If you’re looking for a fun and easy way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, try making these colorful rainbow marshmallow treats! Each one is quick to assemble, making a beautiful addition to your holiday festivities. I’ll show you how to transform regular marshmallows into sweet treats with an incredibly vibrant hue thanks to the help of some colorful candy stripes- so let’s get started!

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Ingredients Needed

Jumbo marshmallows or Regular-sized Marshmallows (not mini marshmallows)
White frosting or Icing gel (or melted white chocolate chips or almond bark)
Airheads Extreme Rainbow Berry Candy Strips

ingredients for rainbow marshmallow treats

How to Make Rainbow Marshmallow Treats

Assembling these scrumptious treats is fast and super simple, even the kids can help out.

Take one of your fluffy marshmallows (doing your best not to just pop it in your mouth and eat it!)

Place a small dot of icing on the side of the marshmallow.

Press one end of the rainbow candy down on the icing and wrap the strip around the entire marshmallow.

wrapping airhead rainbow berry strip around a marshmallow

Add a second dot of icing on the candy strip to adhere to the candy.

Taking kitchen shears, trim off the excess rainbow candy strip.

Tada! You have a super fun Rainbow Marshmallow Treat!!! Now repeat the process until you run out of ingredients.

rainbow marshmallow treats with cute rainbow sign

I can just see the huge smiles you’ll bring to the faces of everyone who sees these little bundles of color!

rainbow marshmallow treats on a platter with leprechaun hat

Ways to Enjoy Marshmallow Treats

There are countless ways these unique edible decorations can be used. Here are a few ideas below:

top off cupcakes
add them to a candy charcuterie board
put them on little toothpicks
place several on a skewer
decorate a tiered tray with these and other snacks
or just enjoy them on their own

up close of platter of rainbow marshmallow treats

FAQ’s

Here are some answers to a few questions you may have about making and storing marshmallow treats.

Can I use mini marshmallows?

I really don’t think you can use mini marshmallows and still get the same effect. The candy would be too large to wrap around such a small marshmallow.

What can I use instead of icing?

You can use melted almond bark, or canned frosting, or melted white chocolate chips instead of gel icing.

How do I store rainbow marshmallow treats?

If anyone in your house has a sweet tooth, you shouldn’t have any leftovers; however, you can store these in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for several days.