Very Berry Cheerios Treat Pops

These Very Berry Cheerios Treat Pops are heart-shaped Rice Krispies treat style pops perfect for Valentine's Day or any time you want to show your love in the form of something yummy!

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• ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
• 🗒 Ingredients
• 👩‍🍳 How to make Very Berry Cheerios Treat Pops
• ⏲️ How to store
• 🎉 Variations on recipe
•  💘 More Valentine's Day recipes
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Happy Valentine's Day!! I'm half sad that handing out valentines isn't a thing for adults and part totally grateful that I no longer have to go through the stress of picking out the perfect valentines cards and then sitting down and filling them all out.

My favorite valentines cards as a child include scratch and sniff (those were the jackpot!), Berenstain Bears, The Lion King, and Alf. I'm totally aging myself right now, huh?

Let's talk about something that was also cool in the 80s, but is equally as cool now: Cheerios.

In case you haven't noticed, I'm a big fan of baking with cereal and love nothing more than when I spot new cereals at the grocery store. When I spotted these Very Berry Cheerios a couple weeks ago, I instantly wanted to try them and I knew they'd make the perfect Valentine's Day treats.

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

Do you enjoy classic Rice Krispies treats? These Very Berry Cheerios Treats are very similar, except they're obviously made with Cheerios cereal. And they're put on lollipop sticks to turn them into treat pops!

They're easy to make and when formed into heart shapes, they're perfect as Valentine's Day snacks. Of course, you can turn them into any shape you want any time of year.

And, of course, you can use any kind of Cheerios to make these pops. I have some more recipe variation ideas for you later in this post.

🗒 Ingredients

You only need a few simple ingredients to make these Cheerios treats and they can be made in no time at all.

Here's everything you need (be sure to view the recipe card at the bottom of this post for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions):

• Unsalted butter
• Marshmallows: I like to use mini marshmallows
• Very Berry Cheerios
• Crumbled freeze-dried strawberries
• Sprinkles: I used pink and white sprinkles for Valentine's Day

To be completely honest, the freeze-dried strawberries and sprinkles can be optional. But they're highly recommended.

I'm just saying it you don't have them, don't let that stop you from making these; they will still be absolutely lovely.

You'll also want a heart cookie cutter. I recommend you get a set like this, so you have lots of different sizes to choose from. After I cut my Cheerios hearts out, I put them on lollipop sticks to make them a little bit more fun.

👩‍🍳 How to make Very Berry Cheerios Treat Pops

The treats come together in a saucepan in just minutes and then need about an hour to cool before digging in.

To start, spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

And in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add marshmallows to saucepan and stir until melted.

Now, turn off the heat and add in the Very Berry Cheerios. Stir until Cheerios are completed coated in marshmallow.

Fold in the freeze dried strawberries and sprinkles.

Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and let sit for about an hour to cool and harden.

Cut out heart shapes with heart cookie cutter (or the shape of your choice!) and add a lollipop stick to the bottom of each heart.

These are totally the kind of thing that you'll want to pass out with your valentines cards. Remember some cards came with those little red lollipops? I have a feeling Very Berry Cheerios treat pops would be a tad bit more fun to get.

As long as they come with a super cute valentines cards, preferably of the Alf variety.

These little heart pops are filled with berry flavor, in part because of the Very Berry (very berry!!) Cheerios and in part because of the added freeze dried strawberries. I'm very thankful for berry Cheerios treats in February in the middle of snow storms and

I'm pretty sure berries and pink and love are the whole reason Valentine's Day is in February in the first place. Cupid knew we needed a little happiness right about now!

⏲️ How to store

Store these Cheerios treat pops in an airtight container with a layer of wax paper or parchment paper between layers of treats to prevent them from sticking together.

When stored properly at room temperature, these treats should keep fresh for 2-3 days. You can store them in the fridge to keep them fresh longer, but they may get a bit hard in the fridge.

To freeze for longer, wrap the treats tightly with plastic wrap and place in a Ziplock bag or airtight container. Let them thaw at room temperature before enjoying.

🎉 Variations on recipe

I love the simplicity of these Very Berry Cheerios treats and how pretty they look. But there are also lots of ways you can alter them to fit your tastes or ingredients on hand! Here are a few fun ideas:

• Dip in chocolate or add a chocolate drizzle. You can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate.

• Dip in melted candy melts or homemade icing.

• Mixed chopped nut like walnuts or pecans into the marshmallow treat mixture.

• Add in rice krispies or your favorite cereal.

• Add in additional freeze-dried fruits, like raspberries, bananas, or mango.

• Use a different variety of Cheerios. Of course, they won't be Very Berry Cheerios treats anymore, but these would be delicious with Strawberry Banana Cheerios or Honey Nut Cheerios or Multigrain Cheerios with freeze-fried strawberries.

• Make these treat pops in any shape you want!

• Keep these treats off the lollipop sticks and serve them on a Valentine's Day treat platter.

Obviously General Mills knew we needed these Very Berry Cheerios in our lives. It's the kind of cereal that's super fun, but still acceptable for breakfast since it's not completely sugared up like some other cereals.

But it also makes the perfect Valentine's Day desserts.

 💘 More Valentine's Day recipes

If you're looking for more sweet treats to share with your loved ones this February 14, here are a few of my favorite ideas:

See all my Valentine's Day recipes here.

🥣 More cereal recipes

I love baking with cereal and have lots of fun cereal recipes on my blog. Here are some of the best:

I'm also a fan of these Honey Nut Cheerios Cupcakes from Bakerita!

These gooey Cheerios treats are so much fun and, in my mind, are so much better than Rice Krispies treats.

Happy Valentine's Day! But really, who are we kidding... We all know tomorrow is the real holiday, when all Valentine's Day candy is 50% off!!

How are you treating yourself today?

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