Rice Krispie Treat Turkey Legs
Rice Krispie treat turkey legs are a fun, seasonal spin on everyone's favorite cereal treat perfect for Thanksgiving. This kid friendly, no bake Thanksgiving dessert add a playful touch to your holiday dessert table without spending hours baking.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 10 oz white melting wafers
- 7 pretzel rods cut in half
- 12 oz mini marshmallows divided (reserve 14 pieces for the bones)
- 1 stick butter 8 tablespoons
- 2-3 tbsp cocoa powder to desired color
- 7 cups Rice Krispies cereal
Instructions
- Fill a small saucepan a quarter of the way with water and place double boiler on top. The water should be right underneath but not touching the double boiler. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and melt the wafers until smooth.10 oz white melting wafers
- Dip pretzel rods into the melted wafers and shake off the excess.7 pretzel rods
- Immediately lay the dipped rods onto a lined baking sheet and stick two marshmallows on the dipped end. Place in the refrigerator to set for 5 minutes. Keep the wafers at a simmer so they stay melted and stir occasionally to prevent clumping.12 oz mini marshmallows
- Take the rods and dip the again into the melted wafers.
- Lay the dipped rods down on lined baking sheet. Place in the refrigerator to set for 5 mins.
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter.1 stick butter
- Stir in the cocoa powder.2-3 tbsp cocoa powder
- Add marshmallows and stir continuously until fully melted and smooth.
- Add the Rice Krispies and gently fold together until all are coated.7 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- Remove the “bones” from the refrigerator. Using gloved hands or lightly greased hands from cooking spray or vegetable oil, take about 1/2 cup or 3/4 cup worth of the Rice Krispies mixture (depending on how big you want each “turkey leg” to be) and form it into a ball. Insert one of the prepared bones into one end. Place it onto the lined baking sheet and you can continue to mold it into a turkey leg shape there. Repeat with the rest.
- Let set for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- I suggest using the double boiler method so you can keep the melted wafers viscous long enough to dip the pretzel rods in a second time. You want to keep the wafers at a simmer so they stay melted. Just stir them occasionally to prevent clumping.
- Adjust the amount of cocoa powder in the Rice Krispie treats to make the turkey legs darker.
- If you prefer to use no cocoa powder you can omit it and just give it the classic Rice Krispie treat color.
- You could also use Cocoa Krispies and omit the cocoa powder. It will just give you a darker turkey leg.
- The longer it sits, the more it will harden! Let it sit for 10 minutes just to firm up (it firms up pretty quickly off the heat) and then serve. If it becomes too hard, you can always give it a quick microwave for 5-10 seconds.
- The Rice Krispie mixture is super sticky to mold. I like using gloves sprayed with cooking spray to prevent them from sticking to my hands. If you use a measuring cup to get exact measurements, you can lightly spray the inside of the cup as well so it doesn’t get stuck in there.