Hollow Crispy Rice Eggs

I have been making cookies from crispy rice and marshmallows for as long as I can remember.  The other day I saw a commercial for making this wonderful treat only they were putting the crispy rice/marshmallow mixture into hallow plastic eggs, putting a small hole in the middle and sticking in a few pieces of candy and putting the two halves together, thus creating a hallow egg of crispy rice that rattled.  I just had to do it.  I hope you don’t mind that I didn’t use the brand name products to produce this fun treat.  Here we go.

Step 1:

Supplies:
A large bowl
A 3 qt. sauce pan
Crispy rice cereal (you choose your brand) ($3-5)
Marshmallows (you choose your size and brand) ($1 - $3)
Butter
Nonstick cooking spray (you choose your brand)
Plastic Easter eggs ($1/dozen)
Rubber spatula
One cup measuring cup
Mini M & M’s (or any other small candy about that size, your choice)

Comments

[Vahyla]

That looks suuuuper tasty!

[craftknowitall]

You're welcome and thank you for looking.

[Tallupforyou]

Thank you.

[craftknowitall]

You're welcome and thank you for looking.

[axent8]

Thank you! I like it!

[craftknowitall]

You're welcome, and thank you for looking.

[SQLGuru]

Love the idea......anyone with ideas on how to properly use food coloring to make more traditional dyed egg look? Color the rice cereal before making? Use the food coloring as a "paint" (and how to mix it right to not alter the taste)? These would be great treats for Easter parties.

[craftknowitall]

I have used food coloring in the marshmallow mixture before. I don't know about the food coloring paint though. Will need to do some research. Thank you for looking. Thanks for looking.

[Cyberscann54]

All I can say is Awesome but one little error mini M & M's not mimi I love Rice Crispy Treats I made the Fruity Crispy ones once Almost had a sugar Coma

[craftknowitall]

Corrected. Thank you!

[sherrycayheyhey]

So glad that someone made it into an Instructable! I saw that commercial too and wondered if anyone would :)

[craftknowitall]

Thank you!