These 63 Rainbow Recipes That Will Make You Smile All Year Round are very creative and delicious. Choose which one you want to make today. They say next time there’s a rainbow, look up. You’ll feel better.
1. Lucky Charm Rainbow Dessert Pizza
Ingredients
1 pouch or box of sugar cookie mix
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 large egg
1/2 cup Lucky Charms™ cereal
Topping
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
add some cream cheese frosting to your desire
Green food color
2. Lucky Charms® Leprechaun Hat Cake
Ingredients
Cereal Treats
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 bag (10 oz.) large marshmallows
6 cups Lucky Charms™ cereal
Cake
2 boxes Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
2 cups water
1 cup vegetable oil
6 eggs
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet food color
2 1/2 containers Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
1 container Betty Crocker™ chocolate decorating cupcake icing
5 pretzel sticks
3. Rainbow Layer Cake
Ingredients
Cake
2 boxes Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ vanilla cake mix
2 cups water
1 cup vegetable oil
6 eggs
2 packages (2.7 oz. each) Betty Crocker™ classic gel food colors
Buttercream Frosting
1 cup shortening
1 cup butter, softened
1 bag (2 lb) powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4. Reese’s Pieces cupcakes
Ingredients
Yellow (or white) cake batter, divided
Gel food dye
Butter cream frosting
Reeses pieces
5. Mini Rainbow Whoopee Pies
Ingredients
Cookies
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Red, yellow, green and blue food colors
Filling
4 oz. (half of 8-oz. package) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
6. Rainbow and Pot of Gold Cookies
Ingredients
1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 box Betty Crocker™ Fruit Roll-Ups® Blast in’ Berry Hot Colors® chewy fruit flavored snacks
1 box Betty Crocker™ Fruit Gushers® yellow fruit flavored snacks (from tropical flavors variety pack)
7. Rainbow Candy Cake
Ingredients
1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ chocolate fudge cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
25 to 35 gold foil-covered chocolate coins
3/4 cup each red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple candy-coated chocolate candies
8. Rainbow Surprise inside Cake
Ingredients
2 boxes Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ party rainbow chip cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix boxes
2 containers Betty Crocker™ Whipped vanilla frosting
2 cups multicolored candy-coated chocolate candies
1 cup multicolored mini candy-coated chocolate candies
3/4 cup assorted Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles
9. Cake Batter Cookie Stackers
Ingredients
Cookies
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix (dry mix from box)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 cup Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix (dry mix from box)
Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Add Liquid food colors (neon pink, neon blue, neon green, classic yellow and red to make orange)
Assorted Betty Crocker™ colored sprinkles
10. Rainbow Sprinklers
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
About 1 1/2 cups assorted Betty Crocker™ colored sugars or candy decors
11. Rainbow Petal Cake
Ingredients
Cake
2 boxes Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ strawberry cake mix
2 cups water
1 cup vegetable oil
6 eggs
Pink paste food color
Buttercream Frosting
1 1/2 cups shortening
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3 boxes (1 lb. each) powdered sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 to 1/3 cup milk
Pink, purple, orange, green, blue and yellow paste food colors
12. Gumdrop Cookie Pizza
Ingredients
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup small gumdrops, cut in half
1/2 cup white baking chips
1 teaspoon shortening
13. Double Rainbow Cupcakes
Ingredients
1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ rainbow party chip cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 cup assorted Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla
14. Rainbow Bundt Cake & Rainbow Layered Smash Cake
Ingredients
1 box of your favorite vanilla cake mix
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup sour cream
Various food as you like
15. Funfetti Rainbow Bars
Ingredients
1 box Funfetti cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup white chocolate chips
Lemon yellow, violet, teal and pink Wilton gel food colors
16. Rainbow Cake in a Jar
Ingredients
1 white cake, prepared but not baked
Food coloring (gel variety preferred)
Prepared frosting
Sprinkles (optional)
17. Rainbow Ice Cream Cake with Fresh Fruit
Ingredients
For the ice cream layers:
20 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cup + 1/8 cup milk
1 1/4 cups sugar
20 oz. Cool Whip (OR 2 1/2 recipes of homemade whipped cream)
1 cup grapes
1 cup blueberries
1 cup chopped kiwi (about 2 kiwis), OR juice from 2 limes
1 cup chopped pineapple
1 cup chopped peaches (about 2 peaches)
1 cup chopped strawberries
18. Rainbow Birthday Cake
Cake:
2 boxes White Cake Mix
4 drops Food Coloring (Use As Much As Needed To Attain Desired Color
Frosting:
4 packages Cream Cheese (8 Oz. Package)
1 cup Butter
5 cups To 6 Cups Powder Sugar (confectioners’ Sugar)
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
19. Funafuti Gooey Bars
Ingredients
8.25 oz. package aqua blue Fun-fetti cake mix
1 egg
¼ cup oil
1 container marshmallow cream
1½ tbsp.. butter
3 cups mini marshmallows
3 cups Fruity Pebbles
20. Rainbow mini cakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon skim milk
1 large egg white
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Food coloring (1 drop of each: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple)
Frosting
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
4 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese, room temperature
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar
21. Rainbow Stuffed French toast
Ingredients
1 loaf French bread
3 Tablespoons Any Flavor Fruit Spread (You Can Also Use Jelly, Jam, Or Fresh Fruit)
½ packages Cream Cheese (4 Oz), At Room Temperature
2 whole Eggs
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
½ cups Skim Milk
2 Tablespoons butter
22. Rainbow Birthday Poke Cake
Ingredients
1 box white cake mix, plus ingredients on back of box
Wilton Gel food coloring in No-Taste Red, Kelly Green, Lemon Yellow, Violet and Blue
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
1 (8 oz.) tub Cool Whip, thawed
About 15 Birthday Cake Golden Oreos, lightly chopped
Rainbow sprinkles
23. RAINBOW COOKIES {SLICE AND BAKE}
Ingredients
7 ounces almond paste
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
3 large eggs whipped
2 1/2 cups flour
red food coloring
green food coloring
1/3 cup seedless red raspberry jam
1/3 cup apricot jam
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
Bake for 10-12 minutes on 350 degrees and enjoy.
24. Lucky Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
1 16.5 oz sugar cookie roll, room temperature
2 cups lucky charm cereal
25. RAINBOW CHEESECAKE DIP
Ingredients
FOR THE DIP:
8 ounces room temperature light cream cheese
1 small box cheesecake pudding mix (I used sugar/fat-free, about 0.9 ounces, but you can use a regular 3.4 ounce box if you prefer)
1/2 cup non-fat milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
8 ounces (1 container) plus an additional 2-4 ounces whipped topping (I used fat-free), or you can use real whipped cream if you prefer
Food Coloring
26. Pot O’Gold Fruit Rainbow with Lemon Cheesecake Dip
Ingredients
Strawberries cut in half
Clementine’s, peeled and pulled apart
Pineapple, cut into tidbits
Green Grapes
Red Grapes
Blueberries
1 c. marshmallows
Lemon Cheesecake Dip
1 (6 oz.) container Light Lemon Yogurt
1 (7 oz) container marshmallow cream
1 (8oz) container whipped cream cheese
1 tsp lemon juice.
27. Rainbow sprinkle cookies
Ingredients
3 1/2 C Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 1/2 (3 sticks) C Butter, softened
1 C Sugar, 1 cup sprinkles
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
Cherry, Orange, Lemon, Lime, Wild Berry, and Grape Jell-O
28. Mini Fruit Tacos
Ingredients
For the Taco Shells:
24-30 (3 inch) flour tortillas *see instructions and note*
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Nonstick cooking spray
For the Filling:
8 ounces light cream cheese (neufatchel, ? less fat), softened
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup chopped strawberries
½ cup chopped, peeled mandarin orange slices (2-3 mandarins)
½ cup chopped pineapple
½ cup peeled and chopped kiwi (2-3 medium kiwi)
½ cup blueberries
29. Rainbow JELL-O Cubes
Ingredients
4 packages (3 ounces each) assorted flavored gelatin
6 envelopes unflavored gelatin, divided
5-3/4 cups boiling water, divided
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup cold water
30. Lucky Rainbow Jello
You’ll need 1 small box of jello in each color
1 large container of cool whip
31. Rainbow Cake Roll
Ingredients
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsps. vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
32. Rainbow Crunch Balls
Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 (16 ounce) bag mini marshmallows
5 cups Fruity Pebbles cereal
12 – 15 ounces vanilla almond bark
4 – 5 teaspoons vegetable shortening
33. Rainbow Swirl Cookies
Ingredients
1½ cup unsalted butter, melted
2 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
4½ cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2¼ cup m&m candies
34. RAINBOW CHALLAH BREAD
Ingredients
1 envelope instant yeast (2¼ teaspoons)
3¾ cups bread flour
¾ cup warm water (about 100 degrees)
¼ cup sugar
2 large eggs plus one for glazing
½ cup vegetable oil
1½ teaspoons salt
35. Rainbow Sugar Cookie Bark
Ingredients
1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
16 oz. of vanilla flavored candy coating
2 cups rainbow-colored candies
36. Rainbow Fruit Platter
Ingredients
Red Fruit: Strawberries or Raspberries
Orange Fruit: Mandarin Oranges or Mango
Yellow: Pineapple
Green: Green Grapes or Kiwi
Blue: Blueberries
Purple: Red Seedless Grapes
37. Over the Rainbow Brownie Bombs
Ingredients
1 recipe Rainbow Truffles (link provided above and below)
1 (13×9″) baking pan fudge brownies, baked and cooled and cut into about 1″-2″ squares
1 pkg. vanilla Candiquik
Kraft Mallow Bits
Sour Rainbow Candy Strips, cut in half
38. RAINBOW PALMER
Ingredients
1 tube Pillsbury Crescent Roll Dough (8 rolls)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar, plus a few pinches
Green colored sugar and/or rainbow colored sugars
39. Rainbow Mini Cheesecakes
Ingredients
12 Chips Ahoy Rainbow Chip Cookies
3 pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup white sugar
3 eggs
Wilton gel food coloring in No-Taste Red, Lemon Yellow, Kelly Green, Royal Blue, Violet
40. FRUITY PEBBLE PUDDING COOKIES
Ingredients
1 ½ sticks butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 (3.4 oz.) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
2-1/4 cups flour
2 cups Fruity Pebbles cereal
1 cup White Chocolate Chips
41. Mini Rainbow Doughnuts
Ingredients
1 box Yellow Cake Mix {I used Golden Butter}
2 Eggs
½ cup {1 stick} butter, softened
1 cup milk
Coloring – Violet, Royal Blue, Kelly Green, Lemon Yellow, Orange and No-Taste Red
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
42. Rainbow skittles cookie
Ingredients
For the Cookie Bars:
3/4 cup Crisco (butter flavored)
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 pinches of nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
12 oz. bag of milk chocolate morsels
1 1/2 cup skittles candies
For the Frosting:
1 cup Butter, softened
5 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 Tbsp. meringue powder
43. Rainbow Cream Cookies
Ingredients
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup sour cream
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 to 3½ cups all-purpose flour
Pastel Food Coloring.
44. Cupcake ice cream cones
Ingredients
2 boxes white cake mix, prepared with eggs, oil, and water called for
Food coloring: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and ice cream
45. Rainbow ice cream cones
Ingredients
Food Color Gel assorted colors
1 – 8 oz tub Cool Whip
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
ice cream and cones
46. Rainbow banana split
Ingredients:
2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
ice cream
bananas
whip cream
chocolate syrup
sprinkles
cherries
47. Sweet & Salty Rainbow Popcorn
Ingredients
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. canola oil
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp liquid food coloring (or more or less depending on how dark or light you want the color to be)
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/3 cup un-popped popcorn
48. FRUITY PEBBLES MUFFINS
Ingredients
3 eggs
1/3 cup Nonfat Vanilla or Plain Greek Yogurt
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
6 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoons salt
3 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups milk
2 cups Fruity Pebbles Cereal, plus more for garnish
49. Rainbow Cloud Cake
Ingredients
1 package white cake mix + ingredients to make cake
Purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red paste food coloring
1 c heavy whipping cream
3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
50. Rainbow Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
51. Happy Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream
Ingredients
2 cups of milk
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup of vanilla cake mix
1/2 cup of rainbow sprinkles
52. LEMON MAGIC BARS
Ingredients
1 lemon cake mix
8 Tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
53. Rainbow Waffles
Ingredients
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
54. Rainbow Truffles
Ingredients
1 pkg. white cake mix, plus ingredients on back of box
1 small box sugar free/fat free vanilla instant pudding mix
1/3 can vanilla frosting
1 pkg. white almond bark
55. Natural Layer Rainbow Cake
Ingredients
For the natural dyes
1/3 cup steamed beets, grated fine, plus 1/3 cup milk: Green
1/3 cup carrots, grated fine, plus 1/3 cup milk: Yellow
2 egg yolks, plus 1/3 cup milk: Pink
1 cup raw spinach, washed, dried, and well chopped, plus 1/3 cup milk: White
3/4 cup blueberries: Blue
56. Rainbow Popsicles
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 cups pomegranate juice
3 cups lemonade
1 cup orange juice
food coloring
Dixie cups
wooden Popsicle sticks
57. Sparkly Rainbow Marshmallow Kabobs
Ingredients
Marshmallows
Toothpicks
Bowl of water
Sprinkles or sanding sugar, variety of colors
Wax paper
Lollipop sticks, 12-inch
Paper towels
Crisco
58. Rainbow Cake Pops
Ingredients
1 box Yellow Cake, mixed into a batter according to package directions
1 can vanilla frosting
Food colouring in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple
3 cups white (or red, or whatever color) candy melts
59. Rainbow Fruit Tart
Design your Fruit Tart
RED- Raspberries (or strawberries; blood oranges)
ORANGE- Oranges (or apricots)
YELLOW- Pineapple (or mangos)
GREEN- Kiwi (or green grapes)
BLUE- Blueberries
PURPLE- Blackberries (or purple grapes; plums)
60. Rainbow Bread
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup of flour (bread flour/high protein flour’s best)
2 tbs. cornstarch
1 egg yolk + enough milk to equal 3/4 of a cup
2 tbs. soft butter
1 1/2 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
61. White Rabbit Rainbow Cookies
Ingredients
2 large egg
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoon granulated sugar (5-1/2 ounces)
2 teaspoons lemon zest, from 1 lemon, freshly grated
2-1/2 sticks (10 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (15 ounces)
1 teaspoon large egg white , lightly beaten
food coloring: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
62. Rainbow Cheesecake
Ingredients
2 table spoon finely crushed graham crackers
2 Table spoon sugar
1/2 ground cinnamon
1 table spoon salt
6 unsalted butter, softened
63. Rainbow Veggie Flatbread Pizza
Ingredients
1 package (2-piece) Stone fire naan
1/2 cup pizza sauce,
1/2 cup shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
About 4 cups chopped colorful veggies
2 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
