Homemade Rice Krispies Treats (adapted from the recipe on the Kellog's Rice Krispies box)
Ingredients:
1 10 oz bag of marshmallows
3 tbsp butter
6 cups of Rice Krispies cereal
Makes ~2 dozen treats
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| The igredients |
Recipe:
1. Melt the butter over a large nonstick saucepan on medium heat.
2. Place marshmallows in pan. Wait until they become a uniform pile of marshmallow goop.
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| Thank goodness for nonstick pans. |
- The recipe on the cereal box calls for low heat application throughout the recipe. If I had done that, it would have taken probably 20+ minutes for the marshmallows to become gooey. Because I'm impatient, I turned up the heat, and it didn't seem to be problematic. I probably wouldn't set it higher than medium heat though for fear of burning the marshmallows.
- When the individual marshmallows start to lose their form, I began mushing and mixing them with a large wooden spoon.
3. Add in the Rice Krispies, one cup at a time. After every 2 cups, I would mix the rice krispies and the marshmallows with two wooden spoons, Coldstone style. Mix until the rice krispies density is relatively uniform. I added about 1 cup of rice krispies more because I felt with just 6 cups it was still too sticky.
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| Getting to this step involves a mini biceps and deltoids workout. |
4. Set a large piece of parchment paper on a flat surface. Transfer rice krispies pile onto the parchment paper.
And here, my friends, is a trick for how to get nice flat rice krispies treats.
5. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the rice krispies mixture. Using a large baking pan, apply pressure on the upper piece of paper to flatten your very large rice krispies treat.
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| Set the mixture onto parchment paper. (Looks like popcorn, doesn't it? That's from the weird lighting.) |
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| Drape the rice krispies with a second piece of parchment paper. |
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| Use a baking pan to flatten your paper-rice krispies-paper sandwich. |
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| Voila! One honking flat Rice Krispies treat. |
6. Let the monster of a Rice Krispies treat cool for about 10-15 minutes.
7. Cut the Rice Krispies into squares that are a size of your choosing. This part is a bit messy too. Even after the rice krispies have cooled, the marshmallows stick all over the knife.
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| The final product!!! |
