4th of July Rice Krispies Treats are soft and gooey with layers of red, white, and blue rice krispie treats drizzled in melted chocolate. Easy no bake dessert for Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, or any patriotic holidays.
For more easy no bake patriotic dessert ideas, try Red, White, and Blue Flag Pretzels and 4th of July Fruit Kabobs.
🎥Video: How to Make Red, White, and Blue Rice Krispies Treats
I love dressing up classic rice krispie treats for various holidays. Look at these cute mummy Halloween Rice Krispies Treats! This time, they're getting a patriotic makeover with red and blue food coloring, colorful candy melts, and patriotic sprinkles.
These festive cereal treats can be pressed into a Bundt pan and served like a cake or spread into a 9 x 13 pan and cut into bars. Either way, these red white and blue rice krispies treats are a delicious no bake treat, perfect for your 4th of July celebrations.
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- No bake dessert you can make in the microwave
- Everyone's favorite classic treat in patriotic colors
- Easy Fourth of July dessert you can make ahead of time
- Super gooey rice crispy treats loaded with extra marshmallows
🧈Ingredients
See recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full list of ingredients and exact amounts.
- Mini marshmallows. For the ooiest, gooiest rice krispies treats, use a fresh bag of marshmallows.
- Gel food coloring. Gel food coloring has a more vibrant color than liquid food coloring. If all you have is liquid food coloring, you'll need to add more and may not get the same saturated color.
- Melted chocolate drizzle. I use Ghirardelli white candy melts for the white chocolate drizzle and colored candy melts for the red and blue. Colored candy melts are the easiest way to get brightly colored melted chocolate, but you can also color melted white chocolate with oil-based food coloring (regular or gel food coloring won't work). I find colored candy melts at Michael's, JoAnn Fabrics, WalMart, and Amazon.
- Oil. You may need to add a little oil to the melted candy to get it to the right drizzling consistency. I like shortening because it dries harder than liquid oil, but you can also use vegetable oil or coconut oil.
🥣How to Make 4th of July Rice Krispies Treats
Step 1: Melt butter and marshmallows in the microwave. Stir and add red food coloring to the melted marshmallow mixture. Add rice krispies and more mini marshmallows and stir until combined.
Step 2: With a buttered spatula or buttered fingers, press the red cereal mixture into a greased Bundt pan.
Step 3: Repeat Step 1 in a clean bowl with no food coloring. Press the mixture on top of the red layer.
Step 4: Repeat with blue food coloring and press the blue rice krispies on top of the white layer. Cool. Loosen the treats from the pan with a plastic knife and invert them onto a plate.
Step 5: Melt red, white, and blue candy melts in the microwave with a little oil. Drizzle on top of the rice krispie treats.
Step 6: Add red, white, and blue sprinkles while the melted chocolate is still wet. Allow to set until firm. For clean slices, cut with a sharp knife.
👉Top Tip: Top Tip: The marshmallow cereal mixture is STICKY. Use buttered fingers and spatulas to keep it from sticking.
✅Tips
- Adjust the food coloring until you achieve your desired hue. I used about 1 teaspoon of each color.
- Don't press the cereal mixture into the pan too firmly or the rice krispie treats will be hard.
- Place the finished rice krispies cake in the fridge to help the melted chocolate firm up more quickly.
🎁Storage
Store leftover Fourth of July rice krispie treats at room temperature in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap for 2-3 days.
Freeze rice krispie treats without the toppings for up to 3 weeks. Thaw at room temperature and add the chocolate drizzle and sprinkles before serving.
📅Make Ahead
Nothing beats a fresh batch of gooey rice krispie treats. But if you are planning ahead for a party, 4th of July rice krispies treats can be made a couple of days ahead of time.
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📖 Recipe
4th of July Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 9 cups mini marshmallows 16 oz. bag
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal (or generic)
- ½ - 1 teaspoon red food coloring
- ½ - 1 teaspoon blue food coloring
- ½ cup white chocolate or white candy melts
- ¼ cup red candy melts
- ¼ cup blue candy melts
- 1 teaspoon oil, as needed for melting chocolate
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Spray Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add 1 tablespoon butter and 2 cups mini marshmallows to a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 60 seconds, then stir. Heat additional 15 seconds if necessary until marshmallows are melted. Add ½-1 teaspoon red food coloring and stir with a buttered spatula. Add 2 cups Rice Krispies and 1 more cup mini marshmallows. Stir until completely combined. Press mixture into the Bundt pan with a buttered spatula or buttered fingers.
- For the white layer, repeat the steps above in a clean bowl with no food coloring. Press the mixture on top of the red layer.
- For the blue layer, repeat the steps in a clean bowl with blue food coloring. Press the mixture on top of the white layer. Let cool for 60 minutes.
- With a small, thin plastic knife or spatula, loosen the rice krispies cake from the edges of the pan. Invert the bundt pan over a plate.
- Melt white candy melts in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat in 15-second increments until smooth. Add oil, if necessary, until it is thin enough to drizzle. Use a spoon to drizzle white chocolate over the rice krispies cake. Repeat with red candy melts and blue candy melts. Add sprinkles while the melted candy is still wet. Set aside to dry or place in the refrigerator until hardened.
Notes
- The marshmallow cereal mixture is STICKY. Use buttered fingers and spatulas to keep it from sticking.
- Adjust the food coloring until you achieve your desired hue. I used about 1 teaspoon of each color.
- Don't press the cereal mixture into the pan too firmly or the rice krispie treats will be hard.
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