Hi! I’m Ruthie from What’s Cooking with Ruthie and I’m so excited to be a new contributor here at ‘Or so She Says…’  I just love Mariel! I’m looking forward to sharing delicious recipes with all of you every month. Today, I want to share these quick and easy Valentine Sweet Heart Rice Krispie Treats, they’re super fun to make with the kids and they’ll help spread a little of that Valentine love around 🙂

Sweet Heart Rice Krispie Treats

Sweet Heart Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp butter 1 16oz package mini marshmallows
  • 8 C rice krispie cereal
  • 12 oz white chocolate almond bark
  • 1/2 C red chocolate disks or red chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Spray a 15x10 glass baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large plastic microwaveable bowl place butter and mini marshmallows, microwave 1 minute, stir, microwave 30 seconds, stir well. If not completely melted microwave 15 seconds more.
  3. Stir in half rice krispies; mix well. Stir in remaining rice krispies; mix well.
  4. Pour into baking dish, wet hand with water to press flat into dish.
  5. Allow to cool completely.
  6. Invert onto cutting board and give it a giggle to remove treats.
  7. In a small microwave dish melt red chocolate, place in ziplock baggie, zip closed, snip very small end off of baggies corner.
  8. In a small microwave safe bowl melt half of white chocolate (work with half of treats at time for marbling) according to package directions.
  9. Evenly spread on half of rice krispie treats, place pea sizes dot of red chocolate on white chocolate and using a toothpick pull the ends of dots for a marbled effect. Work quickly so it won't dry. Repeat on second half of rice krispie treats.
  10. Allow to cool, then cut with heart shaped cookie cutter, if cutter is too thin to cut through completely, finish cutting with a knife.

Sweet Heart Rice Krispie Treats by whatscookingwithruthie.com

Sweet Heart Rice Krispie Treats these are SO simple to make and every bit as delicious to eat!

And while were thinking about yummy Valentine Recipe ideas… here are a couple of other recipes  from my blog that you may enjoy:

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