Rice Krispies Treats

[bargainshopper]

I picked up a special deal on Kelloggs cereals last week and bought 3 boxes for $5, buy 7 get $5 oyno, so I am going to make my favorite childhood treat. Marshmallows are on sale this week for .99cents a bag.

The recipe should be on the box. If not, I'm going to wing it.
From when I was 9 years old I made it like this.

First melt butter in the pan, add marshmallows and stir constantly, until they are melted and then mix in krispies until just so mixture becomes thicker, clumpy and sticky. Pour into rectangular pan and cool. cut into pieces and serve.

[BzyBee]

For an extra special treat mix in some m&m's just before you spread it in the pan. I bet those Hershey's kissables would work well too. Yummmy!!!

Oh, you can also melt it all in the microwave.

[server18]

Milk chocolate chips and peanut butter melted together and spread on top. Yum! Yum!

[esperanza]

I wouldn't even bother with the recipe on the box. Just eye it up and it'll be fine.

[letsallsucceed]

I agree just eyeball it, I followed the box directions and they were dry and icky.

[bargainshopper]

I tried making this without the recipe. I tried it two ways. The first way I melted butter then marshmallows. And then poured in cereal and mixed until it was very gooey and I poured into a pan and pressed with back of spoon. This way looked a little dry, so I tried another batch made a little different.
I melted butter and I mixed with cereal then added marshmallows, well the marshmallows burned. I threw it away. The first way to melt marshmallows first is the way to make it.

[hotcouponmama]

Yes, melt butter and marshmallows. I don't follow the recipe - and I don't use lots of butter. I do however LOVE peanutbutter in them, so I mix a couple heaping tablespoons of creamy peanut butter in the pan, and then when it's all smooth, slowly stir in rice krispies til it's to the consistency I like. I hate it when I buy these out and people used too much butter and the rice krispies are oily and soggy. I like mine a bit crunchier!

[kurlisola]

Put some red food color in it (will turn pink) & add some strawberry flavoring if you have it. Then, using a bit of butter, grease the inside of a funnel; pack the mix into it, remove, wrap in foil (along with a banner with a valentines quote) & viola! You have gigantic valentine rice krispy kisses.

[jlaporte]

I make this in the microwave all the time.It is so fast!I drizzle chocolate over the top.These are so good that they dont last 1 whole day here.

[Queen Tonya]

I'm new to this site, but I think I've just found my favorite forum.

We love Rk treats here, I started making them for the treat to share at school for my son's birthdays years ago. Much easier for him to transport than cupcakes and no mess for the teacher to deal with, plus since no one else seemed to bring them, he had a kind of unique treat. Cheaper for me too, since I can find store brand krispies on sale all the time.

The original recipe calls for 6 cups of cereal, 3 tablespoons of butter and the small bag (10.5 oz) of mini-marshmallows. I add 1 tsp of vanilla extract and increase the butter by 2 tablespoons.

Birthday Krispies are just the regular recipe with colored sprinkles added while still warm, cut into squares and individually wrapped in colored saran wrap. It's amazing how festive it looks when you've got a whole bag of them in a few different colors of plastic wrap.

Black Forest Krispies:

10.5 oz bag minimarshmallows
5 1/2 cups choco-krispies
3/4 cup dried cherries
1 stick real butter
1 tsp. cocoa powder
1 tsp. vanilla

Pre-measure your cereal and mix the cherries thru it, you don't want to be searching for measuring cups once things are hopping.
Unwrap your stick of butter and slice off a third of the stick. Use the small bit to generously lube up a 13X9 pan, set aside what's left. Toss the other 2/3 stick into large pot to start melting.
Once butter melts, toss in minimarshmallows and stir to coat.
As marshmallows begin melting, add vanilla and cocoa powder, keep stirring.
Once things are nicely gooey, grab your pre-measured chocolate krispies and cherries and toss them in, stir madly to blend.
Dump out into the buttered 13X9 as soon as your blended. Set aside pot and spoon for kids to lick clean when cooled.
Grab that tiny bit of butter you had left and butter your hands, firmly press the rapidly cooling mess down into the pan, as even as you can get it.

By the time you wash your hands, call the kids and let them lick the pot and spoon and then wash up the dishes used, they'll be cool enough to cut and enjoy. Total chocolate goodness with little hidden chewy cherry bits throughout.