Rice Krispie Treats Cupcakes

My daughter, Lana, is three years old and in her first year of dance class. She takes ballet once a week and absolutely loves it. Her ballet class is having a Christmas party this week and the parents are responsible for bringing in goodies to share with the class. I wanted to make something that tied Christmas and ballet together so I decided to make these cute little cupcake treats!

When you are making baked goodies for children there are several things that need to be considered. Allergies being the most important to think about . Young children who have allergies are not always old enough to think about what they are getting ready to put into their systems. Peanut allergies, soy allergies, there are a ton of them to think about! I thought Rice Krispie Treats would be a perfect treat that I could make little hand friendly as well as tummy friendly!

The Original Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Recipe

(from the Favorite Brand Name Bake Sale Cookbook)

3 tablespoons margarine

1 package (10 ounces, about 40) regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows

6 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies Cereal

Vegetable cooking spray

1. Melt margarine in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.

2. Add Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until well coated.

3. Using a buttered spatula, press mixture evenly into 12 cupcake cups coated with cooking spray. Let cool.

4. Once the bars are cool, remove each treat from cupcake pan and place into a cupcake liner.

5. Decorate!

I decided to decorate my cupcake treats with two-toned buttercream frosting and sprinkles. I wanted to tie in a little ballerina (pink) with Christmas (peppermint swirl). Happy holidays everyone!