S'mores Rice Krispies Treats

 This was a yummy pinterest find!

There is nothing simpler to me than rice krispies!  I love almost nothing more than s'mores!  So why not combine!!

These were a great treat!  I think these could be done almost 2 ways!

1. Original Recipe way
2. Make without the marshmallow tops

Any way you try it, they were an easy way to have s'mores in the winter when you can't go outside and roast a marshmallow the real way!

S'mores Rice Krispies Treats

(recipe by Glorious Treats)

• 3 tbsp butter, cut into pieces
• 4 cups mini marshmallows (or about 40 regular/large marshmallows)
• 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• 1 cup Golden Grahams cereal
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Top Layer

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 10 full sized graham crackers, broken in half
• 40 large marshmallows

Butter or lightly spray a 9 x 13 pan.

In a large bowl, place your rice krispies and golden grahams cereals.  Set aside.

In a large microwave safe bowl, place your butter and 4 cups mini marshmallows.  Microwave for about 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes.  Watch carefully depending on bowl size.  My bowl must not have been large enough because the marshmallows started overflowing after about 1 1/2 minutes.

Cook until marshmallows and butter are melted.  Now pour over your cereals and mix gently to combine.  Use a utensil that is sprayed with cooking spray.

Add your mini chocolate chips and then pour mixture into your prepared 9 x 13 pan.  Press into pan.

Melt your semi-sweet chocolate chips in microwave or use a double boiler.  Heat until melted and then pour over top of rice krispie treats and spread with a spatula.

While the chocolate is still warm, spread your graham crackers on top.  I broke my grahams in half and then in half again to make smaller treats!  They were a better size for me and my family!  I didn't use all 10 grahams.  My 9 x 13 pan must be a little different than the original or I just spaced mine apart more.

Put pan into fridge to set, about 10-15 minutes.  Once set, cut into squares (or in my case small rectangles).  Use the lines of your grahams as a guide.  Place on a large baking sheet.

Next you will cut in half your 40 marshmallows, or how many you need to top each graham.  If you have squares, you will need 2 large mallows per square cut in half.  If you made rectangles, you will need 1 large mallow per rectangle.  Get it???

I used kitchen scissors to cut my mallows.  Place each half on the top of each graham (as pictures above).  Now you can toast your mallows.  This is where I think next time I will either not do the mallows, or do them individually as ready to eat.  My mallows didn't stick and fell off after toasting and then the leftover mallows got kind of firm!  You can decide.

When you toast, stick in the oven on broil and don't let yourself get distracted or else they will burn quicker than you think!  Or if you are lucky and have a kitchen torch, you can use that!

Now enjoy your indoor smores!

Valentine Chocolate Bark

This is a yummy easy Valentine treat! Or a treat for any day, just add different sprinkles or put none on at all!

Enjoy!

Valentine Chocolate Bark

(www.bakeat350.blogspot.com)

• 2 bags white chocolate chips ~ she used Ghiradelli, but I had Hersheys and they worked fine)
• 2 bags semisweet chocolate chips ~ again Ghiradelli, but I had western family and it was fine again. I used 1 1/2 bags though!
• 2 cups Rice Krispies ~ start with 2 cups, I ended up adding 3 1/2 cups Rice Krispies
• conversation hears and sprinkles

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Place 3/4ths of the white chocolate chips in a glass or metal bowl. Place over a pan of simmering water and stir until melted. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining white chocolate chips until melted. ~ If the chocolate is too thick you can add 1 tbsp Crisco. (I didn't need to do this)

Stir in the Rice Krispies ~ It seemed like too much white chocolate, so this is when I started adding about 1/2 cup at a time until it seemed a better combination.

Spread onto the lined cookie sheet. Spread so thin, but that you can't see the pan. ~ an offset spatula works great.

Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips using the same method as above. I used 1 1/2 bags here instead of 2 and it was plenty of chocolate for me! (You shouldn't need the Crisco here!)

Using an offset spatula, gently spread over the white chocolate.

Sprinkle on the conversation hears if wanted and sprinkles. Let set up until hardened. Break into pieces and enjoy!

Holiday Caramel Chex Mix

I tried this and loved it!! It is sweet, but super yummy and easy!

I found this in Home Cooking the Costco Way that my sister sent me. She got this cookbook from her Costco, they gave them away for free!!

Holiday Caramel Chex Mix

(General Mills)

• 4 cups popped popcorn
• 2 cups each of Corn Chex and Rice Chex
• 1 cup mixed nuts
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 250 degrees

Remove and discard any unpopped kernels from the popped popcorn

In an ungreased roasting pan, mix popcorn, cereal and nuts; set aside

In a saucepan, heat butter, brown sugar and corn syrup to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Pour over the cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.

Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to break up.

In another saucepan, heat baking chips over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Add 3 cups of the cooled cereal mixture to the melted chips; toss gently until evenly coated. Spread on waxed paper or foil. Cool for about 30 minutes, or until set.

In a serving bowl, mix both cereal mixtures and cranberries (I didn't add these the first time around, but did the second. I like them with the mix, my kids are picking around them!). Store in an airtight container. Makes 18 1/2 cup servings!