Rice Krispies and Snickers combine in this delicious game day treat shaped like a football. It’s the perfect football party dessert.
It’s getting to be that time of year. No, I don’t mean autumn, back-to-school, or the soon-to-be-here Halloween. I’m referring to Football Time!
I may have mentioned in the past that while I really have zero interest in the game of football itself, I LOVE a good football party.
It’s just another reason to entertain and it’s a whole new party theme to work with! Football parties also mean comfort food and yummy treats that make everyone happy.
Of course, CHOCOLATE is one of those foods that can make a lot of smiles, so I was happy to put on my chocolate recipes thinking cap and come up with a football-themed dessert recipe using SNICKERS® candy bars!
To get started, I headed to my local Sam’s Club to stock up on a 48 count box of SNICKERS®. I needed to have enough to make my recipe, plus extras for those who just wanted straight-up chocolate candy bars. While I was there, I also grabbed a 105 Count Variety Bag. That way we had a few different MARS Candy treats to satisfy different appetites.
So, to get ready for game day, I created a super cute and SUPER delicious SNICKERS Rice Crispy Treat Football Recipe to add some fun and some flavor to the party.
It takes a classic recipe and throws in a couple of extra chocolatey twists to amp up the chocolate goodness. In my opinion there is no such thing as too much chocolate!
SNICKERS Rice Crispy Treat Football Recipe
(See recipe card below for ingredient amounts and full instructions.)
INGREDIENTS:
- butter
- marshmallows
- cocoa flavored crisp rice cereal
- SNICKERS® bars
- white decorator icing tube
How to Make a Chocolate Rice Krispies Treat Football:
- Start out by chopping the SNICKERS® bars into small pieces about 1/4″ across. (They are easier to melt when they’re small.)
- Melt the butter over low heat in a large saucepan. Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Turn off heat.
- Add in the cereal and SNICKERS® bars. Stir until the cereal is well coated. Turn out the mixture onto a large cookie sheet coated with cooking spray.
- Let it cool for a minute, butter your hands and shape into a football. (I used part of the mixture to make additional small football shapes.)
- Using decorator icing, pipe the laces onto your football.
So, I loved the way the football turned out with that nice brown football color, but what is even better is that it tasted AWESOME!
It was seriously so good that I was really glad I made the extra mini footballs because that meant I had some set aside to eat all by myself!
If you don’t necessarily want a big centerpiece dessert for your party, you can make lots of little footballs instead so that they can be just grabbed and eaten. We simply used a knife to cut apart our big football.
To add extra treats to our dessert spread, I served up lots of full size SNICKERS bars, as well as the Twix, M&Ms, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers bars from the 105 count variety bag in cute little metal buckets that I picked up at the craft store. They can be easily refilled to make sure you never run out of chocolate!
SNICKERS Rice Crispy Treat Football
Cocoa Krispies and Snickers combine in this delicious game day treat shaped like a football. It's the perfect football party dessert.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 package (about 40) Marshmallows
- 6 cups cocoa flavored crisp rice cereal
- 4 full sized SNICKERS® bars
- White decorator icing tube
Instructions
- Start out by chopping the SNICKERS® bars into small pieces about 1/4″ across. (They are easier to melt when they’re small.)
- Melt the butter over low heat in a large saucepan. Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Turn off heat.
- Add in the cereal and SNICKERS® bars. Stir until the cereal is well coated. Turn out the mixture onto a large cookie sheet coated with cooking spray.
- Let it cool for a minute, butter your hands and shape into a football. (I used part of the mixture to make additional small football shapes.)
- Using decorator icing, pipe the laces onto your football.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 326Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 103mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 9gSugar: 13gProtein: 10g
Nutrition is calculated automatically and may not be accurate.
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly says
Cute Rice Krispies Treat Football! Great to serve for the Football Fanatics! (Well after they have had a chance to digest the pizza and beer of course, LOL!)
shelly peterson says
What a yummy and fun idea! but I would make this recipe anytime of the year.
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
That looks so yummy. I didn’t even know you could make these. I bet you could do something similar with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Emily says
My boys would love this because they are starting football soon. You can’t beat anything with Snickers!
Veronica says
What a fun looking idea! I love it! Perfect for football season
Christie says
This turned out so good! My family would love to enjoy this on game day!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
Great idea! I love anything involving Rice Krispie Treats! I’m also trying to figure out what to serve at my own football party!
Melissa @ This Girl's Life Blog says
Your football looks perfect. What a fun way to kick of the season.
Chrystal @ YUM eating says
I used to enjoy rice krispie treats as a kid. I cant remember the last time I made them. Adding Snickers makes me want to give them a go again!
Tess says
My husband would love these! He is a big snickers fan!
Krystal says
I’m way impressed with the football! That is so cool…and looks delish!
Rosey says
Perfect for Fantasy Football Draft parties (we’re hosting ours Sunday). I love it!
Felicia says
Oh my goodness this looks delicious! Now I need a treat 🙂
Cyndi @ MrsWrightWrites says
Great idea! I’ll have to make this to enjoy as we sit back and watch our Chiefs disseminate all the other teams 😉
lisa says
Rice Krispie Treats and Snickers – two of my fav snacks! This will be perfect for an upcoming Chiefs Game!
Amy Desrosiers says
i love that you made Snickers rice treats because I never even thought of that! We love Snickers so this is a must!
Liz Mays says
Well that sounds right up my sweet tooth alley! I love the theme of it too!
Stacie @ The Divine Miss Mommy says
Football, snickers rice krispies treats, and the family watching a game together. Sounds like the perfect day to me.
Ingel Soong says
This recipe still remains very much a big hit