You know the weekend was a good one when the whole household is passed out sleeping by 9 pm. In the living room, on the couches, in front of the television.
These last couple weeks have been an exciting whirlwind, and this weekend that kept going – our schedule was full from morning to night both days. I am in no way complaining, because we had a great time.
So many great times.
One of them was a going away party for a dear friend who is moving back home, back to Missouri. The party was as epic and fabulous as she is – she broke her own rule of “there will be no crying”. Friends flew in to surprise her. Several bands played. There was grilling and a huge table full of food.
I brought desserts. They had to be colorful, they had to be over the top.
These were definitely a hit and did not last long.
orange zested rainbow crispies
inspired by this recipe
vegan, dairy free
makes 9-12 squares
2 tablespoons butter (Earth Balance)
10 oz package marshmallows (Dandies vegan!)
zest of 1 orange
1-2 droppers Orange NuStevia
6 cups Trix cereal
Zest the orange (grapefruit zest is good also), set aside. Melt butter in saucepan, add marshmallows and orange stevia. Stir over medium heat until melted. Remove from heat, add rice puffs, stir until combined. Add orange zest, mix completely. Press into prepared pan (9×9 square makes tall rice crispies!) cover and let set.
Safe travels, Jeni Mae. Have grand adventures and we will see you soon!
Heather says
why the added orange flavor & zest?
spabettie says
hi Heather,
I added the orange flavor and zest for more citrus flavor, to enhance the flavor in the cereal.
John D. says
What a totally cool and fun idea! At first I wasn’t quite sure what they were, so I zoomed in the picture and read the recipe… when I got to marshmallows and Trix, my brain clicked and went YUM. Cheers! =)
spabettie says
isn’t it such a bright thing, compared to the normal crispie? I may never make the plain colored crispie again! and cheers to you!
[email protected] says
i dint even know such things and rainbow trix existed. so fun and colorful!
veganfling says
Love the rainbow colors! These sound perfect for a party.
Pure2raw twins says
LOVE LOVE this! look at the colors.
spabettie says
aren’t they fun? 🙂
Rachel says
I’m probably being a bit dim, but are these really vegan and dairy free with 2 tbsp butter?
spabettie says
I call it butter, but I also specify in the recipe that it is Earth Balance, which is vegan/dairy free.
Elle says
My husband is gonna love these!
spabettie says
yay! 😀
Grant says
how fun are these, wow! I agree, probably very sweet. still, I can’t wait to make some LOL.
spabettie says
yeah, sweet, but sometimes that is what it’s all about, right?
[email protected] says
I can’t get over how FUN these look! Absolutely love them! …and Trix holds a special place in my heart 🙂
spabettie says
aren’t they too fun? big hit for parties, for sure!
Ashley F. says
Beautiful as always! I wish I lived closer to you so you could make me colorful and delicious treats on the regular 🙂
spabettie says
oh I wish you did too, Ashley! just think if we were neighbors – the FUN we’d have in the kitchen! 😀
Danijela says
Wow, this looks so amazing. Perfect for the kids.
spabettie says
absolutely. perfect for everybody! 😉
[email protected] says
I love the look of these Kris. Does that make me a kid, since Trix are for kids??? 🙂
spabettie says
kid at heart, always! XXO!