I think gingerbread men are just the cutest, but my kids aren’t a big fan of the taste. So… I decided to combine my love of gingerbread men with their love of Rice Krispie squares and came up with these adorable chocolate Rice Krispie gingerbread men pops.
These little guys taste delicious and are soft and gooey – just the way I like them! They’re a fun project to do with the kids and would be perfect for class treats or a kids’ Christmas party.
- ¼ cup butter + more for greasing
- 6 cups marshmallows
- 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 5½ cups chocolate Rice Krispies
- white cookie icing
- M&Ms or other candy for buttons
- paper straw {if desired} or popsicle sticks
- Over low heat melt the butter. Add in the marshmallows and stir to melt. Combine with cocoa powder and remove from heat.
- Stir in the Rice Krispies until combined.
- Grease the inside of a gingerbread man cookie cutter {as well as your hands!} and place on waxed paper or parchment paper. Press the Rice Krispie mixture firmly into the mold. If you are making pops, you will need to make the gingerbread men a little thicker {about 1 inch} to hold the stick in place. If you are just making the gingerbread men with no stick, they do not need to be as thick.
- Remove the Rice Krispie treat from the cookie cutter and place on waxed paper or parchment paper. Twist the stick in at the bottom. Keep firm pressure on the gingerbread man so he stays together. You may need to just re-form the shape a bit once the stick has been inserted. Press firmly together.
- Decorate with cookie icing and candy as desired.
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If you’re going to be making your chocolate Rice Krispie gingerbread men into pops, be sure to make them fairly thick {about an inch} so they can support the stick. If you’re just making the gingerbread men themselves, you can make them about half as thick and double your little gingerbread army. 🙂
To make the decorating easier, I buy the pre-made cookie icing as it’s a little thicker and dries nicely. You can always make your own if you prefer. If you have multiple decorators, place some icing in condiment bottles from the dollar store. You can go as crazy or as simple as you would like with the decorating.
I hope you enjoy them! They’re lots of fun!
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How adorable! Very festive and my family would love these for the holidays! 🙂
These look really cute and fun to make! Thanks for linking up at the Family Joy blog link up party.
xoxo
Shamira
These are just too cute. My grandkids will love them. Thank you for sharing at the Snickerdoodle Create~Bake~Make link party!
Thanks for hosting! I hope you get a chance to make them with the grandkids!
Just too cute for the holidays! LOL! I used to (and probably still do) LOVE rice krispie treats!! I haven’t had one since I was 12 though! 😮
These little guys are darling! And I bet they are yummy too. My little ones would love them. Pinned and sharing! Thank you for joining us at Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party this week.