Watermelon treats

My summer is quickly coming to an end...so I decided I needed to make some summer treats :) Over the past couple of weeks I have become an honorary "pool mom." I go to the pool with Bryn while her kids take swimming lessons from Lyndsey and then get to hang out with all of them and relax (or play) at the pool. It's a pretty great set-up, but tomorrow is the last day of swim lessons, so we are having a party. And that was my treat making excuse!

Watermelon rice krispy treats (recipe shown here, but I have a few pictures here of my process...)

Marshmallow, dyed green with lime Kool-Aid (for the rind)- the recipe calls for extra butter and less cereal, but I just used the original recipe plus the drink mix

Strawberry marshmallows then flavored with watermelon-cherry Kool-Aid. Again, I made it the normal recipe with those exceptions.

I greased 2-9x13 pans, and first pressed the green around the edges, and then when the pink was done, pressed that in the middle.

Add chocolate chips as the "seeds" (and for a little sweetness because the Kool-Aid makes them a little bit sour)

And then...slice them up, just like you would a watermelon. I cut each into 12 pieces :)

I have to say that I definitely prefer the taste of the original rice krispy treat to these...but I think they are SO cute. I might try to just use food coloring next time to keep the taste the same, but hopefully the kids will still like them :)