Easy Lion King Movie Night Snacks (For Any Night of the Week!)

A Lion King movie night isn’t complete without snacks! We’ve put together a list of our favorite movie night menu ideas, and share our favorite Lion King Paw Print Rice Krispies below!

The Lion King was my absolute favorite Disney movie growing up! Whether your favorite character is Simba, Nala, Timon, or Pumbaa — we have the best Lion King snacks planned for an epic family night! This would make a great outdoor movie night choice too!

The best part? These Lion King-inspired recipes are easy enough you could make them on a weeknight! (Seriously!)

Our favorite Lion King treat are Paw Print Rice Krispie Treats!

They are super simple to make because they just use the classic Rice Krispies recipe! These lion paw treats are perfect for adding to your kid’s lunchbox for school or a Lion King themed party!  Whatever way you want to celebrate, these no bake treats are certain to be an easy way to enjoy the celebration of The Lion King.

Lion King Movie Night Snacks

• Simba’s Paw Print Rice Krispie Treats (recipe below)
• Lion Snack Platter
• Bug Juice
• Lion Graham Cracker Snacks
• Breakfast Lion-Themed Pancakes
• Lion King Snack Mix
• Gummy Worms
• Puffy Cheetos (call them Lion Tails)
• Little Debbie’s Zebra Cakes
• Lion King Grub Brownies

You could also make Grub Slime with your kids if you wanted an activity!

How to Make Lion King Rice Krispie Treats

What You’ll Need:

• 6 cups crispy rice cereal
• 6 cups cocoa crispy rice cereal
• 2 (10 ounce) miniature marshmallows
• 6 tablespoons butter, divided
• Mini chocolate chip morsels
• Milk chocolate chip morsels
• Paw print cookie cutters (1 large and 1 small)

How to Make:

• You’ll need to make 2 batches of Rice Krispie treats, one with regular crispy cereal and the other with cocoa crispy cereal. This is outlined in Steps 2-5 below.
• Prepare a 13 x 9 baking sheet with wax paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. When the butter is melted, add the marshmallows and melt, stirring constantly. Remove the saucepan from heat.
• Fold in the cereal until it’s coated in the marshmallow.
• Using a buttered spatula or greased wax paper evenly press mixture into baking sheet. Cool completely.
• Use a larger paw print cookie cutter to cut treats from the regular Krispie treats. Reshape the remaining cereal in your baking pan until all is used.
• Use smaller paw print cookie cutter to cut treats from the cocoa Krispie treats.
• Next, use the smaller cookie cutter to remove the middle from the regular Krispie treat.
• Push the cocoa Krispie treat into the middle of the regular Krispie treat.
• Press mini chocolate chips into the claws of the smaller paw print.
• Press milk chocolate chips into the pad of the cocoa Krispie treat and into the claws of the regular Krispie treat.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

A lot of these ideas could also be used for The Jungle Book or the Madagascar movies! Get creative and let us know how your movie night goes on Instagram!

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Yield: 8-10

Lion King Movie Night Rice Krispie Treats

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

These Lion King Movie Night Rice Krispie Paw Prints are so cute and easy to make!

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Ingredients

• 6 cups crispy rice cereal
• 6 cups cocoa crispy rice cereal
• 2 (10 ounce) miniature marshmallows
• 6 tablespoons butter, divided
• Mini chocolate chip morsels
• Regular size chocolate chips
• Paw print cookie cutters (1 large and 1 small)

Instructions

1. You'll need to make 2 batches of Rice Krispie treats, one with regular crispy cereal and the other with cocoa crispy cereal. This is outlined in Steps 2-5 below.
2. Prepare a 13 x 9 baking sheet with wax paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. When the butter is melted, add the marshmallows and melt, stirring constantly. Remove the saucepan from heat.
4. Fold in the cereal until it's coated in the marshmallow.
5. Using a buttered spatula or greased wax paper evenly press mixture into baking sheet. Cool completely.
6. Use a larger paw print cookie cutter to cut treats from the regular Krispie treats.
7. Reshape the remaining cereal in your baking pan until all is used.
8. Use smaller paw print cookie cutter to cut treats from the cocoa Krispie treats.
9. Next, use the smaller cookie cutter to remove the middle from the regular Krispie treat.
10. Push the cocoa Krispie treat into the middle of the regular Krispie treat.
11. Press mini chocolate chips into the claws of the smaller paw print.
12. Press milk chocolate chips into the pad of the cocoa Krispie treat and into the claws of the regular Krispie treat.
13. Enjoy!

Notes

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 452Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 170mgCarbohydrates: 62gNet Carbohydrates: 53gFiber: 11gSugar: 15gProtein: 12g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.