You don’t need luck to make these
RICE KRISPIE BARS R TEXT, STYLING + PHOTOGRAPHY Kiley Cruse
ainbow Rice Krispie bars are an easy no-bake dessert to add to your St. Patrick’s Day celebration. But really, who needs a reason to make a bright, cheerful rainbow-colored treat. Rainbows simply make people happy. This recipe isn’t challenging, it’s just a little bit more time consuming. But just looking at your near perfect rainbow will be worth it. And did I mention the kids will love them too?
RAINBOW RICE KRISPIE BARS • • • •
6 tablespoons butter 12 cups of mini marshmallows 12 cups of rice cereal Food coloring gel: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple
1. Line a 9-by-9-inch pan with wax paper. 2. In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, melt 1 tablespoon butter. 3. Add 2 cups of marshmallows. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until marshmallows are smooth. 4. Add 2 drops (or more if necessary) of the purple food coloring and stir in. 5. Stir 2 cups of rice cereal into the colored marshmallow. 6. Press into the prepared pan, making a smooth, even layer. 7. Repeat this process with each color, in rainbow order (blue, green, yellow, orange and red) — cleaning the bowl out between colors — until you have layered every color. 8. Remove finished treats from pan by pulling the wax paper. Remove the liner material. Cut into squares and serve. Adapted from kidfriendlythingstodo.com
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