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Get a slam dunk with these March Madness easy Basketball Rice Krispies. Perfect for the final four playoffs or a basketball sports themed party.

Slam Dunk Basketball Rice Krispies

Did you know the game of basketball began in the late 1800s by a PE instructor looking to have a sport with less impact than football. This loved sport was born in  1891 in the heartland of Springfield, Massachusetts. It eventually ended up as an American college sport before it became a pro-league sport. There is your slam dunk jeopardy factor for the day!

Rice Krispie Treats for All Seasons

We love making Rice Krispie Treats for all seasons including the season of basketball! These Basketball Rice Krispies are perfect for watching the big game or for celebrating a year of life at a basketball or sports themed birthday party. Using a traditional rice krispies treat, the extra steps like shaping and icing your basketballs, are incredibly simple!

Enjoy!

Basketball Rice Krispies Ingredients:

• 16 oz bag marshmallows
• 7 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• Vanilla frosting
• Orange food coloring
• 2 cups light cocoa candy melts

Basketball Rice Krispies Supplies:

• Decorating bags
• Large microwave safe bowl
• Small mixing bowl
• Long spoon
• 9×13” pan
• Non-stick cooking spray
• 4-5” circle cookie cutter

March Madness Basketball Rice Krispies

• Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

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• 16 oz bag marshmallows
• 7 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• Vanilla frosting
• Orange food coloring
• 2 cups light cocoa candy melts

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Instructions

1. First, in a large bowl, combine your marshmallows and butter and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and mix.
2. Mix in a few drops of orange food coloring. Be conservative. Add as needeed.
3. Next, mix in your Rice Krispies cereal until your cereal is evenly covered in your marshmallow mixture.
4. Grab your 9×13″ baking pan and grease it.
5. Press your Rice Krispies mixture into your pan firmly.
6. Let Rice Krispies set for a few hours or in the freezer for 15 minutes and use a circle cookie cutter to cut out basketball shaped Rice Krispies.
7. Mix your can of frosting with orange food coloring and place in a decorating bag.
8. Frost each basketball Rice Krispie treat.
9. In a small microwave safe bowl, heat 2 cups of light cocoa candy melts on 50% power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
10. Finally, fill a decorating bag with the melted chocolate and use to draw the lines on each basketball Rice Krispie Treat.

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Basketball Rice Krispies Directions:

First, in a large bowl, combine your marshmallows and butter and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and mix.

Mix in a few drops of orange food coloring. Be conservative. Add as needed.

Next, mix in your Rice Krispies cereal until your cereal is evenly covered in your marshmallow mixture.

Grab your 9×13″ baking pan and grease it.

Press your Rice Krispies mixture into your pan firmly.

Let Rice Krispies set for a few hours or in the freezer for 15 minutes and use a circle cookie cutter to cut out basketball shaped Rice Krispies.

Mix your can of frosting with orange food coloring and place in a decorating bag.

Frost each basketball Rice Krispie treat.

In a small microwave safe bowl, heat 2 cups of light cocoa candy melts on 50% power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.

Finally, fill a decorating bag with the melted chocolate and use to draw the lines on each basketball Rice Krispie Treat.

Take a look at these other March Madness Food Game Day Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Also take a loo at these Winning Super Bowl Snacks. Pin to Pinterest.

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Ooey, Gooey, cheesy goodness – this Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread really hits the spot. An easy homemade pizza recipe the entire family will enjoy.

Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread

So late last year (2017), I gave birth to twins. Everything was as smooth sailing as smooth sailing goes (with twins that are your 4th and 5th children) until the reflux it. Let me tell you. I had 5 kids, two who suffered mild colic but this colic was the worst. Constant screaming. Weeks of it. It was in my research and talking to others, I discovered my son had a dairy allergy. With that came a 6 month strike of dairy – it was awful. No cheese, no milk, no butter – you try and find meals that have no dairy in them. Anyways, upon the graduation of breast feeding (I was really pumping), came all the cheese I could eat. All the GOOD cheese I could eat. That included this heavenly dinner recipe – Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread.

As a woman CRAVING cheese, this stuffed pizza recipe hit the spot. I mean really hit the spot. This dinner recipe is so delicious. You, and your family, will love it! I promise.

Ooey, gooey, cheesy goodness – enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. Ground mild Italian sausage
• 1 ½ – 2 cups Pizza sauce
• 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
• ½ cups Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups Ricotta cheese
• 1 ½ tsp. Oregano
• 2 tsp. Basil
• 2 Cloves of garlic minced
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Loaves of French bread
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp. Coconut oil

Directions:

1.) Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

2.) Place 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chopped onion to the skillet, and cook until the onion has browned, is soft, and translucent. Set the onion aside in a bowl and keep warm.

3.) Add 2 pounds of ground Italian sausage to the same skillet, and cook until browned, chopping up any large pieces with a cooking spoon.

4.) When the meat is just browned, add in a mix of 1 ½ teaspoons of Oregano and 2 teaspoons of Basil.

5.) Add in 2 cloves of minced garlic.

6.) Pour in 1 ½ to 2 cups of pizza sauce. Stir to combine all of the ingredients well, and add salt or pepper to taste.

7.) While the meat is browning, hollow out the insides of two loaves of French bread. Set the bread from the inside of the loaves aside to use in another dish as you see fit.

8.) Place one cup of ricotta cheese into each hollowed out loaf of bread, and smooth it out with the back of a spoon.

9.) Top each loaf of bread with half of the meat mixture.

10.) Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese to the top of each loaf of bread on top of the meat mixture.

11.) Sprinkle ¼ of a cup of Parmesan cheese on the very top of the loaves of bread.

12.) Place the bread into the oven on a baking sheet for 8-10 minutes until the cheese on the top has browned and become bubbly.

13.) Serve with a garnish of herbs and a side of fresh salad greens.

Enjoy!

Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread

• Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

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• 2 lbs. Ground mild Italian sausage
• 1 ½ – 2 cups Pizza sauce
• 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
• ½ cups Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups Ricotta cheese
• 1 ½ tsp. Oregano
• 2 tsp. Basil
• 2 Cloves of garlic minced
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Loaves of French bread
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp. Coconut oil

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2.  Place 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chopped onion to the skillet, and cook until the onion has browned, is soft, and translucent. Set the onion aside in a bowl and keep warm.
3. Add 2 pounds of ground Italian sausage to the same skillet, and cook until browned, chopping up any large pieces with a cooking spoon.
4. When the meat is just browned, add in a mix of 1 ½ teaspoons of Oregano and 2 teaspoons of Basil.
5. Add in 2 cloves of minced garlic.
6. Pour in 1 ½ to 2 cups of pizza sauce. Stir to combine all of the ingredients well, and add salt or pepper to taste.
7. While the meat is browning, hollow out the insides of two loaves of French bread. Set the bread from the inside of the loaves aside to use in another dish as you see fit.
8. Place one cup of ricotta cheese into each hollowed out loaf of bread, and smooth it out with the back of a spoon.
9.  Top each loaf of bread with half of the meat mixture.
10. Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese to the top of each loaf of bread on top of the meat mixture.
11. Sprinkle ¼ of a cup of Parmesan cheese on the very top of the loaves of bread.
12. Place the bread into the oven on a baking sheet for 8-10 minutes until the cheese on the top has browned and become bubbly.
13. Serve with a garnish of herbs and a side of fresh salad greens.

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Want another pizza recipe? Take a look at this Pillsbury Biscuits Deep Dish Pizza Recipe. Pin to Pinterest.

Also enjoy one of our favorite recipes including Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Twists with Crescents. Pin to Pinterest.

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