They look so SWEET! – JD, 6
Here’s a cute and simple recipe that takes very little time to prepare with very effective results. It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, or any day really, and it’s great fun to make with the kids.
The basic mix is quite similar to Nigella Lawson’s recipe for crispy squares, although I use more mallow.
Here’s how to make around 8 medium sized hearts that are just the right balance of chewy and crispy.
Ingredients
- A medium roasting tray
- A heart cutter
- Lolly sticks
- 50g lightly salted butter (plus a little for greasing your dish)
- 350g marshmallows
- 200g rice crispies
- A few drops of red food colouring
Instructions
- Melt the butter over a low heat, then stir in the marshmallows and food colouring until fully melted
- Take off the heat and stir in the rice crispies until well combined
- Press into the greased tray and pack down well (if our hands keep sticking, try rubbing some butter on them)
- When completely cool, cut out the heart shapes – cut them as close together as you can to minimise waste
- Push a lolly stick into each one and you’re done!
We sprinkled ours with a teeny bit of glittery icing sugar, but it doesn’t really show up so I don’t think it would do any harm to leave it out. We weighed our ingredients out in a cute vintage-style ‘Made With Love’ pudding basin and for the heart cutter, we used the adjustable metal heart-shaped mould from Lakeland shown below. Either would make a great little gift for a baking-mad Valentine.
Disclosure: we were sent the heart mould and pudding basin for review. No payment was received. All posts are 100% honest.
Do you realize if there is no cake, it’s NOT a cake pop? You put rice krispies on a stick. A cake pop is cooked and cooled cake with frosting mixed together.
Marshmallow and rice crispies are called crispy cakes where I come from, and things on a stick are called pops, hence “crispy cake pops”. But if you’d like a recipe for cake pops, here you go https://www.amummytoo.co.uk/2014/02/easy-and-delicious-chocolate-fudge-cake-pops-recipe/ :)
Hi! Thanks for this super easy and fun recipe, my kids loved their krispies hearts!:)
Yum these look great!! Haven’t made rice crispie cakes in ages but definitely tempted to give these a go :)
Super cute! Love the steps pictures too really helpful! xx
These are super pretty! I don’t celebrate valentines day but am so tempted to make these because they look so lovely x
These are amazing…..one to try with the kids!
I really like the look of these and they sound really easy. Will definitely be giving them a try!
great idea! they look yummy.
Wow, these look amazing and seem very straight forward to make too. Absolutely perfect for Valentine’s day.
Yum yum haven’t had Rice Krispies based treats for yonks! These look wonderful. Poppy would love to help make some – must get her in the kitchen again :)
These look simple enough for my tot to help out with. Must give them a go.
My 6 year old would love these! Will definitely be returning to this post, very lovely idea to do with kids.
These look lovely – Kitty would go nuts for these – we’ll be making them for sure! x
Sweet, have pinned to do with my children.
ooh amazing idea! They look a bit healthier than normal type cake pops too.
Very cute – will try with Stork block to make a free from alternative!
hadn’t thought of cutting out shapes like this, that gives me lots of ideas! Love the look of that made with love dish too!
They look so pretty – I have a 11 y/o here who wants to make them tomorrow as she was looking over my shoulder as I was reading them. This could go very wrong ;-)
Had I not known you can get vegan marshmallow mix I would be sighing now.They remind me of yummy school pudding we had a kids.
These are really cool. Love them
Quick, easy and super-transportable – perfect for school. Thanks!
Oh these are so cute! I wouldn’t have though of using the heart mold like that! Pinned it :)
Your post just popped up on Google+ – they look adorable, so cute.