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This Birthday Rice Krispie Treats recipe is the best! Funfetti rice krispie treats with sprinkles and delicious cake batter flavor! If you're looking for rice krispie treat cake ideas for a birthday party, or you just love cake batter and funfetti, you're in the right place!
Servings: 16 treats
Calories: 131kcal
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Ingredients
- ½ cup (64 g) white or funfetti cake mix - heat treated – see note
- 6 tablespoon (84 g) salted butter
- 10 oz (283 g) mini marshmallows - one 10-oz bag, divided
- ½ teaspoon (2 ml) pure vanilla extract
- 5 cups (140 g) crispy rice cereal
- ⅓ cup (53 g) rainbow sprinkles - plus more for topping. If using a white cake mix, you'll need to mix in an extra teaspoon of rainbow sprinkles
- ⅔ cup (158 g) storebought frosting - optional
Instructions
- Heat treat cake mix: Add cake mix to a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high for 30 seconds, stir, and measure the temperature with a food thermometer.½ cup white or funfetti cake mix
- If it hasn't reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit, heat it for another 30 seconds, repeating the process until the temperature reads 165 degrees. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, melt butter in microwave in 30-second increments.6 tablespoon salted butter
- Add most of the marshmallows, reserving about ⅔ cup to add in later, followed by heat-treated cake mix.10 oz mini marshmallows
- Return bowl to microwave for another 30 seconds. Remove and stir to finish melting the marshmallows. Stir in vanilla.½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Immediately add cereal and sprinkles and stir to coat cereal completely with m marshmallow mixture.5 cups crispy rice cereal, ⅓ cup rainbow sprinkles
- Press mixture gently into a greased 8x8 baking pan (or 8-inch round pan). Let sit, uncovered, a room temperature to cool completely.
- Spread frosting (if using) over top of cooled treats and top with more sprinkles. Store at room temperature in an airtight container until ready to serve.⅔ cup storebought frosting
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 treat | Calories: 131 kcal | Carbohydrates: 23 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 0.2 g | Cholesterol: 11 mg | Sodium: 48 mg | Potassium: 9 mg | Fiber: 0.1 g | Sugar: 13 g | Vitamin A: 131 IU | Calcium: 2 mg | Iron: 0.2 mg
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