Mini Egg Rice Crispy Squares

My Mini Egg Rice Crispy Squares are the essential Easter treat for any chocolate fanatic. So easy and incredibly tasty but do not blame me when you can’t stop yourself from eating more than one!

What are rice crispy squares?

At a quick glance you may think this is a rocky road recipe, but you would be mistaken!

As a child, for me and I’m sure a lot of other people, Easter meant making rice crispy cakes. Referring to them as cakes was a little generous because I made them by literally mixing rice crispies and melted chocolate together.

I would then spoon this into a cupcake case to set. Highly skilled stuff I’m sure you’ll agree.

These Mini Egg Rice Crispy Squares are a step up from that, but are still very simple. They are a combination of rocky road and pimped rice crispy cakes.

What are rice crispies?

Rice crispies are a popular breakfast cereal. They are made from crisped rice that puffs up leaving a hollow inside and crisp shell.

The most well known brand are ‘Rice Krispies’ which are available in quite a few countries. However a lot of supermarkets also offer their own versions which would work just as well.

Customise your Mini Egg Rice Crispy Squares

These sweet treats are calling out to be customised!

There are so many different Easter chocolates available now. We are almost spoilt for choice! Although mini eggs are my favourite, you can use any chocolate you like.

If you can’t find micro eggs – they are just even smaller mini eggs; then either just use mini eggs or use something else.

Do mini eggs have to be used?

Absolutely not, feel free to use any Easter Chocolate you like. There are so many to choose from that you can make these cookies with your favourite. Some Easter chocolates you might like to try:

• Creme eggs
• Malteser Easter bunnies
• Galaxy Enchanted Eggs
• Terry’s chocolate orange mini eggs
• Milkybar white chocolate mini eggs

If you want to make these at a different time of year, you can use any chocolates you like.

A simple & delicious treat

This Mini Egg Rice Crispy Squares are so simple to make. They are the perfect recipe to make if you aren’t very confident in the kitchen.

You don’t need any fancy equipment to make these tasty treats. Once the butter, golden syrup and chocolate and been melted, it is just a case of mixing it all together in a big bowl. It couldn’t be simpler!

They are also great for children to help out with. They would particularly like decorating them!

How to decorate these rice crispy squares

I like to decorate these Mini Egg Rice Crispy Squares with more melted chocolate. I have used milk chocolate, but you could use dark or white if you prefer. 

I then add even more mini eggs on top. There is no such thing as too many mini eggs is there?! 

You can then add sprinkles or any other decorations you like. This is where you can get as creative as you like. 

How many Rice Crispy Squares does this make?

If you use the same size tin as in the recipe, I like to cut it into 24 squares. These are the perfect size in my option but you can obviously cut them bigger or smaller.

If you don’t have the same size tin as in the recipe, you can use a slightly larger one. This will mean your crispy squares are thinner but that’s not an issue.

How long will these keep?

These keep in the fridge for up to a week. This means they are great to make in advance. If you do keep them out of the fridge they just become a bit more crumbly which makes them a bit messier to eat.

If you don’t think you will manage to eat them all in a week, I would recommend halving the recipe. This is really easy to do. It also works the other way if you want to double the recipe and make even more!

Making these Mini Egg Rice Crispy Squares gluten free, vegetarian or vegan

To make these tasty treats gluten free you first need to find gluten free rice crispies. These seem to be quite readily available in most large supermarkets.

You also need to make sure the chocolate you use is gluten free but everything else is suitable.

To make these vegetarian, use gelatine free marshmallows.

A few changes need to be made to make these suitable for vegans, but they are all simple enough.

Unfortunately, the branded Rice Krispies aren’t vegan. They contain a form of Vitamin D that is derived from animals. The ‘free from’ options you can buy are dairy and milk free but also not vegan.

If you do want to make these vegan, you would just need to find a suitable vegan alternative. If you can’t find something like rice crispies, a vegan cornflake or similar would also work.

You could also need to substitute the butter for a vegan alternative. I would recommend the blocks which are closer to butter rather than the margarine if possible.

Finally swap the milk chocolate to dark chocolate and use vegan friendly mini eggs and marshmallows.

Other recipes you might like

• Double Chocolate Mini Egg Cookies
• Mini Egg Chocolate Glazed Baked Doughnuts
• Maltesers Cookie Bars
• Chocolate Creme Egg Cupcakes
• Hot Cross Bun Baked Doughnuts

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