These Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treats are a festive, delicious, and easy-to-make Holiday dessert that will wow both your family and your Christmas Party guests.

A hand holding up a single Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treat in front of a platter full of the rest of the batch.

Christmas isn’t Christmas without Rice Krispie Treats. We try to come up with something new every year.  We’ve made Christmas Wreaths, Christmas Mickey Mouse Ears, Christmas Bites and Candy Canes.  Fun and colorful, and who doesn’t love homemade Rice Krispie Treats.  This year we are proud to show off our newest Holiday creation … Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treats. They are a fun dessert to bring to a Christmas Party or to have as a special snack on a Holiday Family movie night. 

How to Make the Rice Krispie Mixture

Closeup on a white pan filled with Rice Krispie Treat mixture and a white wooden spoon.

Step 1: The base for our Bewitched Rice Krispie Treats is our Best Ever Rice Krispie Treat Recipe which we have adjusted and perfected over the years until it is now absolutely the best Rice Krispie Treat recipe we have ever tasted.  You can find all the directions you’ll need to make these delicious treats right here.

How to Color the Rice Krispie Mixture

Collage image showing how to make Red and Black Rice Krispie Treat mixture.

Step 2: You need to make three batches of Rice Krispie Treat mixture, one black, and two red. You will add the food coloring to the melted marshmallow mixture BEFORE adding the Rice Krispie Cereal. We use Wilton Color Right Food Coloring.  It creates very vibrant colors without having to use a lot of food coloring.  Here are the Food Coloring Formulas we used: 

Black Layer (for the Santa Belt)
3 Cups of Rice Krispie Treat mixture (3 Tbsp. Butter/3 Cups Marshmallows/3 Cups Cereal)
5 Drops of Black Food Coloring
2 Drops of Blue Food Coloring
2 Drops of Red Food Coloring

Red Layer (bottom section of Santa Coat)
3 Cups of Rice Krispie Treat mixture (3 Tbsp. Butter/3 Cups Marshmallows/3 Cups Cereal)
5 Drops of Crimson Food Coloring
2 Drop of Red Food Coloring

Red Layer (top section of Santa Coat)
6 Cups of Rice Krispie Treat mixture (6 Tbsp. Butter/6 Cups Marshmallows/6 Cups Cereal)
10 Drops of Crimson Food Coloring
4 Drop of Red Food Coloring

Assembly Instructions

Collage image showing how to create the two red and one black strip of Rice Krispie Treat mixture.

Step 3: Pour the first batch of the Rice Krispie Treat mixture into a lightly buttered large cookie sheet.  Press down the mixture into the cookie sheet.  It should be about 6″ wide.  The height should be about 1″. Make the 3 cup batch of red Rice Krispie Treat mixture. Pour into the cookie sheet. This strip should be the same dimensions as the black strip.
Step 4: And finally repeat the process with the second 6 cup batch of red Rice Krispie Treat mixture.  This strip should be the same width and length as the first two but should be twice as high.  Allow the three strips to cool for 10-15 minutes.

Collage image showing how to create a loaf from the three layers of Rice Krispie Treat strips.

Step 5: Remove the Black and Red Rice Krispie Treat strips from the cookie sheet and stack them.  The short red strip on the bottom, black in the middle and the taller red on the top.
Step 6: Slice the Rice Krispie Treat loaf into 1″ slices.

Collage image showing the steps for making the individual Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treats from the loaf.

Step 7: Cut the slice in half.
Step 8: We trimmed the edges a bit so we had an even rectangle.

Collage image showing the steps for making the Santa belt out of White Icing.

Step 9: We used Wilton Decorating Icing to make the Santa Belt buckle.
Step 10:  That’s all there is to it to making these adorable Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treats. Allow them to cool completely before storing them in an airtight container.

Closeup on a white platter filled with Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treats sitting in front of Christmas decorations.

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Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treats

Yield 24
Prep Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

These Santa Claus Rice Krispie Treats are a festive, delicious and easy to make Holiday dessert that will wow both your family and your Christmas Party guests.

Ingredients

  • 12 cups Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Cereal
  • 12 cups Mini Marshmallows
  • 12 tablespoons Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
  • Wilton Decorating Icing - White
  • Wilton Color Right Food Coloring System

Instructions

You need to make three batches of Rice Krispie Treat mixture - one Black and two Red. Add the food coloring to the melted marshmallow mixture BEFORE adding the Rice Krispie Cereal.

  1. Make the black batch of Rice Krispie Treat mixture and allow it cool for a minute or two. Pour it into a lightly buttered large cookie sheet.  Press down the mixture into the cookie sheet. It should be about 6" wide.  The height should be about 1".
  2. Make the 3 cup batch of red Rice Krispie Treat mixture. Pour into the cookie sheet. This strip should be the same dimensions as the black strip.
  3. Repeat the process with the second 6 cup batch of red Rice Krispie Treat mixture.  This strip should be the same width and length as the first two but should be twice as high.  Allow the three strips cool for 10-15 minutes.
  4. Remove the Black and Red Rice Krispie Treat strips from the cookie sheet and stack them.  The short red strip on the bottom, black in the middle and the taller red on the top.
  5. Slice the Rice Krispie Treat loaf into 1" slices.
  6. Cut the slice in half.
  7. Trim the edges a bit so you have an even rectangle.
  8. Use Wilton Decorating Icing to make the Santa Belt buckle.

Did you Make this Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!