Just when I thought I had tried every rice crispy treat recipe under the sun….this recipe shows up on StumbleUpon.
I may or may not have immediately run to the store to by a cake mix to make it.
And…had a little too much fun playing with those gorgeous, colorful sprinkles.
And…enjoyed every single, glorious, hint-of-cake-batter-flavored bite.
And…shared the rest with friends so that I didn’t eat too many bites.
And…now I share it with all of you.
And…you should make some.
:)
Cake Batter Rice Crispy Treats
You will love this bright and colorful cake batter rice crispy treats recipe! Great for special occasions!
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 (10 oz.) bag of mini-marshmallows
- 1/2 cup yellow cake mix (the dry cake mix, not prepared into a batter!)
- 5 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1 (1.75 oz.) container of sprinkles
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until they begin to melt, then remove from heat. Whisk in the (dry) cake mix, then stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and briefly stir. (Don’t stir too much or the sprinkles will bleed out their color.) Press the mixture into a baking dish (any size will do) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes before cutting. I find spraying a knife with nonstick spray helps to cut them cleanly.
- *Disclaimer: You consume dry cake mix at your own risk.*
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from How Sweet Eats
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
I would nwver do this as cake batter needs to bake because of the eggs in it.
I found you recipe on a friend’s pin on Pinterest. I just opened it to see how hard it is and well it totally isn’t hard. I am so excited to try this!!!
LOVE THIS! I can even convert this to gluten free…WOO HOO! I have added your blog to my iPad’s home screen, as it is so fun & inspiring.
did you have to bake cake mix first or just the dry out of box cake mix?
Hi Justine!
Just used the dry cake mix straight from the box. Thanks!
~A
these were delish! i also upped the cake mix to 1/3 cup. it’s a good thing i made them for a barbecue or i’d have eaten way too many!
has anyone ever tried a gluten- free version of this?!
i’m planning on trying the gluten free version today! i bought betty crocker gluten-free yellow cake mix to substitute. i’m guessing that they will turn out the same, but i’ll let ya know!
How did they turn out with the GF cake mix?
Mine got a little string-y, if you know what I mean. Is that because the marshmallow mixture has cooled too much when you’re stirring in the cereal? Any tips? : )
Me again :) I had to make these so i did, just last night and LOVED!!!!! them! Can’t get over how stink’n fun the sprinkles are! I even did a post about them on my blog. summerdays96.blogspot.com
Thanks a ton for the new fav!
DANG. i just finished my cake mix with the blondies i made. def need to buy more bc i just make these!
These look awesome. I bought the stuff last night and I’m going to try it with my kids tomorrow!