I made these a few weeks ago and they didn’t last long around our house. I didn’t want Valentine’s Day to go by without sharing these with you. I feel the need to spread the recipe love! These are a fun twist on the traditional treat and are quick to make.  It’s pretty much your basic rice krispie recipe with cake batter mix and sprinkles added. Honestly, I wasn’t sure how these would turn out, and I LOVE cake batter flavored treats. I just couldn’t imagine a rice krispie treat tasting like cake batter. These were really good and the cake batter flavor wasn’t overpowering. A few bloggers have increased the amount of cake batter mix from 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup and loved them. I thought they were great as is. You will literally spend more time driving back and forth to the store to get the ingredients than you will actually making these.

I know Valentine’s Day often inspires us to make amazingly decadent desserts for those we love, and if you’re planning something elaborate for your valentine, by all means go for it. I don’t claim to be a relationship expert, but here is my advice… Do not stress if you are short on time.  Skip the complicated dessert recipe, make a batch of these, and then spend the rest of your time planning for dessert after your dessert (if you know what I mean). The reality is, regardless of what edible dessert your whip up, your valentine is much more likely to remember the second course dessert.

Cake Batter Rice Krispies (Recipe from How Sweet Eats)

3 tablespoons butter

1 10-ounce bag of mini marshmallows

1/4 cup white cake mix (original recipe uses yellow cake mix)

6 cups rice krispies cereal

1 1.75-ounce container of sprinkles

Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until they begin to melt, adding in cake mix one spoonful at a time so its combined. Stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and mix. Press into a baking dish (any size will do) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes. Use a cookie cutter to cut out rice krispie shapes.