10,327-pound Rice Krispie treat expected to get UW students into record books!

MADISON (WITI) -- How long would you spend making Rice Krispie treats? It took about 250 volunteers to make a behemoth of a treat this weekend!

It took 250 volunteers 40 hours to make the Rice Krispie treat.

UW students finished the record-breaking sweet treat at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, April 12th.

Weighing in at 10,327 pounds, students say it should land them in the record books. Organizers say there are plenty of people to thank.

"A lot of people that we had came here and they worked for a really long time, and we had a lot of people that luckily came off the street to help and they decided to stick around for a while and they helped us get it done quicker," UW sophomore Joseph Tarnowski said.

Now that it is complete, pieces of the treat are being sold.

All of the money raised will be donated to the United Way of Dane County and Camp Kesem, which helps kids whose parents are fighting cancer.