Make a Rice Krispie Treat Panda

Perhaps you are looking for a creative party dessert in honor of a panda lover, or for an endangered species advocate. Or maybe you just have a lot of Rice Krispies lying around the house. All of these are good reasons to mold a masterpiece of panda proportions!

Ingredients

 * 6 tablespoons margarine or butter
 * 2 (10 oz.) package regular marshmallows OR 8 cups of mini marshmallows
 * 12 cups or 2 boxes of Rice Krispies
 * One 12 oz tub of white icing
 * Black food coloring
 * 1 small tube of black gel icing
 * Lots of love

Steps

 * 1) Follow the instructions for making Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original.  Be sure to make two separate batches.
 * 2) While one batch is still hot, form a large egg shape, with a flat bottom so that it can stand up on its own.  In order to mold, be sure to use wax paper, as the Rice Krispies are so sticky you will not be able to mold them with your hands.
 * 3) Take four smaller proportions of the second batch of Rice Krispies and form four cylinders (these will serve as the paws).  While the Rice Krispies cylinders are still hot, press them against the large egg shape made in the previous step, in the positions where the paws would be.  Again, be sure to use wax paper, as it is still too sticky to work with.
 * 4) Take a larger proportion of the second batch, and form a dome (this will serve as the snout).  Press this onto the facial region.  The importance of using wax paper can't be emphasized enough, as the sticky consistency of the Rice Krispie treats has not changed.
 * 5)  [[Image:Ricecrispy_323.jpg|thumb|Pre-frosted Panda]] Next form smaller domes and place these where the ears should be.  There will probably be about half a batch of rice Krispies treat left. (One of the side benefits of being the cook, is you get to eat any 'leftovers').
 * 6)   Allow to cool.  While the panda cools, take a quarter of a 12 oz tub of icing and dye it black with black food coloring.
 * 7) Once the entire panda is cooled, coat him/her entirely in white frosting.
 * 8)  [[Image:Side_427.jpg|thumb|]][[Image:Back_110.jpg|thumb|Black Accents: Back View]] Place black frosting on top of the white frosting, wherever you desire black accents.
 * 9) Draw on a face with a gel icing tube.
 * 10) [[Image:Jingjing2_345.jpg|thumb|Rice Krispie Treat Panda]]Give your panda a name (preferably Chinese, since pandas are native to China).
 * 11) [[Image:Refrigerator_756.jpg|thumb|]]Put the panda in the refrigerator until it's time for it to be in the spotlight.
 * 12)  [[Image:Uspanda_455.jpg|thumb|]]Bask in the glory as party-goers admire your creation.

Warnings

 * Not using wax paper will result in hands covered in sticky Rice Krispies (Although lightly wetting your hands with water also prevents Rice Krispie-covered hands).

Things You'll Need

 * wax paper
 * large pot or bowl
 * spoon

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Make Microwaveable Rice Krispies Treats
 * How to Make Rice Krispie Buns
 * How to Make a Marshmallow Chocolate Treat
 * How to Make Marshmallow Mint Chocolate Cake
 * How to Make Smores in the Microwave