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How to make naturally green rice crispy treats

Create green rice crispy treats that are perfect for your St Patrick’s day party. Using natural food dye, you can create a chemical-free green dessert.
Naturally Green St Patricks Day Recipes. Create delicious St Patrick's day rice crispy treats using natural food coloring. Perfect for Christmas rice krispie treats too!

Green Rice Crispy Treats

I LOVE rice crispy treats.  There really isn’t an easier dessert to whip up.  I have a slight problem with eating a whole pan of them in a day.  It really is a problem…

Can we start with a discussion about whether these are green rice Krispie treats or green rice Crispy treats?  Because I see that people are spelling these easy St Patrick’s Day recipes both ways.

All I know is that when you pair natural food coloring with this easy recipe you have a delicious snack that the whole family will enjoy!

If you don’t know how to make rice crispy treats, you can use this recipe from Six Sisters’ Stuff.  I’ve started making them my go-to for school treat days and work food days.  There are never any leftovers.  Plus, they are gluten-free and can be made with ingredients that I trust.  For St Patrick’s Day, I wanted to make them fun, so I added a little twist.  I made GREEN rice crispy treats!

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Natural Green Food Coloring

We’re pretty into clean eating in our house.  So I needed to find a solution to your standard green food dye.  Our kids love eating fun colored treats.  And even though they are great veggie eaters.  (I’m knocking on wood as I’m typing this) sometimes you just want something sweet.

So I went searching for some natural green food dyes


I was able to get a fantastic green color, without all the chemicals.  Instead of Yellow #5 and Blue #1, which is what you find in your standard bottle of food coloring.  Maggie’s is made with gardenia extract (a flower) and curcumin (a spice).  You get a beautiful green color.  Not a bright green, like you get from the standard food coloring.  More of subtle sage green.  Which I love more anyway.

How to create green rice Krispie treats

To get the green color, add the food coloring to your marshmallows and butter while they’re melting.  I used about 2 Tablespoons of the food coloring.  This is more than you would use with the standard food dye, but it’s not concentrated, so it takes a bit more.Naturally Green St Patricks Day Recipes. Create delicious St Patrick's day rice crispy treats using natural food coloring. Perfect for Christmas rice krispie treats too!

Another little trick I use…marshmallows without corn syrup.  Yep, I’m that mom that makes organic rice crispy treats…I’m OK with that.Naturally Green St Patricks Day Recipes. Create delicious St Patrick's day rice crispy treats using natural food coloring. Perfect for Christmas rice krispie treats too!

I took a batch of these to the office and they raved that they were the best tasting rice crispy treats.  I’m pretty sure that it had everything to do with the marshmallows.  They have such a great rich flavor!Naturally Green St Patricks Day Recipes. Create delicious St Patrick's day rice crispy treats using natural food coloring. Perfect for Christmas rice krispie treats too!

It’s nice to have easy St Patrick’s day recipes that don’t make you cringe!

Don’t forget to pin this St Patrick’s Day Recipe to your favorite Pinterest board!Naturally Green rice krispie treats. Create delicious St Patrick's day rice crispy treats using natural food coloring. Perfect for Christmas rice krispie treats too!

 

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