Mismatched Rice Krispies Treats Gingerbread Men - A Fun & Yummy Holiday Treat!

Earlier this month Rice Krispies and The Motherhood contacted me about participating in another Rice Krispie Treat Recipe Box Challenge with the goal of creating a Rice Krispies Treats™ Holiday Table Show-Stopper.  (See my winning recipe from the July 4th Rice Krispies Treats Recipe Box Challenge here.) I am very impressed with the other entries that I’ve seen which you can view here.  You will find a complete list of all 30 participating bloggers at the bottom of this post.

Below is a photograph of all of the ingredients and supplies I bought for my Rice Krispies Treats recipe, not knowing what I was going to make at the time.  The funny thing is.. my final Rice Krispies Treats™ Holiday Table Show-Stopper recipe doesn’t include ANY of the ingredients in the photograph below, except Rice Krispies and marshmallows… oh, and icing.

So, here it is..

* Mismatched Rice Krispies Treats Gingerbread Men *

Not only are these little Mismatched Rice Krispies Treats Gingerbread Men adorable (I think), but they are also a super fun activity for kids!  Give your kids a bottom and top half and some colored icing and let them have at it!  Like to party? Invite a few friends over and have a Mismatched Rice Krispies Treats Gingerbread Men decorating (and eating) party!  One complete Gingerbread Man equals one regular Rice Krispies Treats serving.

Recipe Ingredients and supplies:

• 6 cups Rice Krispies
• About 40 large marshmallows
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon  ginger – optional
• 1 teaspoon  cinnamon – optional
• Icing – various colors
• Gingerbread Men cookie cutters

Instructions:

• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large pan over medium-low heat
• Add 4 cups miniature marshmallows to melted butter and stir until completely smooth – on medium-low heat
• Optional – stir ginger and cinnamon in for ‘gingerbread’ flavor
• Remove from heat
• Stir in 6 cups of Rice Krispies
• Transfer Rice Krispies Treats mix onto clean counter top or a shallow pan and flatten to about 1 inch thick
• Use gingerbread man cookie cutter (use cooking spray to ensure easy removal from cookie cutter) to cut gingerbread shapes and transfer individual gingerbread men to wax paper
• Cut gingerbread men in half
• Decorate the halves as you like and enjoy the yumminess!

Disclosure: I am working with Rice Krispies and TheMotherhood.com on this project and have received a stipend and supplies to participate.

Here is a full list of the bloggers who are participating in this Rice Krispies Treats Recipe Box Challenge:

• Alicia Hagan, The Mommy Insider: http://www.themommyinsider.com - that's me!
• Amanda Acuna, Mommy Mandy: http://www.mommymandy.com
• Amanda White, Oh Amanda: http://ohamanda.com/
• Amy McGuire, The Finer Things in Life: http://amysfinerthings.com/
• Beth Davis, The Plus Size Mommy: http://www.theplussizemommy.com
• Briana Carter, Bargain Briana: http://bargainbriana.com
• Dariela Cruz, Mami Talks (guest posting on Modern Mami):http://www.mamitalks.com/and http://modernmami.com
• Jen Murray, Quatro Mama: http://4tunate.net
• Jenna Gaskill, A Mom’s Balancing Act: http://www.momsbalancingact.com
• Jennifer Matuska, Mommy Instincts: http://www.mommyinstincts.com
• Jenny Rapson, Mommin’ It Up: http://momminitup.com/
• Jodi Grundig, Mom’s Favorite Stuff:http://www.momsfavoritestuff.com
• Karen Coutu, 3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires: http://www.3garnets2sapphires.com
• Kate Marsh Lord, The Shopping Mama: http://theshoppingmama.com
• Kathy Sykes, A Wife, A Mother, A First Lady: http://wifemotherfirstlady.com/
• Kelly Whalen, Centsible Life: http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/
• Kelsey Banfield, Naptime Chef: http://www.thenaptimechef.com/
• Kimberly Ortiz, Pretty Pink Momma: http://prettypinkmomma.blogspot.com
• Kim Janocko, Crafty Mom of 4: http://www.craftymamaof4.com/
• Maricris Guadagna, Zen Mama Ventures: http://zenforyou.dalefg.net
• Melissa Angert, Girlymama: http://www.girlymama.typepad.com/
• Mel Tuttle, Mel’s Box of Chocolates: http://www.melsboxofchocolates.com
• Monica Brady, Mommy Brain Reports: http://www.mommybrainreports.com
• Renae Chiovaro, Inexpensively: http://inexpensively.com/
• Robyn Wright, Robyn’s Online World: http://www.robynsonlineworld.com/
• Sara Breuninger, Deal’icious Mom: http://dealiciousmom.com
• Shannon Snow, Coupon Princess: http://www.couponprincess.net/
• Shannon Steen-Larsen, The Mommy Files: http://www.themommy-files.com/
• Tricia Callahan, Once a Month Mom: http://onceamonthmom.com/
• Vanessa Druckman, ChefDruck Musings: http://chefdruck.blogspot.com/