Adorable Turkey Thanksgiving Rice Krispie Treats

If you're looking for a Thanksgiving treat that will wow your guests whether they be little or big, you'll want to make these adorable Turkey Rice Krispie Treats! They're easy to make and oh-so-fun!

I love to create fun holiday treats, but I usually don't have a ton of time. I constantly try to think of fun things I can make that will wow the kids but that won't take a ton of time to make!  These Turkey Rice Krispies Treats fit the bill perfectly!

You don't need many ingredients to make these delightful Thanksgiving treats.  Chances are you have some of these things on hand already.

This adorable turkey is perfect for serving on Thanksgiving day or taking to school parties. This rice krispie treat recipe is an easy recipe and your kids will have a blast decorating them.

Turkey Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients for Rice Krispie Turkey Treats

• 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal (or any “crisp rice” cereal)
• 3 tbsp butter
• 4 cups mini marshmallows
• Mini peanut butter cups
• Candy eyes
• Red M&M’s (or chocolate candies)
• Candy corn (To up the wow factor, make your own candy corn using this homemade candy corn recipe)
• 2 Tablespoons Frosting– any variety

Now that you’ve got your ingredients together, here are the directions! 

Turkey Rice Krispy Treat Directions

Prepare a  9 x 13 pan by spraying with cooking spray.

In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.

Add your marshmallows to your melted butter and stir well!

Stir frequently until the marshmallows are melted.

Add your 6 cups of Rice Krispies and stir until they are well combined.

Once your cereal and marshmallow mixture are mixed well, dump your mixture into your prepared pan and press mixture down using a piece of wax paper or a piece of parchment paper.

Let your Rice Krispy Treats cool for about an hour.

Using a cookie cutter, cup or other circular item, cut circles out of cooled treats. I just keep re-shaping the mixture and cutting circles until I've used all of my Rice Krispy treats.

I typically get 8-10 turkeys out of my mixture…depending on the circle size.

How To Assemble Rice Krispie Turkeys

I like to assemble these on a lined baking sheet or cookie sheet. You can line them with parchment paper, waxed paper or a silicone baking mat. This will keep your delicious treats from sticking to the surface.

You'll want to assemble your rice krispie treat turkeys using frosting as glue.

Attach the turkey's head (the peanut butter cup) to the body. Then add the candy eyes, red candy for the beak or waddle and then add your candy corn feathers. If you feel extra artistic, you can do a second row of candy corn for more robust tail feathers.

Voila! You have fabulous Thanksgiving Turkey Rice Krispy Treats that will wow guests…both young and old!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can I use Kellogg's Rice Krispie Treats or my own Rice Krispie treats to make this fun treat?

You sure can! If you're short on time, these Rice Krispy Treat Sheets are a great idea! All you have to do is open the treat sheet, cut out your little turkey bodies, and get to decorating!

Can I add flavors to these treats?

You sure can! My kids love pumpkin rice krispie treats! We just add some of our homemade pumpkin pie spices to our 6 cups of rice krispie cereal before we mix it in with the marshmallow mixture. The pumpkin pie rice krispies treats taste just like fall!

You could also make chocolate rice krispie turkeys. You'll either want to use chocolate rice krispies instead of regular rice krispies or you could melt some chocolate chips with your marshmallow to make a chocolate marshmallow mixture before adding the regular rice krispies.

Can I turn these into turkey pops?

Yep! And I think they're fun that way! You'll want to use a popsicle stick that you insert into the base of each rice krispie treat circle. I like to use melted chocolate to ensure that my popsicle sticks don't fall out. While I like lollipop sticks for a lot of holiday treats, these treats are a little too heavy for popsicle sticks.

You can use Wilton chocolate candy melts or chocolate chips to make your melted chocolate. Also, I would use white candy melts or white chocolate chips for regular rice krispy turkeys and I would use darker candy melts if you opt for chocolate rice krispy treats.

Check out these other fun Thanksgiving Treats!

Turkey Brownies

Oreo Turkeys

Create Magical Memories With Your Family

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