15 minutes before the rest of the family was leaving for a neighborhood skiing party I wasn't going to, (sore back) I remembered the flyer said, chili will be served, but bring a treat to share! No time to be creative, so I quickly grabbed my sister-in-law's Rice Krispie Treats recipe and made a batch.
Rice Krispie Treats
1/2 c. butter or margarine
5 c. marshmallows
7 c. rice krispies
Melt butter a little in microwave. Add marshmallows and micro about 2 minutes. Add rice krispies and stir. Pour into lightly greased 9x13 pan.
PHew! I handed them the pan as they walked out the door! No time to cut them, so I sent a knife along and knew that the 20 minute ride, would be enough for the rice krispie treats to set up. If I had gone along, I would have been balancing the pan on my lap as I cut them into squares just before arrival. It'll take longer to write and edit this blog than it did to make those treats last night!!
I did not grow up making or eating rice krispie treats. I did grow up eating rice rispies and listening quietly for snap, crackle and pop to speak to me at breakfast. Thanks to my brother's wife's recipe and my husband's family making/serving "rice berry chickies" as one of his brothers called them as a child often, we occasionally make them, like last night and for chocolate fondue.
Recently we were invited to another family's for a potluck and games. Santa brought our family a chocolate fountain fondue for Christmas, so we took it and brought various items like strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, pretzels, chunks of bite size pound cake, etc. to hold under the flowing chocolate (chocolate chips with a little bit of oil). The hostess was serving rice krispie treats and everyone ended up using them in our chocolate fondue. It was perfect! Rice Krispie Treats in chocolate fondue are much better than pound cake or marshmallows alone, so now we serve them instead or in addition. Strawberries are still hands down everyone's favorite with chocolate! One of our children can hardly wait to try white chocolate next. Do you have any ideas to share?
For those peanut butter lovers, who want a twist to Rice Krispie Treats, here it is. Since 1 family member doesn't like the site or smell, let alone taste of peanut butter, we don't make the recipe below very often. Funny thing, I love peanut butter, but while I was pregnant with this child, I didn't like peanut butter either! Don't count on making this one in under 15 minutes from start to finish and out the door!
Peanut Butter Rice Krispies with Chocolate
3/4 c peanut butter
1 c corn syrup
1/2 c brown sugar
Melt these together.
2 T margarine or butter (optional)
5-6 c rice krispies, add, stir.
Pour into a lightly greased 9x13 pan.
Top with:
1 c semi sweet chocolate chips
1 c butter scotch chips
melted together.
Enjoy!
