Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats
Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats
If you're looking for a great way to get your kids involved in the St. Patrick's Day festivities, these creative Lucky Charms marshmallow treats are the way to do it. The easy to prepare dessert is a true sugar rush that's jam packed with melted marshmallows and a timeless childhood cereal. This recipe is courtesy of Beth Ebin.
Prep Time
1.17
hours
Cook Time
1
minute
Servings
12
Total time: 1 hour, 11 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoon butter
- 16 ounce bag of mini marshmallows
- 6 cup lucky charms cereal
- 4 ounce green candy melts (or white chocolate chips with green food coloring added)
- 2 tablespoon rainbow nonpareil
Directions
- Grease a 9-inch baking dish and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, melt 8 tablespoons of butter.
- Once butter is melted, stir in a 16-ounce bag of mini marshmallows and continue stirring until marshmallows are completely melted.
- Remove pot from heat and stir in 6 cups of Lucky Charms cereal.
- Pour the mixture into your prepared baking dish and very gently press down the mixture with a spatula, spreading it out evenly in the pan.
- In a small bowl, melt 4 ounces of green candy melts in the microwave at 30-second intervals until melted.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate over the Lucky Charms and sprinkle with rainbow nonpareils. Set aside to let the treats set and chocolate harden, about 1 hour.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!