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Pokemon Party Food: Pokeball Rice Krispies Treats

Have you got a Pokemon fan in your family? If you do, you probably recognize these yummy Pokeball inspired Rice Krispies treats. They would be perfect Pokemon party food for a birthday party, a special after-school treat with friends, or even a celebration after an afternoon of playing Pokemon Go.

Simple to make, they’re based on the traditional Rice Krispies treats recipe and trimmed with fondant. You could even let the kids make and decorate their own as a fun party activity. Kid tested, Pikachu approved!

Pokeball Inspired Cereal Treats Recipe

Ingredients:

Ingredients for Pokeball Inspired Cereal Treats Recipe

2 tbsp butter, divided

2 cups mini marshmallows, divided

3 cups Rice Krispies cereal, divided

½ tsp red gel food coloring

Red decorating frosting

3-4 oz. black fondant

1-2 oz. white fondant

Instructions:

Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.

In one medium-sized saucepan, melt 1 tbsp butter over medium-high heat.

Pour 1 cup mini marshmallows into buttered saucepan and stir until melted.

Remove saucepan from heat.

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Fold in 1 ½ cups rice cereal and stir until all ingredients are well combined.

Roll mixture into 2 inch spheres – you will need 5 of them. Place gently on lined baking sheet.

In a clean, medium-sized saucepan repeat the same steps with your remaining butter, marshmallows.

Once you remove the saucepan from the heat, add red gel food coloring and mix until completely tinted.

dyeing half of the mixture red for pokeball treats

Fold in remaining rice cereal.

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Roll into 2 inch spheres – again, you will need 5. Place gently on lined baking sheet and allow to set for at least 15 minutes.

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Cut each sphere in half using a serrated knife.

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To assemble, frost the top of each white rice cereal treat portion and place a red portion on top.

add fondant to trim pokeball treats

Roll out black fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.

Use a paring knife to cut out 10 strips – about 1/3 of inch in thickness and 7 inches long.

add fondant to trim pokeball treats

Wrap one strip around the center of each Pokeball.

Use the bottom end of a Wilton icing tip to cut out 10 black fondant circles.

using fondant to trim pokeball cereal treats

Place one fondant circle on the strip of the Pokeball.

Roll out white fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.

Use the bottom end of the same icing tip to cut out 10 white fondant circles.

These Pokeball inspired treats are perfect for the Pokemon fan.

Stick white fondant circle on the black fondant circle. (Hint: usually the fondant is sticky enough to hold on its own but if not, you may use your decorating frosting to secure).

Don’t let the number of steps in this recipe overwhelm you. It may seem like a lot but they really don’t take much time at all and are really easy to make. It’s a fun treat idea for Pokemon fans of all ages.

Yields: approx. 10 rice cereal treats

These Pokeball inspired treats are perfect for the Pokemon fan.
Yield: 10

Pokeball Rice Krispies Treats

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

If you have a Pokemon fan at home, you're going to want this Pokeball Rice Krispies Treats recipe. Perfect for parties!

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter, divided
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows, divided
  • 3 cups rice cereal, divided
  • ½ tsp red gel food coloring
  • Red decorating frosting
  • 3-4 oz. black fondant
  • 1-2 oz. white fondant

Instructions

  1. Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set
    aside.
  2. In one medium-sized saucepan, melt 1 tbsp
    butter over medium-high heat.
  3. Pour 1 cup mini marshmallows into buttered
    saucepan and stir until melted.
  4. Remove saucepan from heat.
  5. Fold in 1 ½ cups rice cereal and stir until
    all ingredients are well combined.
  6. Roll mixture into 2 inch spheres - you will
    need 5 of them. Place gently on lined baking sheet.
  7. In a clean, medium-sized saucepan repeat
    the same steps with your remaining butter, marshmallows.
  8. Once you remove the saucepan from the heat,
    add red gel food coloring and mix until completely tinted.
  9. Fold in remaining rice cereal.
  10. Roll into 2 inch spheres - again, you will
    need 5. Place gently on lined baking sheet and allow to set for at least 15
    minutes.
  11. Cut each sphere in half using a serrated
    knife.
  12. To assemble, frost the top of each white
    rice cereal treat portion and place a red portion on top.
  13. Roll out black fondant so that it’s about ¼
    of an inch thick.
  14. Use a paring knife to cut out 10 strips -
    about 1/3 of inch in thickness and 7 inches long.
  15. Wrap one strip around the center of each
    Pokeball.
  16. Use the bottom end of a Wilton icing tip to
    cut out 10 black fondant circles.
  17. Place one fondant circle on the strip of
    the Pokeball.
  18. Roll out white fondant so that it’s about ¼
    of an inch thick.
  19. Use the bottom end of the same icing tip to
    cut out 10 white fondant circles.
  20. Stick white fondant circle on the black
    fondant circle. (Hint: usually the fondant is sticky enough to hold on its own
    but if not, you may use your decorating frosting to secure).

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 248Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 82mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 0gSugar: 44gProtein: 1g

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Pokeball Rice Krispies Treats

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