Rice Krispie Dragon Treats are easy to make using store bought Rice Krispie Treats and Fruit by the Foot!
These lucky little dragons are so fun to make, even the kiddos will want to help. They are not only adorable, but tasty too!
You will need:
Rice Krispie Treats
Strawberry Fruit by the Foot
Color by the Foot
Red Jujubes
Red mini m&m’s
Wilton candy eyes
*optional – can frosting
1. First, cut Rice Krispie Treat into approximately 1″x 1 3/4″ rectangles.
2. Secondly, wrap with red Fruit by the Foot. It should stick to itself. (Or seal with frosting).
3. Then, cut a piece of red Fruit by the Foot to fit the top.
4. Now add the red Jujubes. If they do not stick to the Fruit by the Foot well, attach with frosting.
5. Add eyes and m&m nose.
6. Cut small yellow triangles from the Color by the Foot.
7. Attach the triangles to the side of the head and one in between the eyes, using frosting if desired.
8. Next, make the tail using red Fruit by the Foot, pinching it to make it wavy so it looks like ribbon.
9. Lastly, attach the head – it should be sticky enough, or attach with frosting.
Rice Krispie Treat Dragons
Fun and Easy Rice Krispie Treat Dragons for your Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year celebration party!
Ingredients
- 2 store-bought Rice Krispie Treat bars
- 4 red Fruit by the Foot
- 1 (16 oz.) can vanilla frosting
- 8 red Jujube candies
- 8 candy eyes
- 8 mini red M&M’s
- 1 yellow Fruit Roll-up
Instructions
- Cut Rice Krispie Treat bars into 1”x1 ¾” rectangles.
- Wrap the red Fruit by the Foot around the edge of a rectangle. Trim to fit. The Fruit by the Foot should stick to itself, or you can secure with a little frosting.
- Cut a small piece of red Fruit by the Foot to fit the top of the Rice Krispie Treat. Attach with frosting.
- With a toothpick dipped in frosting, attach 2 red Jujube candies at one end of the Rice Krispie Treat for ears.
- Attach 2 candy eyes and 2 mini M&M’s for the nose with frosting.
- Cut 3 small triangles out of the yellow Fruit Roll-up. With a toothpick dipped in frosting, attach one triangle in the middle of the eyes and one triangle on each side of the head.
- Make the tail using the remaining red Fruit by the Foot, and pinch it to make it wavy so it looks like ribbon
Attach to head, it should stick by itself or you may use frosting to secure.
