispie treats every time.
Don’t overcook the marshmallows. This is the worst mistake you can make when it comes to making rice krispie treats. If you cook the marshmallows for too long they’ll get SUPER sticky, which can make your bars almost painfully chewy (it will still be delicious, but it will give you a jaw workout
Work quickly. The only tricky thing about marshmallow bars is that they can get sticky and hard to work with real fast if the melted marshmallows start to harden. I recommend working quickly so that it’s easy to fold everything together and get it into your pan!
Press a few extra Lucky Charms marshmallows on top of your bars. The magical marshmallows in Lucky Charms can get a little smooshy looking after all that folding and coating with marshmallow business. I like to press a few extra marshmallows on top of the lucky charms rice krispies solely for presentation purposes! But they are also tasty 🙂
Grease a 9 x 9 pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter.
Add the marshmallows and salt and stir with a rubber spatula, scraping down the sides to make sure the marshmallows do not burn. As soon as the marshmallows are melted, remove from the heat immediately.
Add the Lucky Charms cereal, folding to coat the cereal completely.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan, pressing down into an even layer.*
Place in the fridge to set for at least 20 minutes. Once set, use a sharp knife to cut the Rice Krispie treats into 12 rectangles.
If your marshmallow Lucky Charms treats are especially sticky, I recommend spray a rubber spatula with cooking spray and using it to press the bars down into an even layer!
Leave a comment and rate this recipe!
Seems like way too much marshmallow. Think a 12oz bag of marshmallow would be PLENTY.
★★★★
We like our rice krispie treats extra soft and marshmallowy, but you can always go down if you prefer!
Can the bars be made a week ahead? Should they be frozen?
Hi! Yes–you can make them ahead of time and freeze them!
These are such a fun alternative to rice krispie treats. So tasty!
Can’t wait to make these… using my cheerios! Can they be made using mini marshmallows too?
Hi Louise! Absolutely–you can just swap out the big ones for the exact amount of mini marshmallows!
Can you use vegan butter sticks for this recipe? Thank you!
Yes absolutely!