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For most people the site of the yellow school bus is the iconic symbol of going to school. When I was a child I loved going back to school to start a fresh new year of learning and hanging out with my friends. I also loved riding the school bus up until I was 16 and able to drive myself.

Even though our children are all homeschooled – they can’t help but to have fallen in love with the iconic yellow school bus. I mean how can you not love that cute bus filled with children?

So, in the spirit of back-to-school season and all-things education, let’s combine the love of treats (that most children have) with the iconic school bus.

Shall we?

Today I am excited to share with you an adorable way to celebrate going back-to-school with your kiddos by making a fun and delicious (and oh so sugary) treat with them. We will be sharing how to make these adorable school bus rice krispie treats! I hope that your family finds this as fun to do together as ours did.

School Bus Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients

School Bus cookie cutter
9×9 pan of prepared Rice Krispie Treats (recipe below)
1 Tablespoon solid shortening
⅔ cup Wilton yellow candy melts
3 large white airhead candies
12 mini oreo cookies
Wilton black icing gel tube
Wilton white icing gel tube
6 red M&M’s candies

Recipe for the Rice Krispies

cup (2 sticks) butter
Two 10 oz. bags of marshmallows
cups Rice Krispies cereal

Directions for the Rice Krispies

Spray a 9×9 pan with a non-stick coating spray and set aside.
In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over low heat.
Add the marshmallows and stir constantly until melted.
Remove from the heat and stir in the cereal until well-coated.
Transfer the cereal mixture to your prepared pan and press down firmly to even out.
Cool for 30 minutes.

How to Make School Bus Rice Krispies

Line a large cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.

Using the school bus cookie cutter, cut out 6 school bus shapes from your prepared Rice Krispies. Try to cut them out as close together as possible. Place on cookie sheet.

In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the solid shortening for 45 seconds. Add the yellow chocolate candy melts and stir until completely melted and smooth.

With a small spatula, spread a thin layer of the yellow chocolate on top of each Rice Krispies school bus cut-out. Place back on the cookie sheet for 15 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.

Cut each Airhead candy piece in half, lengthwise. Next, cut each half piece into 5 evenly shaped squares. These will be the school bus windows.

With the white tube of icing gel, pipe a small amount of icing on the back of each “window” and place on each Rice Krispies treat – 4 to each school bus.

With the black icing tube, pipe a line lengthwise across the school bus (right underneath the windows) and place a red M&M on the black line for the stop sign.

Pull apart the mini Oreo cookies and dab a small amount of icing (you can use the black or the white) on the back of each cookie that doesn’t have the filling on it and attach to the bottom of each bus.

Dab a small amount of white icing in the middle of each “wheel.” Place back on cookie sheet for 15 minutes to harden.

ENJOY!!

School Bus Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients

Instructions

RECIPE FOR THE RICE KRISPIES

cup (2 sticks) butter
Two 10 oz. bags of marshmallows
cups Rice Krispies cereal

DIRECTIONS FOR THE RICE KRISPIES

Spray a 9x9 pan with a non-stick coating spray and set aside.
In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over low heat.
Add the marshmallows and stir constantly until melted.
Remove from the heat and stir in the cereal until well-coated.
Transfer the cereal mixture to your prepared pan and press down firmly to even out.
Cool for 30 minutes.

HOW TO MAKE SCHOOL BUS RICE KRISPIES

Line a large cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.
Using the school bus cookie cutter, cut out 6 school bus shapes from your prepared Rice Krispies. Try to cut them out as close together as possible. Place on cookie sheet.
In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the solid shortening for 45 seconds. Add the yellow chocolate candy melts and stir until completely melted and smooth.
With a small spatula, spread a thin layer of the yellow chocolate on top of each Rice Krispies school bus cut-out. Place back on the cookie sheet for 15 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
Cut each Airhead candy piece in half, lengthwise. Next, cut each half piece into 5 evenly shaped squares. These will be the school bus windows.
With the white tube of icing gel, pipe a small amount of icing on the back of each "window" and place on each Rice Krispies treat - 4 to each school bus.
With the black icing tube, pipe a line lengthwise across the school bus (right underneath the windows) and place a red M&M on the black line for the stop sign.
Pull apart the mini Oreo cookies and dab a small amount of icing (you can use the black or the white) on the back of each cookie that doesn't have the filling on it and attach to the bottom of each bus.
Dab a small amount of white icing in the middle of each "wheel." Place back on cookie sheet for 15 minutes to harden.
ENJOY!!

School Bus Rice Krispie Treats