Pool Party Rice Krispie Treats
These Pool Party Rice Krispie Treats are the ultimate easy summer dessert! Topped with blue “water” and adorable Teddy Graham swimmers, they’re a no-bake treat that’s perfect for pool parties, BBQs, and Fourth of July celebrations.
Equipment
- 1 icing bottle or piping bag with a flat, wide tip
Ingredients
Rice Krispie Treats
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 10 oz mini marshmallows
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
Decorations
- 12 oz blue candy melts (or white chocolate melts and blue food coloring) approximately, you may need more or less
- 1/2 cup white or another color of candy melts approximately, you may need more or less
- 2-3 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil, to make the candy melts easier to work with
- 12 Teddy Grahams any flavor
Instructions
Make Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Watch it foam—this is the water evaporating from the butter. After a minute or two, the foam will start to subside, and you’ll see golden brown flecks forming on the bottom of the pan.
- Once it smells nutty and toasty and looks golden, immediately remove the pan from the heat so it doesn’t burn.
- Stir in the marshmallows using the residual heat to melt them. If needed, return to low heat and stir until smooth.
- Mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
- Once the mixture is smooth, pour in the Rice Krispies and stir quickly to fully coat the cereal.
- Press the mixture into a greased or parchment-lined 9x13-inch pan.
- Let cool completely at room temperature, then cut into rectangles.
Decorate Pool Party Rice Krispie Treats
- Melt the blue candy melts according to the package directions. Or, melt white candy melts and add blue food coloring.
- Add a bit of coconut oil or vegetable oil to give it a slightly thinner texture. About ½-1 teaspoon should be enough for around 6 oz of melting candies.
- Dip one end of each Rice Krispie rectangle into the chocolate so it looks like it’s sitting in a pool. Place the dipped treats on parchment paper and let the chocolate set.
- Melt your other colored candy melts and transfer to a piping bottle or bag fitted with your decorating tip. Pipe a small towel shape near the “pool” end of the treat—any bright color works!
- Before the chocolate sets completely, gently press a Teddy Graham onto the towel so it looks like it’s lounging in the sun.
- Let everything firm up before serving or packaging.