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American Flag Krispy Treats

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Patriotic Krispie Treats
Rice Krispy Treats are a favorite quick snack for many kids and nothing makes Rice Krispy Treats better than dressing them up for the holidays with a little bit of food coloring. What a great way to serve up the Holiday for your guests and table. American Flag Krispie Treats. As American as apple pie, baseball and MOM. #krispietreats. Check out my American Flag Krispy Treats and Brownie Rice Krispie Surprise.

For more patriotic holiday recipes check out this Patriotic Brownie with a Pretzel Crust, American Flag Krispy Treat, Strawberry Jello Poke Cake, or Red White and Blue Cheesecake

Patriotic Krispie Treats
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5 from 9 votes

American Flag Krispy Treats

Nothing makes Rice Krispy Treats better than dressing them up for the holidays with a little bit of food coloring
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: holiday, rice krispies
Method: Bake
Skill Level: Intermediate
Servings: 12
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Marilyn

Ingredients

White:

  • 1 1/2 tbsp of butter
  • 2 cups of marshmallows
  • 3 cups of Rice Krispies

Red:

  • 1 1/2 tbsp of butter
  • 2 cups of marshmallows
  • 3 cups of Rice Krispies
  • Red food coloring

Blue:

  • 1 1/2 tbsp of butter
  • 2 cups of marshmallows
  • 3 cups of Rice Krispies
  • Blue food coloring

Instructions

  • Start each half batch by melting down your butter and marshmallows. Leave one batch plain.
  • Add a little bit of blue food coloring to one half batch
  • Add a little bit of red food coloring to the other half batch
  • Make the blue batch of Rice Krispy Treats first and put them into the 9x9 pan that has been sprayed well with cooking spray.
  • Next make the red batch and add it into your 9X13 pan filling up only half of the pan.
  • Last make your batch of plain Rice Krispy Treats and add them into the 9X13 pan with the red treats.
  • Once the Rice Krispy Treats have cooled, turn them out of the pans onto a cutting surface.
  • Using a bread knife, cut the white and red into long strips about an inch wide. I ended up with 4 strips of each color.
  • Place your blue treats into the top left corner of the larger pan and estimate the size that you want it to be. Trim off the excess blue treats with your knife and then place your blue square of treats into the pan.
  • Starting at the bottom with a red strip of treats, add in the strips alternating red and white, ending with red. I used 4 strips of red and 3 strips of white. You will have to cut the top three or four pieces to fit into the pan next to the blue treats.
  • Use a star shaped cookie cutter to cut a few stars out of the leftover strip of plain Rice Krispy Treats, and then add them on top of the blue section of treats.

Notes

For more patriotic holiday recipes check out this Patriotic Brownie with a Pretzel Crust, American Flag Krispy Treat, Strawberry Jello Poke Cake, or Red White and Blue Cheesecake
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Nutrition

Serving: 2squares | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 25g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 0% | Iron: 0%

NUTRITION DISCLAIMER

Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.

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  3. We love this classic treat, it looks so good! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
    Miz Helen

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  4. Rice krispies have always been a favorite of mine. In fact I can have them for breakfast, lunch and supper and I’ll be super happy 😀 Love the idea of adding food coloring to make a flag, That’s pretty neat.

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    • It’s funny. I used to eat rice krispies as a kid everyday. Those were the days we added 1/2 cup of sugar to the bowl and drank all the “sludge” at the bottom. It’s amazing we have any teeth left! Have a great week.

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  5. What’s not to love about Rice Krispy treats made into a flag? Love it!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  6. Hi Marilyn. I am a lover of those krispie treats from way back and I love that you made these into the flag. This post will be featured at the new Merry Monday party starting Sunday night. I’ll be sharing on my social media.

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  12. Marilyn,

    Howdy! I’m visiting from “Create with Joy”. This looks like a fabulous fun and patriotic treat for the upcoming holiday weekend. I don’t have the stuff to try this but I’m saving your idea for a future date to make for DH. We are empty-nesters but we still like doing some of the same neat things we did when our kids were small. We’re basically kids at heart ourselves. 😉 Have a wonderful week.

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    • Thank you for coming Cathy. I am glad you like thr krispie treat flag. Being a kid at heart helps to keep you stress free at times. I will check out your link!

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  23. Adorable! I’m thinking that this will be a fun recipe for the kiddos to help make for our 4th of July get together. And seriously… who doesn’t love a huge pan of Rice Krispies?! Thank you for sharing!

    Cheers,
    Lisa at Dreams and Caffeine

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  27. Such a clever idea! This would be perfect to serve at a party in the town I live in which hosts the oldest 4th of July parade in the country. Even our main road downtown has a red, white and blue strip down the middle. 🙂

    Thanks for sharing.

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  28. This looks like it would be almost as much fun to make as to eat. It would also be a great project for my granddaughter to help with. That is if I can pry that phone out of her hands! Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story, and I hope your week is going great.

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  31. O say can you see! 😉 What fun. And considerably easier than the flag buttercream cake with all the fruit arranged just so I used to make back in the days when I had time for complicated baking projects. Which is to say, not now. Happy summer, Marilyn!

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  33. Hi Marilyn, I love your festive rice krispy treats flag dessert. It will be perfect for the summer!
    Thanks for sharing at C&C with J&J.
    Enjoy the week.
    Julie xo

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