Let’s dip more things in chocolate! Today it’s chocolate covered marshmallows and chocolate covered rice krispy treats. YUM!
This morning I started making cake pops for my daughter to take to her dance studio to celebrate her birthday, and one of her friends happens to have a gluten allergy. So I needed a gluten free alternative to cake pops, and two great options are marshmallows and rice krispy treats. Both can be dipped in chocolate and put on a stick, making them just as fun as a cake pop. And both are EASY! Here’s a step by step how to make chocolate covered marshmallows & rice krispy treats.
Next I set up my “dipping” station…
I like to dip the sticks into the chocolate, than into the marshmallow, and than let them set up prior to dipping the entire marshmallow in chocolate…
And now into the chocolate we go…
For the rice krispy treat, I simply spread the chocolate on the top with a spoon….
A rep from OSHA dropped by to make sure my kitchen was safe…
She is so darn yummy I’m tempted to dip her in chocolate.
Time for sprinkles! But really, when isn’t it time for sprinkles????
I had no idea that the most recent container of pink sanding sugar I purchased had a glitter effect to it. It’s almost like edible fairy dust. Love it!
While it’s hard to tell from the photo, one is sprinkle, one is the pink sanding sugar and one is the actual edible glitter. I think I like the glittery sugar better than the edible glitter.
My almost eight year old approves.
How could you not approve? So stinking cute!
Whatever will I do next week when Valentine’s Day is over and I have to cut back on all the pink???
Enjoy!
This is fantastic! So colorful, cute, cool and of course 8 year old approved so it must be delicious! Amazing photos and girls are cute as those sweet treats!
What a great idea – they are all so pretty, and perfect for a girl’s birthday! I’m wondering what I’ll do next week when I have to stop with the Valentine’s Day recipes… I’ve made far too many of them… but I don’t care, it’s so fun!
I’m not sure about the American Rice Krispies, but I know the Canadian ones have Barley malt + Kelloggs doesn’t have cross contamination standards, which makes them not gluten free. Just wanted to give the heads up, just in case. Great recipe though!!
Just too cute! Definitely would love to do the Marshmallows for Valentines! Great Idea! Thanks
These are so cute. Wonderful treats.
How cute are these!! Perfect for Valentines Day!
Great photos!
Congrats on top 9!!! Well deserved!
I think this is an economical and chic way to celebrate Valentine day!
Congratz on getting at the top 9 , these are really cute .
Thanks so much shabunam, it was a nice surprise to start the day!
Julie – yes! Quick, economical and easy. Can’t beat that.
Thanks Christina
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Thanks so much Sandra .
Thanks Leanne. Yes, I think I’m going a bit overboard on the Valentine’s, but they are so fun and so cute.
Interesting on the difference b/w American and Canadian Rice Krispies. We have three good friends who either have Celiac’s or gluten allergies, and that’s one of the foods they are “okay” with, but I know it’s kind of a sliding scale. My daughter is a nut allergy and I have my okay foods and not okay foods that fall on the “made in a plant…” type of thing. Ah the fun of food allergies!
These are just too darn cute! :-p Love, Love, LOVE all the pinky-ness going around here. How much fun to get these as a V-day treat!
What a great idea! I am considering this for my daughter’s 6th birthday. And great photos. Congrats on your top 9 on foodbuzz!
What a creative idea! These look so delicious!!
How absolutely perfect for Valentine’s day!
These are very cool. I love that you can whip them up with very little fuss. I will keep this in mind the next time the kids are making me bonkers!
What wonderful photos you have!! I’m not really a krispie treat fan, but even I want to grab one of those with the sprinkles. Love the shot of your daughter with the marshmallow in a stick, oh how my daughter would love that! Both of my kids frequently request krispie treats and we have done peanut butter and nutella, but never something like this. Maybe as a Valentine treat this weekend! Nicely done…
Your pictures are beautiful- these rice krispy treats look so pretty and fun. I’d love to make them!
I can’t get over how cute this is! I love your ideas! So beautiful for Vday or any occasion!
Awww…adorable photos! These rice krispy treats look lovely and delightful!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
xx,
You have some really fun stuff! I wish you had a button; I would add it to my blog. I put them at the bottom of the page and direct my readers to the sites that I like.
DeeAnn, thanks so much! I need to get a button up, thank you for the reminder!
I just came across this site while searching for pink chocolate covered marshmallows. These are so perfect! And I can only imagine delicious. I’m hoping to make these for my princess’s birthday party in a few weeks. Any thoughts on how far in advance I can make them and best way to store?
LOVE your blog, btw…
Mellie – glad you like them. I think you are okay making these up to three days in advance. I usually store mine in either a ziplock or a rubbermaid type container. They are pretty quick to make – that’s a big plus using the marshmallows, just open the bag and go. Good luck, let me know how it goes!
Probably a silly question but do marshmellows harden in the fridge? I would assume you would have to store them in the fridge, otherwise the chocholate would melt. Thanks and great site
Nellie – I use the chocolate melts or almond bark, which sets back up into a solid after it cools, so you can keep it at room temp. It’s a great product, and you can usually find some variation from it at Walmart or Target in the baking isle.
Forgive me… how do you make pink chocolate? These are DARLING!!!!! Thanks!
I am planning to make these for my daughter’s first birthday party but I need to know how to make the pink chocolate and how much chocolate and sanding sugar I will need. Can you give me and idea? I am not sure how many I am making yet but if you can give me an idea on how to make 10 or even 20 that would be great. I am ordering the sanding sugar from a candy website so I am hesitant to order it until I know how much I need!
Laci, I use precolored chocolate. I highly recommend checking out this post I just did about chocolate… http://www.lovefromtheoven.com/2012/01/14/melting-chocolate-to-make-cake-pops-chocolate-pretzels-chocolate-covered-marshmallows-and-more/ Sanding sugar – you can make your own… http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2012/01/make-your-own-sanding-sugar/ I get the “tubs” (about the size of a frosting tub at the store) and they go a long way, as long as you “catch” your extras (so have a bowl under whatever you are pouring your frosting on to – check out this post – http://www.lovefromtheoven.com/2012/01/13/how-to-make-chocolate-covered-pretzels-tutorial/). Also, you can do white chocolate and use the sugar to give you color – that’s what I do in that last link. Do you want to completely cover the krispy treats/marshmallows? Let me know and I’ll try and give you an idea of the amount.
When you are coating them with the chocolate, do you keep warming up the chocolate and do you let it sit before you put sprinkles on? Also do you dip the chocolate coated marshmallow in sprinkles or pour over top?
Leanne, I usually only warm my chocolate once, unless I’m moving slowly or get distracted with a kiddo and it starts to set back up. Once the chocolate is on, I add sprinkles right away (well, as least as soon as I’ve tapped off any extra dripping chocolate). I have a step by step tutorial and video of how I do my pretzels, which is pretty much how I do all of my chocolate covered items, which may help show my “technique” if one would call it that. Hope that helps! http://www.lovefromtheoven.com/2012/01/13/how-to-make-chocolate-covered-pretzels-tutorial/
So cute, my daughters birthday is coming and I want to make some on these. How is the pink covering on the rice crispy made? Can anyone help me out?
Nadiya, I use a pink Merckens chocolate coating for them… http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00086I9FY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=anxioawaitado-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00086I9FY
Once I dip the marshmallow or Oreos do I lie them down on the paper or stand them up in something ? Getting so EXCITED about my ill mans FIRST BDAY!!!!!
hi! my daughter’s first birthday is coming and i want to these marshmallos pops but the week of the party i’m gonna be to be busy that i needto them in advance.Can you tell how many days in advance can i do them, so they stay fresh?can i d them a week before?
Rosa, I don’t think I’d feel too comfortable with a week. I’d maybe say 2-3 days. They really are one of the quickest and easiest pops to make, depending on how many you need, you can probably whip them up in less than an hour easily.
are you aware an Etsy seller has stolen your ideas and images for their shop?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/115363181/pink-chocolate-dipped-rice-krispie
Hi Annie, thank you for the heads up – my readers are so awesome, you guys always have my back! I don’t see any of my photos (might have been taken down). They can use the ideas, but if the images are there, that is a copyright violation. It’s just sad, I wish people know how easily they could make these themselves! Thank you again so much.