Picnic Blanket Treats™

Picnic Blanket Treats™

Let’s get popping! Picnic Blanket Treats™ are a family favorite for summer fun. With just 3 ingredients— butter, marshmallows, and Rice Krispies® cereal—you can create a picnic-perfect dessert in only 35 minutes. Melt butter with marshmallows, mix in Rice Krispies®, and press into a pan. Add white frosting, pipe red checks, then cut into 12 squares. Decorate with a playful basket, mini hat, or umbrella for extra smiles. So easy, you can do it together—just mix, shape, and enjoy! Make snack time magical, and add your own creative touch. Perfect for little hands to help out, too.

  • Just 3 ingredients!—butter, marshmallows, and Rice Krispies®—make these treats easy and fun.
  • Family favorite! Create up to 12 playful squares in only 35 minutes.
  • So easy, you can do it together—kids can help mix, shape, and decorate.
  • Frost, pipe checks, then add your own creative touch with hats or umbrellas.
  • Perfect for little hands and ideal to make snack time magical for everyone.
Everyone loves a picnic. Frost up these checkered blankies for a picnic-perfect dessert your kids will love.

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PREP TIME (MIN)

15

TOTAL TIME (MIN)

35

SERVINGS

12

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoonsbutter or margarine
  • 1 package (10 oz., about 40)JET-PUFFED Marshmallows
  • OR
  • 5-1/2 cupsJET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
  • 6 cupsKellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal
  • OR
  • 6 cupsKellogg's® Cocoa Krispies® cereal
  • Canned frosting or decorating gel
  • Food coloring
  • Doll straw hat (optional)
  • Paper umbrella (optional)

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Directions

1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. 2. Add KELLOGG'S® RICE KRISPIES® cereal. Stir until well coated. 3. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cereal mixture for picnic basket. Using buttered spatula or wax paper, evenly press the remaining cereal mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cool. 4. Meanwhile, use buttered hands to shape reserved cereal mixture into picnic basket. Set aside. 5. Spread top of cereal rectangle with white frosting. Use tinted frosting to pipe red checks over white frosting. Place picnic basket on top. Decorate with straw hat and umbrella, if desired. Cut into 2-inch squares. Best if served the same day. Microwave Directions: In microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 through 5 above. Microwave cooking times may vary. Note: - For best results, use fresh marshmallows. - 1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow crème can be substituted for marshmallows. - Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine is not recommended. - Store no more than two days at room temperature in airtight container.