Cereal Treat Easter Eggs Recipe

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Cereal Treat Easter Eggs

These Cereal Treat Easter Eggs are made with marshmallows and fruity cereal. Shaped into Easter eggs they’re a fun holiday twist on a classic no-bake treat!

Seeing things through my children’s eyes is perhaps one of my favorite things about being a parent. I enjoy when my preschooler gets excited for the first snowflakes of the season or when my baby can barely contain his excitement over hearing music come from the radio.

Holidays are especially fun. Every year I find myself more and more willing to offer special crafts and treats for my family to help celebrate. That’s why I made these Easter eggs this year – they are not the most sophisticated thing to come out of my kitchen but they are bright and cheery and my son was literally jumping up and down with excitement while we were making them.

These were simple to make and you could easily change up the recipe to use any cereal your family likes. I used Fruity Pebbles because they were colorful. You basically mix up the ingredients and stuff them into plastic Easter eggs. I found that it was easiest to use eggs that split down the side vertically.

I placed the finished eggs to dry in a muffin tin. Keep these in an airtight container for up to 1 week. If you are going to be munching on them throughout the week and they get a bit too firm to bite into just put one in the microwave for 5-10 seconds before enjoying.

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Yield: 12 cereal treat eggs

Prep Time:10 minutes

Total Time:30 minutes

These Easter Egg Cereal Treats are made with marshmallows and fruity cereal. Shaped into Easter eggs they're a fun holiday twist on a classic no-bake treat!

Ingredients:

¼ c butter
10 oz bag of marshmallows
5 c cereal (I used Fruity Pebbles)

Directions:

In a large pan melt butter using medium heat.
Add marshmallows and stir until melted.
Pour in the cereal and mix to incorporate.
Spray plastic eggs with cooking spray. I found it was easiest to use eggs that split vertically. You could just use 1 or 2 eggs for this process as the cereal does not take long to take the shape of the egg.
Spoon the cereal mixture into each half of the egg then close egg to form shape. Pop cereal out after about 10 seconds.

Notes:

I found that it was easiest to use eggs that split down the side vertically.
Yield varies on the size of plastic Easter eggs you use.

All Recipes, Easter, Fruity, Holidays, No Bake Desserts, Other Sweets, Rainbow

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66 Responses to “Cereal Treat Easter Eggs”

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Boulder Locavore — April 11, 2011 at 1:10 am
Clever girl! How many tired old egg treats do we expect to see recycled this season? None from you! Love it.
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cookingmisadventures — April 11, 2011 at 1:13 am
Pure genius! This is happening this week at my house for sure!!
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Happy When Not Hungry — April 11, 2011 at 1:25 am
These are so cute! How creative and clever!
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wendyweekendgourmet — April 11, 2011 at 1:32 am
Adorable and so cute for Easter…for kids and big kids alike! Love these…
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Lindsey@lindselicious — April 11, 2011 at 1:56 am
So simple and so festive. Love it!
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Lisa {Authentic Suburban Gourmet } — April 11, 2011 at 2:33 am
What a clever idea! This is such a great craft idea to do with both young and old for the upcoming holiday. Love the colors!
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Kate@Diethood — April 11, 2011 at 2:53 am
Sooo cute!!! You’re full of ideas, Katrina… great job!!
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amanda @ fake ginger — April 11, 2011 at 3:16 am
Is this what you were eating the other day when you were hiding from your kids? lol They look so fun and I know my kids would go crazy for them! Let’s see if I can remember to get some Fruity Pebbles when I go grocery shopping this week. 😛
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Stephanie — April 11, 2011 at 3:27 am
What a fun idea! Even better made with colorful cereal!
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sweetsbysillianah — April 11, 2011 at 3:31 am
too cute! your kids are so lucky to have you as a mom! 😉
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Sandra — April 11, 2011 at 3:37 am
One more amazing idea!!!You are so creative! I love this!!
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paddle attachment — April 11, 2011 at 4:27 am
Awesome tip! I can’t wait to do these! My husband is gaga over Rice Krispie treats and the kids love anything he loves. The egg shape puts it over the top!
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Kankana — April 11, 2011 at 4:35 am
This is such a fun treat for kids! All your recipes are such creative and unique 🙂
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Beth Michelle — April 11, 2011 at 7:06 am
So creative! They are so colorful and beautiful! Love it.
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shabs — April 11, 2011 at 8:19 am
Wowowoowo, cool idea , your blog is so colorful , I love it 😀 .
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Shawn — April 11, 2011 at 10:41 am
Super cute & creative!
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Angela@RecipesFromMyMom — April 11, 2011 at 11:23 am
Almost too cute to eat. We haven’t had crispy rice treats in a long time.
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Carolyn — April 11, 2011 at 11:48 am
Adorable!!!
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TKN — April 11, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Very cool idea 🙂 I’d rather do something like this than give my daughter a bunch of crappy chocolate again this year.
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Mary at n00bcakes — April 11, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Love the simplicity and incredible cuteness of this dessert; what a wonderful idea! You know, this would be a fantastic entry for the Pimp My Easter Basket Challenge. ^_~ http://tinyurl.com/69g6c2f
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Rachel @ Baked by Rachel — April 11, 2011 at 1:46 pm
You’re cracking me up with these kiddie treats. Fun idea 🙂
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Jill@MadAboutMacarons — April 11, 2011 at 1:49 pm
You are just amazing; Look at these colours! Love your tip about the microwave later in the week, although if I made these there would be none left a few days’ later!
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Parsley Sage — April 11, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Brilliant! What a super cool Easter treat! Well done 🙂
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Brandie — April 11, 2011 at 2:16 pm
These are so cute. We saw the commercial where the kids were making the egg treats and my son said “I want to make those”. Glad I’m not the only parent who says “OK” at the drop of a hat. We made a huge sticky mess but it was a lot of fun.
Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous!!
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Amanda — April 11, 2011 at 2:22 pm
They look great! 🙂
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Erin — April 11, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Oh yum! I would eat all of them. Which is totally what I need after eating way too many of the Easter Egg Hunt cookies. Delish!!!
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Fresh and Foodie — April 11, 2011 at 4:32 pm
So cute! Love the idea.
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Medifast Coupons — April 11, 2011 at 4:51 pm
These would be really fun to share at my grandson’s school Easter party, kid friendly and so fun looking. Thanks for the idea, now I have to see about a colorful looking cereal that is peanut free.
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RavieNomNoms — April 11, 2011 at 4:52 pm
What a cute idea! I would have loved to have gotten these as a kid during the holidays. Easter was always the most fun for me as a kid, I loved doing that Easter egg hunt throughout the house!
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Becky — April 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm
These are so cute and perfect for Easter. I’m making these Wed. with my friend’s 3 yr old twin grandsons, who are whirlwinds. I’m guessing that I won’t get too many, pics. Wish me luck:)
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Andrea @ strawberry-chic — April 11, 2011 at 7:31 pm
How creative! I love how colorful they are, perfect for easter!
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Lauren — April 11, 2011 at 8:33 pm
These are adorable. Wonderful for kids to create an easter treat. We JUST bought some at the store yesterday. We are all over these. Thanks 🙂
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Cooking Rookie — April 11, 2011 at 10:43 pm
CUTE!!!
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Maris (In Good Taste) — April 11, 2011 at 10:59 pm
What a creative and healthy treat!
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Kimberly — April 11, 2011 at 11:12 pm
That is just adorable, my son would love making these with me. Thanks for the idea, so creative!!
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Kim - Liv Life — April 12, 2011 at 12:42 am
My kids (11 and 14) will LOVE this idea!!! So creative. I don’t buy fruity pebbles, though they frequently ask when we are at the store so this will be an extra special treat. Love it! The plastic egg idea is perfect.
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Katie @ This Chick Cooks — April 12, 2011 at 12:59 am
Katrina- These are so cute 🙂 I’m definitely going to feature these on my “These Chicks Cooked” weekly features on Wednesday. I love your blog and I’m going to add you to my blog roll. Have a great night.
Katie
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Sue — April 12, 2011 at 1:02 am
The eggs are so perfectly shaped and are so much fun with the fruity colors! Yummy too, I’m sure:)
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Elisabeth — April 12, 2011 at 5:02 am
You always come up with the most adorable and creative yummy ideas. So perfect and lots of fun for the little ones for Easter!
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briarrose — April 12, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Adorable!
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Lauren@LittleYellowKitchen — April 12, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Chrissy and I were discussing what Easter goodies to make and this idea was something we came up with last night but you beat us to it! 🙂 Your pics are amazing, and those eggs are absolutely perfect!
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Lin Ann — April 12, 2011 at 4:14 pm
I love these and great picture! I knew I’d be in for a pleasant surprise coming over here. Your treats are so colorful and fun! Great idea for Easter.
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Merut — April 12, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Oh wow! These are super creative. I bet your kids love these. I can just imagine how fun and colorful they look sitting on the counter.
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scrambledhenfruit — April 12, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Cute! My grandson would love these! 🙂
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SuzyEats — April 13, 2011 at 1:33 am
These looks great Katrina!
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A little bit of everything — April 13, 2011 at 4:12 am
you always come up with brilliant kid friendly ideas. you have such a wild imagination.
the Easter eggs sound great.
Thanks for sharing Katrina
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Firefly — April 13, 2011 at 7:08 am
Another yummy and fun recipe we must try 🙂 thanks for sharing 🙂
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Lauren — April 13, 2011 at 11:12 am
How cute!
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Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels — April 13, 2011 at 3:57 pm
How cute are these?! I wish I was your neighbor so I could eat all of the cute treats you make. 🙂
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Joy — April 13, 2011 at 7:38 pm
This is very cute.
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Emily @ Life On Food — April 13, 2011 at 11:25 pm
These are super cute. I almost wish I had kids to share them with.
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Kim - Liv Life — April 14, 2011 at 3:21 am
All right, I know I already posted on this one, but my daughter just looked at it with me and I don’t think she has ever been so excited to make something!! She made me print the recipe right now and actually made a grocery list for me. Love it!
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Wilde in the Kitchen — April 14, 2011 at 5:11 pm
These are so much fun! I love that they are shaped like eggs!
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Cassie @ Bake Your Day — April 14, 2011 at 9:38 pm
What an adorable twist on this favorite of mine, love it!
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Lori @ Girl Meets Oven — April 14, 2011 at 10:56 pm
So cute! I did something similar once with Cocoa Krispies, shaping them like footballs for a Super Bowl party.
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kitchenmorph — April 15, 2011 at 1:07 am
you continue to delight Katrina! this is super creative and no one wants a sophisticated mommy 😛 you’re the best!
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southernscraps — April 15, 2011 at 11:13 am
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
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Allison @ Alli 'n Son — April 15, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Great twist on rice krispie treats. My Grandma used to make something similar, they were so good.
I’d like to invite you to share this recipe on my linky, Sweet Tooth Friday. I hope to see you there. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/04/14/chocolate-birds-nests/
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cookies and cups — April 16, 2011 at 1:45 pm
love these!! I am a sucker for a krispie treat 🙂
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Jessica @ bake me away! — April 23, 2011 at 9:16 pm
These are so genius!! So simple too…I literally had a “Darn, why didn’t I think of that?” moment. 🙂 Thanks for contributing to Pimp My Easter Basket, Katrina!
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Joan@chocolateandmore — February 26, 2012 at 4:49 pm
You are the smartest! Love this idea! Pinned!
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Carrie's Creations — March 21, 2012 at 6:27 pm
These are TOO CUTE! <3
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kyzared — March 24, 2013 at 5:58 pm
these look so fab cant wait to make these for the easter egg hunt. Just one thing im gonna be very dumb at the moment and ask for help please. Your ingrediant list says 1/4 c of butter and 5c of cereal, please can you tell me what that would be in gramms or ounces please as i am very lost and dont want it to come out wrong. Thankyou
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kyzared — March 24, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Oh i think ive just sussed it, its a cup isnt it lol
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Rodrigo — October 17, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Your means of telling the whole thing in this post
is genuinely good, all be able to easily be aware of it,
Thanks a lot.
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Paula — March 25, 2015 at 9:18 am
if you use regular rice krispies you can melt peeps instead of marshmellows it gives them pretty colors and adds sweetness to them put them in a pan and layer by color for rainbow squares

Cereal Treat Easter Eggs