Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats (#Bloggers for Sandy Hook)
Medically reviewed by Christiana George Updated Date: January 6, 2026
I am participating in Cookie and Crafts for Sandy Hook, a tribute to Sandy Hook Elementary School. Though this recipe is not technically a cookie, it is something fun to make with your kids and remember how precious they are.
For more information on how to help support the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, click on the buttons to the right of my page, or see Dorothy at Crazy For Crust.
Most kids I know love candy canes and hot chocolate, so I thought it would be fun to combine the two tastes. If you haven’t tried Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses, you have to go out and get some. They are really addictive. I may have had a few while making this treat.
Your kids can help you unwrap all the kisses and get them ready for you to chop up into itty bitty pieces.
For the hot chocolate, I used Ghirardelli Double Chocolate, but you can use any hot chocolate mix you like.
You can see all the bits of candy cane that were inside the Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses.
I made these treats two ways. First, I made them into bars and topped them with a marshmallow fluff and Cool Whip topping and sprinkled them with Marshmallow Bits and candy cane sprinkles, to get the whole hot chocolate vibe going.
But if you want to have a more candy cane vibe going, you can pull out your candy cane cookie cutter and have the kids cut out the treats into candy cane shapes.
Then with some Wilton’s white and red candy melt, and some red sugar crystals, you can decorate the tops.
Wouldn’t this be great to go with a nice mug of hot chocolate on Christmas Day?
Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
by The Sweet Chick
Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Keywords: no bake snack dessert rice krispies marshmallows marshmallow bits Cool Whip
Ingredients (25 bars)
For the treats
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 bag (10 oz.) mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup hot chocolate mix
- 6 cups Cocoa Krispie Cereal
- 1 cup chopped, Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses
For the topping
- 1 cup marshmallow fluff
- 2 cups Cool Whip
Optional Toppings
- Jet Puffed Mallow Bits in chocolate and vanilla
- candy cane sprinkles
Instructions
For the treats
In a large sauce pan, melt butter and marshmallows over low heat. Stir until completely melted.
Remove from heat and add hot chocolate mix. Stir until completely mixed.
Then add the Cocoa Krispie cereal and chopped kisses. Mix until all is well incorporated.
Then pour the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 pan or a cookie sheet and spread it evenly with a piece of waxed paper.
Place in fridge to cool.
For the topping
With a hand mixer mix the fluff and cool whip together until smooth.
Then spread evenly over the Cocoa Krispies and sprinkle with the Mallow Bits and/or candy cane sprinkles and place back in fridge.
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Blueberry Yum Yum Smoothie
I had never heard of a Blueberry Yum Yum dessert until one of my neighbors suggested I make it. Of course I did. It’s super easy and oh my, it is so delectable. It’s a no bake layer cake made with crushed Lorna Doone shortbread cookies, blueberry pie filling, whipped topping, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and pecans. What’s not to like about that? I thought it would be perfect to make as a dessert smoothie. Yeah, I know it’s not a healthy smoothie, but sometimes you have to be bad. You can use low fat whipped topping and cream cheese if it makes you feel better. Me, I’m sticking to the good stuff.
Williams-Sonoma contacted me to be a part of their Smoothie Week with their first installment being “Not Your Typical Smoothie”. I think this fits the bill. I am a dessert girl, so of course I had to make a dessert smoothie.
I used my Blentec to make this, but in all fairness it should work in any blender. If you don’t have a blender you should check out Williams-Sonoma, they have a sale on blenders and free shipping going on right now.
The cookies crumble fairly easy and I had pre-chopped the nuts, so it all worked smoothly. As for the pie filling, my neighbor had given me an industrial sized can of blueberry pie filling that I ended up freezing because I hadn’t used it all. Now, I had a good excuse to use it.
I left the frozen whipped topping for last and the milk. I added 1/4 cup because I like my smoothies thick, but you can add more if you like.
And that’s it. You can add more cookie crumbles or pecans to the top if you want. It makes one 12 oz. serving or two 6 oz. servings. Depends how greedy you are. It is really good though, so I would keep it all to myself. It tastes just like the dessert, except in a drinkable form. Enjoy!
Blueberry Yum Yum Smoothie
by The Sweet Chick
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Keywords: blender dessert snack beverage blueberry pie filling Lorna Doone Cookies whipped topping shake American
Ingredients (2 servings)
- 10 Lorna Doone shortbread cookies
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup blueberry pie filling
- 2 oz. cream cheese
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup frozen whipped topping
- 1/2 cup milk (or less, if you want a thicker smoothie)
Instructions
Add the cookies and pecans to your blender and pulse until cookies become crumbs.
Then add pie filling, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Pulse until smooth.
Lastly, put in the whipped topping and milk. Pulse until well blended.
Pour and serve immediately.
Notes
This recipe makes one 12 oz. serving or two 6 oz. servings.
Although Williams-Sonoma contacted me to participate in their Smoothie Week, this is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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