Rice Krispies Redux

        

        The three-ingredient recipe that turns Rice Krispies coupons into an iconic American dessert is a kitchen classic – but it can be a little blasé. Here are four easy-peasy ways to add a little sparkle to this family-friendly dessert.

1)    Nutella. Nutella is a spread made from hazelnuts and cocoa, and it’s wildly popular in Europe. It tastes chocolate-y and has a consistency similar to peanut butter. You can make Nutella Rice Krispies Treats by adding ½ cup Nutella when you’re mixing the marshmallows and butter before adding the cereal.

2)    Sprinkles. Colorful sprinkles can add visual appeal and delicious crunch to Rice Krispies treats, so just add them in when you add in the cereal. There are hundreds of kinds of sprinkles, so you can do a lot with this one!     

3)    Chocolate. If you’re a true chocoholic, use cocoa krispies to make the rice krispies treats – but also add 1 cup of frozen chocolate chips to the mix when you’re adding the cereal. The chips need to be frozen so the marshmallows don’t melt them, and the result is scrumptious.

4)    When you’re using Rice Krispies coupons, grab a couple of your favorite candy bars too. Chop them up and toss them into the rice krispies treats when you add the cereal. Most candies work well, from jelly beans to caramels to butterfingers to skittles. You name it, it’ll probably be delicious.

Do y’all have any other suggestions for simple ways to spruce up plain Rice Krispies Treats? Share your tricks in the comment section – I can’t wait to read them!

            

Crave-Worthy Candy Apples

I get really lost on the internet. I log on with the intention to check my email and print Rice Krispies coupons, but I end up watching penguins on youtube and reading about how Kate Middleton does here eye makeup. Last week, I somehow found myself perusing the web page of DeBrito Chocolate Factory, which ultimately leg to me spending fifty dollars on various varieties of caramel apples. I had buyer’s remorse almost the instant I hit “Order” but all of my guilt was washed away and replaced with total joy when my order arrived a week later.

            DeBrito has more than 36 varieties of candy apples in every flavor you can imagine, and all five of the flavors I ordered were awesome so I’ll bet the other thirty-some varieties are equally tasty. This family-run factory began with Arlene DeBrito, who began making chocolate dipped apricot candies for friends and customers of her husband’s farm implement business for Christmas but whose creations became so in-demand that Arlene decided to open up a candy factory to supply all her fans with the sweets they loved.

            Today, the factory still uses the best California fruit and premium ingredients to make all sorts of scrumptious sweets, including the decadent candy apples that are my new obsession. In an adventurous mood? Try the “Great Balls of Fire,” a caramel covered apple rolled in spicy chili-mango and chili-lemon peanuts and drizzled with milk chocolate. How about the sweet and salty “Peanut Butter Crunch” Apple, which is covered in caramel, marshmallows,  pretzels, and peanut butter drizzled with chocolate? My favorite is the “Earthquake” apple --  caramel, rice krispies, peanut butter, all dipped in chocolate.  Come to think of it, the rice krispies component of my favorite apple is probably how I got to the hunt from Rice Krispies coupons to DeBrito’s site – thank goodness for the digressive potential of the internet, or I never would have found my new favorite treat! You can get one of these yummy apples delivered direct to you from Debrito’s site. 

Rice Peepsie Treats

I recently did a bit of long-overdue spring cleaning and found some reasonably embarrassing things in my pantry – among them, some Peeps which should have met their delicious demise last month, along with their pastel-colored marshmallow brethren. Being a budget-conscious gal, I never let anything go to waste when I can help it, so I went online and found the most brilliant (and really common-sense, I can’t believe I didn’t think of it) way to turn your past-due peeps into a tasty twist on a favorite dessert. Round up your Rice Krispies coupons, your old Easter candies, and a bit of butter – that’s all you’ll need to make “Rice Peepsie Treats!”
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3-4 dozen peeps, or a mix of peeps and plain marshmallows equal to ten ounces
6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal

In a large saucepan, melt the butter at low heat. Add Peeps (and marshmallows, if you’re using them) and stir continuously over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and mix in Rice Krispies until well-coated. Spread into a 13x9x2” pan with a buttered spoon or spatula and let cool, then cut into two inch squares.

I like these treats because they give the traditional Rice Krispies a colorful twist, and they’re just about the easiest recipe in the world (besides peanut butter and jelly, I suppose). And don’t miss out on these Rice Krispies coupons when you make your Peepsie Treats – a coupon or two will make this recipe cheap-cheap-cheap to make (haha …peeps are chicks, chicks go ‘cheep’ … ok, I’m stretching the joke a bit….just go eat your dang dessert).