Easter Treats - Tried and True Recipes (2024)

Published: Mar 28, 2021 · Modified: Feb 24, 2023 by Jeannie Z · This post contains affiliate links. 6 Comments

These Easter Treat eggs are perfect for your Easter dessert table.The eggs are made of Rice Krispie Treats with M&M candy hidden inside, and kids will love them!

Not only are these Easter Treats delicious they are also a great dessert recipe that the kids can help make.They can help make the mix or have the job of filling the eggs with M&M's!We love to make either these treats, Easter Dirt Cake, or Peeps Rice Krispie Treats for Easter.

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For the last few years, we have made these for Easter. We make real eggs as well to color (and turn into egg salad later), but these treats are so much fun to make for dessert because - candy!?

They make a fun Easter dessert for kids and adults (who doesn't love a Rice Krispie Treat?!).And M&M’s are a favorite with just about everyone I know, so putting them together just makes sense!

Grocery Shopping List:

• Rice Krispies cereal
• Marshmallows
• Butter
• M&M candy

I like to use either mini or regular sized M&M candy. You can use other candy like jelly beans or your favorite candy that would fit inside the eggs.

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How to make these Easter Treats:

The first step in making these yummy Easter Treats is to make the Rice Krispies treat mixture. Then you will just need to follow the easy steps below to make these adorable Easter eggs!

How to make the Rice Krispies treat mixture:

Melt three tablespoons of butter in a medium to large pot on low heat, stirring often.

Once the butter is just about melted, add in the marshmallows and stir until the marshmallows are melted and combined with the melted butter.

Remove from heat and gradually add in the Rice Krispies cereal to the marshmallow mixture. Mix until all the cereal is coated with the marshmallow mixture. I add about two cups at a time to make it easier to combine the ingredients.

Recipe Tip: Generously grease the inside of the plastic egg so that the Rice Krispie treats do not stick to them. Also rub some butter on your hands so that the cereal mixture will not stick to your hands.

Take out a little of the cereal mixture and press down into both sides of the egg, leaving a small area in the center for the candy.

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Place some M&M’s into each side of the egg (this is a great job for little hands). Close the plastic egg so that the two sides of the egg connect.

Open the plastic egg and remove the cereal egg. Set the egg aside while you make the rest of your Easter Treat eggs.

Recipe Tip: If your egg needs a little better egg shape,place a little more of the cereal mix into the plastic egg. Put the Easter Treat egg back in the plastic egg, close it so the cereal egg can pick up the added mix and reshape. Remove the cereal egg and set aside while you make the rest of them.

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Continue making the Easter Treat eggs until you run out of the cereal mixture. We use the larger eggs and make about 12 eggs out of this recipe.

Recipe Tip: By using the larger plastic eggs you can fill the egg with more candy inside.

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They are best eaten within two days of making them. Store them in an airtight container.

Recipe Tip: They can get a little hard after a couple of days. To soften them, place them in the microwave for about ten seconds to soften up. If you do this, warm them in the microwave right before eating them for the best results.

Recipe Variations

• Substitute suggestions for M&M candy: jelly beans, skittles, chocolate chips...or your favorite candy that is about the size of an M&M.
• Skip the candy. If you would prefer to not add any candy, that is fine. The eggs are great on their own...we just like to add a little extra sweetness!
• Want to make them colorful? Add a few drops of food coloring to the marshmallow and butter mixture when making the rice krispie treat mixture.
• Fun tip on using them from a reader: Leave them in the plastic eggs and use them for an Easter egg hunt!

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Recipe Tips

• You will only need one plastic egg to make these.If you have helpers to make them, then you might want one plastic egg per person.
• We use the larger eggs to make this recipe and get about 12 Easter Treat eggs.We like using the larger plastic eggs so you can fill them with more candy inside.
• Wash the plastic eggs with warm water and soap before using them for this recipe. Or place them in the dishwasher if they are dishwasher safe.Make sure they are fully dry before making the Easter Treats.
• When melting the butter and marshmallow, make sure you use low heat and watch so that the butter doesn't burn.
• Butter the inside of the plastic egg before putting the Rice Krispie treat mixture in them.This will prevent the mixture from sticking to the plastic egg.
• Spread a little softened butter on your hands to prevent the Rice Krispies mixture from sticking to your fingers.
• If your egg needs a little better egg shape,place a little more of the cereal mix into the plastic egg.Put the Easter Treat egg back in the plastic egg, close it so the cereal egg can pick up the added mix and reshape. Remove the cereal egg and set aside while you make the rest of them.
• The eggs get a little hard after the first day or two.To soften them, you can put them in the microwave for about ten seconds.If you do this, warm them in the microwave right before eating them for the best results.

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Need another Easter dessert idea?

Try these delicious Carrot Cake Muffins.They are great for Easter brunch or dessert.

Have you ever tried adding peanut butter to your Rice Krispie treats?I tried this recipe for Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats, and they were so yummy!

Did you make this recipe?If so, please leave a comment and ratingbelow.I love hearing from you.

Update Note:This recipe was originally posted in 2016 but was published again in 2021 to include step-by-step directions and new photos.