Rice Krispie Treats

For this week's food, I thought it might be fun to make a classic childhood treat... Rice Krispie Treats! The recipe didn't call for that many ingredients, but it was only of the most interesting things I have made to date. In addition to making the "original" Rice Krispie Treats, I made chocolate ones by adding chocolate chips into the marshmallow-cereal mixture, which I strongly suggest to you if you're planning on making some of these any time soon!

Here are some pictures of the entire process from start to finish:

I got the recipe for the rice krispies from: http://www.ricekrispies.com/search/kids.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=treats&utm_campaign=Desserts#/recipes/the-original-treats

I tripled the recipe so I could make enough for the people at PATH and a couple for my family, so it was a bit harder to manage all of the marshmallow fluff and all the cereal in the pot, but I managed to make them tasty so it's all good :). Since the heated marshmallow fluff would harden quickly once mixed with the cereal, I had to rush to mix the two together and put them in their containers -- so I didn't have much of a chance to take pictures for that part, but it was so interesting to be under that time-crunch and have to make the rice krispie treats perfectly because they tested my abilities as a baker. This week I learned that when dealing with sticky foods that harden fast, you need to be clean and fast. This week I really tested those abilities in myself and I feel as if I will be more prepared for the next time I make these because I'm more familiar with it and I know how to be more efficient now.

The treats tasted really great in the end, and I especially liked the chocolate ones because they were more flavorful and rich. I made about 45 treats and I gave the people at PATH about 36, enough for all the residents and staff, so there was 9 left over for my friends and family who had been requesting some more of my foods :D.

Even though it can get a but messy, the Rice Krispie Treats were a blast to make. They only take about 1.5 hours to make and the final result is so great you'll want to make them all the time!

All in all, this weeks dessert = A+

Try making the treats at home sometime soon, I promise you won't regret it! Thanks so much for reading and remember, stay blissful!

Sincerely,

The Blissful Baker