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    Home » Cooking with Kids

    Dinosaur Egg Rice Krispie Treats

    Published: May 9, 2014 · Modified: Jul 29, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    This past week I have been participating in Play, Craft and Learn with Dinosaurs, a series with some other kid bloggers where we have been sharing ideas for fun with dinosaurs. We have shared dinosaur themed posts in the following areas - learning, fine motor, gross motor, arts and crafts and today is food. I hope you enjoyed our Digging for Dinosaur Footprints and Dinosaur Toss. Today we have some fun dino themed food coming your way. These Dinosaur Egg Rice Krispie Treats did not last long at my house. You will also enjoy our Rice Krispie Treat Pops.

    Dinosaur Egg Rice Krispie Treats - These are a fun addition to a dinosaur study or for any day.

    Ingredients:

    • 3 tablespoons of butter
    • 5 cups of mini marshmallows
    • 6 cups of Rice Krispies
    • 6 Oreo cookies
    • Egg shaped mold (optional)
    Ingredients for rice krispie treats

    My daughter and I did some research about what dinosaur eggs really looked like. No one can know for sure, so I thought we had a little creative license. When I think of dinosaur eggs, for some reason I imagine a speckled egg so we went with that. To create a speckled look, just add some crushed Oreos to your Rice Krispie Treat mixture.

    Before you start, crush 6 Oreos in a zip top bag. I gave my daughter a mallet and let her crush the cookies. You don't need to crush them into a fine powder as the larger chunks of cookie will create a nice texture to the treat.

    child crushing oreos

    Melt the butter in the microwave in a large bowl. Remove from microwave and stir in 5 cups of marshmallows.

    kids making rice krispie treats

    Return bowl to microwave and heat for 45 seconds. Stir and heat for another 45 seconds or until the marshmallow mixture is smooth.

    melted marshmallows and bowl of rice krispie treats

    Pour over 6 cups of Rice Krispies. You can also just pour the cereal into the marshmallow mixture if you used a big enough bowl. I did not.

    melted marshmallows being poured into rice krispies

    Add in your 6 crushed Oreos and stir together until well combined.

    oreo rice krispie treats

    If you have an egg mold, grease it with cooking spray, and scoop the Rice Krispie mixture into it to make an egg shape and then slide out to cool. If you don't have an egg mold, you can just form an egg with your hands.

    Dinosaur eggs treats

    These make a great addition to a dinosaur study. The Oreos add chocolate flavor in addition to making them look more like I'd imagine a dinosaur egg might have appeared.

    Dinosaur Egg Rice Krispie Treats

    Dinosaur Egg Rice Krispie Treats - These are a fun addition to a dinosaur study or for any day.
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 346kcal
    Author: Vicky

    Equipment

    • Egg shaped mold (optional)

    Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • 5 cups mini marshmallows
    • 6 cups Rice Krispies
    • 6 Oreo cookies

    Instructions

    • Crush 6 Oreos in a zip top bag.
    • Melt the butter in the microwave in a large microwave safe bowl. Remove from microwave and stir in 5 cups of marshmallows.
    • Return bowl to microwave and heat for 45 seconds. Stir and heat for another 45 seconds or until the marshmallow mixture is smooth.
    • Measure 6 cups of rice krispies in a large bowl. Pour the melted marshmallow mixture into the bowl with the Rice Krispies.
    • Add in 6 crushed Oreos and stir together until well combined.
    • If you have an egg mold, grease it with cooking spray, and scoop the Rice Krispie mixture into it to make an egg shape and then slide out to cool. If you don't have an egg mold, you can just form an egg with your hands.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 286mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 2038IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 10mg
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    Find some other great dinosaur food ideas here:

    Dinosaur Fossil Cookies from Craftulate

    Ice Cream Excavation with Chocolate Dinosaur Fossils from Lalymom

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    Comments

    1. Bella

      February 18, 2021 at 12:15 pm

      These look great, looking forward to making these for a dinosaur-themed activity day with my kids. For preparation and shopping purposes - approximately how many of those eggs did those amount of ingredients make?

    2. Vicky

      April 20, 2018 at 11:28 am

      Hope they enjoyed it!

    3. Joyce

      March 21, 2018 at 12:47 pm

      Love the recipe! I'm going to have my preschoolers make dog bones for snack during pet week.

    4. Vicky

      August 27, 2015 at 9:56 am

      I got the mold at a yard sale. It seems to be an easter egg mold. It is about 4-5 inches big. You can check Amazon.

    5. Shanna

      August 22, 2015 at 2:39 pm

      How big is your egg mold and where did you get it?

    6. Georgina Bomer

      May 09, 2014 at 5:46 pm

      Oh YUM these look and sound amazing!!

    7. Jaime JJ

      May 09, 2014 at 1:13 pm

      Oh my, these look so good. Love the oreos!!

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