Football Cocoa Krispie Treats

I’m excited to share a new football-themed snack for you, just in time for the Big Game! You’ve probably noticed that we love entertaining around football, whether it’s our weekly tailgates in the fall, bowl game watch parties, or the Big Game (see more inspiration for your game day festivities here). You also may have noticed that I love turning any brown foods into little footballs by piping some laces on top. Which brings me to today’s delicious and adorable new recipe for football-shaped Cocoa Krispie treats… basically, they’re football Rice Krispies treats that use Cocoa Krispies cereal instead of regular Rice Krispies. These football Krispie treats are fun for adults and kids alike, so they’re great for your tailgates, Big Game parties, and even a football-themed birthday party or team party. Click the Jump to Recipe button above to go straight to the football Rice Krispie treats recipe, or keep reading for some ingredient and cooking tips for making these chocolate football Rice Krispie treats. As an alternative, try making these with my Cocoa Puff Treats recipe!

More football-themed recipe ideas like these football Rice Krispies treats

Here is some more game day inspiration like this football Rice Krispie treats recipe:

• Super easy football party food ideas
• Super easy football party decorations – Just in time for the big game
• Recipes for Planning the Ultimate HomeGate Football Game Watching Party
• Football Brownie Bites (and the best brownie bite recipe)
• Pull-Apart Football Dessert
• Football Goalpost Cupcakes (easy football cupcakes idea)
• Football Candy Board
• Football Charcuterie Board
• Football Sausage Galette

What you need to make cocoa Rice Krispie football treats

To make these football Cocoa Krispie treats, you’ll need the following ingredients, along with a saucepan, spatula, a 9×13-inch pan, parchment paper, and a large mixing bowl:

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 (10-ounce) package marshmallows
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 cups Cocoa Krispies cereal
• White cake decorating icing or bright white candy melts

How to make Cocoa Krispie treats shaped like footballs

To make these Cocoa Krispie football treats, the first step is to line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper and coat the paper with nonstick cooking spray. While parchment paper isn’t totally necessary, I find it helpful when making cut-out Cocoa Krispie treats, as you can just pull the treats out of the pan with the paper and put it straight onto a cutting board.

Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the marshmallows and stir until they are completely melted. Remove the pan from the stove and stir in the vanilla extract until well mixed.

Place the Cocoa Krispies cereal in a large bowl. Add the marshmallow mixture and stir until the cereal is well coated. Next, evenly press the cereal mixture into the prepared pan with a greased spatula, and set aside to cool.

Once cooled, remove the Cocoa Krispie treats (with the parchment paper) from the pan and place it on top of a cutting board. Cut the treats into football shapes. To do this, you can either bend a metal circle cookie cutter into an oval, or you can use a circle cookie cutter with overlapping cuts to create little ovals (see the method for how I do this in this Pinterest Idea Pin).

The final step in making these football Rice Krispies treats is to pipe football laces on top with white cake decorating icing or bright white candy melts (melted per package instructions). You can either use an icing bag with an icing tip, add a tip to a tube of prepared cake decorating icing (like Wilton’s icing), or a plastic bag with a corner snipped off.

These football Cocoa Krispie treats are as cute as they are delicious!

Football Rice Krispies treats are even better when using yummy Cocoa Krispies!

These football Krispie treats will have you ready for game day! Here’s the detailed Football Cocoa Krispie Treats recipe. Enjoy, and go team!