Just when I thought I had tried every rice crispy treat recipe under the sun….this recipe shows up on StumbleUpon.

I may or may not have immediately run to the store to by a cake mix to make it.

And…had a little too much fun playing with those gorgeous, colorful sprinkles.

And…enjoyed every single, glorious, hint-of-cake-batter-flavored bite.

And…shared the rest with friends so that I didn’t eat too many bites.

And…now I share it with all of you.

And…you should make some.

:)

 

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Cake Batter Rice Crispy Treats

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  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 12-16 servings
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Description

You will love this bright and colorful cake batter rice crispy treats recipe! Great for special occasions!

Ingredients

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  • 4 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 (10 oz.) bag of mini-marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup yellow cake mix (the dry cake mix, not prepared into a batter!)
  • 5 cups crispy rice cereal
  • 1 (1.75 oz.) container of sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until they begin to melt, then remove from heat. Whisk in the (dry) cake mix, then stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and briefly stir. (Don’t stir too much or the sprinkles will bleed out their color.) Press the mixture into a baking dish (any size will do) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes before cutting. I find spraying a knife with nonstick spray helps to cut them cleanly.
  2. *Disclaimer: You consume dry cake mix at your own risk.*

Notes

Recipe slightly adapted from How Sweet Eats

 

Posted By Ali

On Mar 25, 2011

& Updated Oct 26, 2019

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285 Comments

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285 Comments

  1. Maria says:

    What a fun treat!

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  2. Lynne @ CookandBeMerry says:

    I can’t believe I just bought mini-marshmallows and rice krispies to make treats. And here is your innovative recipe to make them really special. Thanks so much.

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  3. Summer says:

    These sound so easy and look so fun! They’d make great slumber party treats :)

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  4. Sarah @ SugarCooking says:

    Yeah, I need to make these immediately. What an amazingly brilliant idea!

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  5. Kathy says:

    But why didn’t you use funfetti cake mix? Double the colorful madness!

    This looks amazing, though. Going on my list!

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  6. Beauty & the Feast says:

    I think the rice krispie treat will continue to evolve until the end of mankind…this rendition, I must say, is particularly genius.

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  7. Jenn@eatcakefordinner says:

    I have been dying to try these! Good to know you thought they were delicious too!

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  8. Lori @ RecipeGirl says:

    Oh yeah, this looks so great!

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  9. Meister @ The Nervous Cook says:

    Those are unforgivably cute!

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  10. Michelle says:

    Couldn’t agree more. Jessica’s brainchild is the treat of choice with my kids and their friends. Plus, they look so cute with all those sprinkles!

    Reply