Christmas Rice Krispie Treats 3 Ways

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats 3 ways: In a rush this holiday season? 3 ways to turn store-bought Rice Krispie Treats into Christmas goodies.

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats

So lately my kids are all into Rice Krispie Treats, so I’ve been making my mother-in-law buy the big box of them at Sam’s Club, or Costco, or some by-the-bulk place she has near her. Before the kids got into them, I saved a few to make super duper easy peasy Christmas Rice Krispie treats.

store-bought shortcuts

You can, of course, make your own rice krispie treats and decorate them, but since the store-bought ones save you some minutes, I went that route. The Rice Krispie Treats here are the mini ones, but you can use the larger ones, too, or cut the larger ones in half.

Another shortcut: I used store-bought frosting.

If you don’t want to invest in the decorating bags (although, I’ll always invest in decorating bags, I use those them for everything), you can use a Ziploc bag and snip the corner.

I find the freezer-safe ones are best because they are a bit thicker.

So here you go, Christmas Rice Krispie Treats 3 Ways! Written how-tos are below.

video how-tos 

how to make Christmas Rice Krispie Treats, 3 Ways

To make everything, you will need:

Rice Krispie Treats
frosting or icing (store-bought or homemade)
red, green and white food coloring
decorating bags (may use Ziploc bag)
candy eyes
white sprinkles 
red candies
mini pretzels
lollipop or popsicle sticks (optional)

*Find the decorating bags, sprinkles, candy eyes and lollipop sticks in the craft store. For red candies, use any you like, such as red M&Ms or red cinnamon imperials. For food coloring, I suggest Americolor Soft Gel Pastes.

to decorate Rudolph crispy treats, you will need:

frosting or icing
decorating bag
candy eyes
red candies
mini pretzels
lollipop or popsicle sticks (optional)

what to do: 

With a knife, cut two slits in the top of the treat. Insert pretzel pieces. Pipe three dots of frosting on the treat. Attach the eyes and nose. If using, insert a lollipop or popsicle stick.

to decorate Santa, you will need:

frosting or icing tinted red and white
decorating bags
candy eyes
red candies
white sprinkles
lollipop or popsicle sticks (optional)

what to do:  

Pipe a white stripe for the scarf and pipe Santa’s beard. Cover the beard with sprinkles. Pipe three dots and attach the eyes and nose. Pipe the hat with red. Insert a lollipop or popsicle stick, if using.

to decorate a Christmas tree, you will need:

frosting or icing tinted green
decorating bag
red candies
lollipop or popsicle sticks (optional)

what to do:

Cut the sides from the treat to make a triangle. Pipe green frosting back and forth to cover the tree. Attach red candies. If using, insert a lollipop or popsicle stick.