My Lemon Rice Krispie Treats {plus} 11 More Must-Try Lemon Desserts!!

Sorry chocolate, I love you.  But there are times when
a little lemon goes a long way.  
Not only are lemons beautiful to decorate with, 
but they sure do make a delicious cupcake or cookie.  
And my fave, Lemon Rice Krispie Treats!

 Sweet, a little crunch, a touch of lemon,
and the perfect afternoon treat.   And if
you are looking for more lemon dessert
and treat recipes? Not to worry, I found
11 more that should do the trick.  Ok,
let’s get to cookin   
Here is how I make my all time favorite
easy lemon treat

Lemon Rice Krispie Treats
Makes a 13″ x 9″ pan
Ingredients:
6 cups of rice krispie cereal
4 cups of mini marshmallows
3 T. butter
2 large lemons
Yellow food coloring
Powdered sugar for garnish
In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter and add marshmallows, stirring until they begin to melt.  Add the zest from the lemons and a few drops of yellow food coloring.  One the mixture is completely melted, add the cereal and stir to coat well.  Spread into a buttered 13″ x 9″ inch pan and allow to cool completely.  Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar.
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    And a few more delicious lemon treats to try as well…
Luscious Lemon Gelato | Babble
Lemon Gelato
Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate
lemon meringue pie
Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Poppy-Seed Cookies
Lemonies (Lemon Brownies)
Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
Lemon Bars 
Lemon Pudding Cakes 
Lemon Pudding Cakes
snowy lemon thumbprint cookies
 Lemon Thumbprints
 Lemon Cupcakes
 Grandma often doubled this recipe, because we all wanted a second helping.
Luscious Lemon Dessert
source

There is something so refreshing, light, 
and wonderful about a lemon-infused 
cookie or dessert.

The perfect ending to a meal,
a wonderful afternoon snack.
Sweet, tangy, fresh,
   unexpected.

Do you have a favorite citrus dessert?
I would love to hear about your 
favorite too!

Tanya
xo 

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18 Responses

  1. This lemon-y selections looks awesome, and I've never even DREAMED of lemon rice crispie treats- neat idea!!

    Thanks for sharing 🙂
    drooool….

    Visiting from If It's Not Baroque Linky Party today from NW Illinois,
    Smiles, Suz @ MaytagNMom

  2. Yum! I love my lemon pudding cake almost as much as chocolate but never thought to make lemon Rice Krispie bars. Sounds delicious! Thanks for the post.

  3. Your Lemon Rice Krispie treats look absolutely delicious!! We would love to have you share your recipes on our Strut Your Stuff Saturday link party at sixsistersstuff.com and on our new sister blog – MyRecipeMagic.com. Have a great weekend. -The Six Sisters

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