The time has come again for making some treats.. and this time it's rice krispie marshmallow squares! I am making these for a group of friends and its meant to be hot weather (believe it or not!) and I wanted to make something that wasn't chocolatey and therefore melty!
These are so easy to make and always remind me of being a child and the excitement of returning home from school to find that my Mum had made some! You can top them with any kind of decoration you like, I just went for some melted milk chocolate with a few sprinkles. They would also be delicious with some dried fruits in them, perhaps some chopped apricots and some nuts!
Recipe: (makes about 30 medium sized squares)
- 45g of Butter
- 300g Marshmallows
- 180g Rice Krispies
- 100g Milk chocolate (for melting on top)
- Sprinkles
To make:
- Line a tray with buttered greaseproof paper (as the mixutre is VERY sticky!)
- Melt the butter and the marshmallows in a saucepan over a low heat, until fully melted and combined.
- Put the rice krispies are in a large bowl and then pour the hot marshmallow mixture over them and stir immediately as the mixture is super sticky and mixes best when warm.
- Pour the mixture in to the lined tray and smooth out to fill in the edges. This will be tricky, so I suggest heating a metal spatula in boiling water and using this to smooth down the mixture - I find this works best.
- Then melt the milk chocolate, either in the microwave or over boiling water and then drizzle over the marshmallow/ krispie mixture and then top with your sprinkles!
- Pop it in to the fridge for a few hours, as the longer it has in the fridge the less sticky it is.
- Take it out of the fridge and cut in to squares. I heated a big sharp knife in boiling water first, just to help with cutting it!
- Tuck in and enjoy!
Photos of how to make:
The marshmallows and butter before melting,
and below the rice krispies
Above is the marshmallow mixture melting,
and below is the gooey mix when ready to pour on to the krispies
Above are the krispies coated in marshmallows,
and below is the mixture pressed in to the tin
The sprinkles I used!
These are the marshmallow treats once decorated!
Enjoy!
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