Today is Canada Day and Fourth of July is just a few sleeps away . What is a holiday without treats? Last year we made these adorable flag cupcakes and this year we made the Star Treats that were gobbled up at church. Do you have a favorite treat? Leave a comment and share! To all my fellow Canadians, Happy Canada Day!Star Treats
- Gather your materials. You will need 5 1/2 cups of marshmallows, 5 1/2 cups of rice crispy type cereal, 1/4 cup of butter, some non stick spray , a large sauce pan , a baking sheet and a star cookie cutter, and red , white and blue jelly beans.
- Make your rice crispy squares by melting the butter over medium heat, add the marshmallows melt them add the cereal. Spread onto your baking sheet and cool just enough for them to be comfortable for your child to touch.
- Time to add the jelly beans. We counted them as we put them in , and surprisingly few ended up in his mouth.
- Pop them in the fridge and cool completely.
- Grab your star cookie cutter and cut out.
- Enjoy!
Flag Cupcakes
- Gather your materials. You will need your favourite ( another Canadian spelling, not an error) cupcake recipe , some jelly beans and white icing.
- Bake your cupcakes and let them cool completely. Your kids can help but mine had his fair share of jelly bellys while I was making the batter, so I did this activity alone.
- Ice the cupcake completely.
- For the Maple Leaf cupcakes start by making a maple leaf with 6 red jelly beans. You can also use licorice or another red candy.
- Next add 3 red jelly beans lengthwise on either side of the maple leaf! Sing O Canada before eating 🙂
- For the Stars and Stripes Start with a horizontal row of 4 red jelly beans , repeat.
- Add 4 blue jelly beans in the upper left.
- Add 2 rows of 2 red jelly beans , sing The Star Spangled Banner before eating 🙂
Jolanthe says
those star treats are cute – might have to make those today!
Georgine says
Did you use real Rice Crispies? Or did you use a more natural rice cereal? I am looking for a good substitute for Rice Crispies. I hate that it is a rice cereal and NOT gluten free. But i have used some organic brands and they don't have the same crunch. THey almost taste a little stale in the crispy treats. Any advice? Also, were they treats hard to cut with the cookie cutter?
Heather says
Check out Trader Joe’s Rice cereal. Even better than the store brand, and cheaper, too!
Linda @ My Trendy Tykes says
I love the star rice krispy treats! Yum
Ashley says
Too cute! What a fun idea!
Amber says
I am a big fan of the Canada Day cake with strawberries and whipped cream. In theory. I've never actually had a piece. Those cupcakes look great, too. 🙂
Happy Canada Day!
Rebecca is Thrilled by the Thought says
Yummy! I haven't had rice crispie treats in so long. I think I'm going to have to make these!
Melissa says
your treats look divine! i totally forgot today was canada day – i wondered why they were singing "o canada" on the simpsons! haha
Sarah says
Love the Canadian flag cupcakes!
SkylarKD says
Thanks for posting the yummy-looking Canadian muffins, I was feeling a little lonely in the sea of American blogs – it's nice to be mentioned! 🙂
Christy says
These are so cute! Thanks for the ideas!
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