My kids love baking or maybe it is more about the decorating that interests them. Rice Krispie treats are a great way to do both. Now your sweet treat creations can also benefit children this holiday season with the Kellogg’s Rice Krispies* & The Salvation Army NEW Treats for Toys Holiday Program.
“Part of the magic of the holiday season for children comes from unwrapping a new toy,” says Captain Les Marshall, Public Relations and Development Secretary for The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda.“Unfortunately, not every Canadian child gets to experience this. That’s why we’re thrilled to partner with Kellogg’s Rice Krispies on the Treats for Toys program, and spread festive joy to children across Canada.”
From now until December 22, 2013 your Rice Krispies treat can turn into a toy for a child who might otherwise not receive a gift this year.
How? Simply create a toy-shaped treat from Rice Krispies cereal then upload a photo of your creation to RiceKrispies.ca. For each toy-shaped treat photo uploaded Rice Krispies will donate $20 to The Salvation Army, to a maximum of $30,0000. The Salvation Army will use the donations to buy toys for children in need.
If you’re looking for some inpiration, here’s the steps for creating a Racecar Rice Krispies treat.
The Original Recipe
1⁄4 cup (50 ml)margarine or butter
1 pkg (250 g) regular marshmallows
1⁄2 tsp (2 ml) vanilla extract (optional)
6 cups (1.5 L) Rice Krispies* cereal
• Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over low heat
• Add the marshmallows, stir until melted. Remove from heat
• Add the remaining ingredients. Stir until • Press 3⁄4 of the mix firmly into a buttered pan
Ingredient Ideas for Decorating
– Royal icing will act as the glue
– Black and white icing for details
– Round black licorice candies for the wheels
– Silver balls for the wheel accessories
– Red licorice and black gummy candies for the tail lights
Making The Shapes
After making 1 large pan of Rice Krispies* following shapes:
1 x large rectangle with rounded end for car body.
1 x rectangle as long as the car is wide, cut in half to make a triangle, for the fin.
1 x medium rectangle rounded and flattened for the roof.
Building The Racecar
1. Body – Using royal icing attach the long triangle to the top end of the large rectangle, at the squared end.
2. Top – Attach roof on top of car body in front of the fin
3. Final – Now it’s time to get creative and decorate! TIP – Get the kids involved making the wheels and decorating their own
You can find four other ideas on RiceKrispies.ca, including Princess Pop and a Crackle-saurus.
This post was sponsored by Kellogg’s Rice Krispies.