Basketball Rice Krispies Treats Recipe

It’s coming up on basketball season, and this basketball Rice Krispies treats recipe is the perfect dessert to whip up for your all-star. Whether you are in charge of snacks for after practice, having a basketball-themed birthday party, or just want to root on your favorite team with a tasty dessert, this Rice Krispies treats recipe is my go-to!

March Madness is almost here and these no-bake Basketball Rice Krispies are going to be one sweet treat. Let me share how easy it is to make, and soon you will have a scrumptious dessert ready to serve up your family or friends. Pinterest is full of elaborate desserts, and I will make it easy on you, this recipe is simple to make, tasty, and one you will make again and again.

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Easy Basketball Rice Krispies Treats Recipe

Let me share how easy these are to make, and no handy tools are needed except a circle cookie cutter and piping tip. If you don’t end up having a circle cookie cutter you can always use a cup, which works just as good! And you can always put frosting in a sandwich bag, and then cut a small portion of tip-off if you don’t want to pipe the frosting.

Best Chocolate For Basketball Lace on Rice Krispies Treats

I used candy melts for my recipe, but you are welcome to melt down chocolate chips with a little bit of Crisco with it. I would do around a teaspoon of Crisco to a cup of chocolate chips. The reason being is it will help to harden the chocolate on top of your Krispies treats. If you don’t add in the Crisco, it will stay wet and make a bit of a mess.

Will Homemade Frosting Work For Basketball Rice Krispies Treats

Yes! You can use any frosting you prefer. I reached for a canned frosting just for the ease of it. But you can use any type of homemade frosting if you have a tried and true recipe you enjoy.

How to Make Basketball Rice Krispies Treats

Start out by making your Rice Krispies treats. Then once you lay them down in your pan and they set up, you then begin to get to start decorating them. If you have little kids, they will love to join in and have a blast making basketball treats.

Once you cookie cut your treats, then add a dollop of frosting on top. This adds a nice base but also a sweetness to these tasty little Krispies treats.

For the lace of the basketball, you just do slightly curved lines. It is very simple and it is okay if they are not perfect. People will totally get the idea behind them. I try to make them a like a less curved letter “c”.

Ingredients for Basketball Rice Krispies Treats

16oz bag marshmallows

7 cups Rice Krispies cereal

3 tablespoons softened butter

Vanilla frosting

Orange food coloring

2 cups light cocoa candy melts

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Piping Decorating bags

Large microwave safe bowl

Small mixing bowl

Long Spoon

9×13” pan

Non-stick cooking spray

4-5” circle cookie cutter

Directions for Basketball Rice Krispies

1. In a large bowl, combine your marshmallows and butter and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and mix.

2. Mix in a few drops of orange food coloring.

3. Mix in your Rice Krispies cereal until your cereal is evenly covered in your marshmallow mixture.

4. Grease a 9×13″ baking pan and press your Rice Krispies mixture into your pan firmly.

5. Let sit for a few hours or in the freezer for 15 minutes and use a circle cookie cutter to cut out basketball shaped Rice Krispies.

6. Mix your can of frosting with orange food coloring and place in a decorating bag.

7. Frost each basketball Rice Krispie treat.

8. In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat 2 cups of light cocoa candy melt on 50% power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.

9. Fill a decorating bag with the melted chocolate and use to draw the lines on each basketball Rice Krispie Treat.