Monster Rice Cereal Treats
From our kitchen · October 27, 2026
I don’t try to make these monsters match. Rice cereal treats are bumpy, the coating drips, and a crooked candy eye improves the result.
A thin layer of colored candy coating at one end is plenty. It leaves the familiar buttery cereal underneath and gives us somewhere to attach the faces. I use green or purple, depending on what is on the baking shelf.
Press the cereal mixture lightly into the pan. Packing it down with all your strength makes a tidy slab and a rather strenuous snack. I want people to be able to take a bite without having to think about it first.
- Serves
- 12
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 25 min
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
1 bag (10 ounces) mini marshmallows
6 cups crisp rice cereal
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces green or purple candy-melting wafers
24 small candy eyes
2 tablespoons sprinkles, optional
Directions
- 1
Line a 9-by-13-inch pan with parchment and lightly butter it.
- 2
Melt butter in a large pot over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until just melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- 3
Fold in cereal until coated. Transfer to the pan and press gently into an even layer with a buttered spatula.
- 4
Cool about 45 minutes, until firm. Lift out and cut into 12 rectangles.
- 5
Melt candy wafers according to package directions. Dip one end of each treat into the coating and lay on parchment.
- 6
Add two candy eyes and sprinkles before the coating sets. Let set completely.
One family tip
Store in an airtight container at room temperature and enjoy within 2 days for the softest texture.
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