Rice Crispy Treats

The library did a treats day and I wanted to bring something that those who have Celiac can eat. Rice crispy treats are the obvious choice, super simple and tasty. I wanted to do something unusual with them so I booted up the computer and googled 'decadent rice crispy treats'. I found this recipe for caramel, chocolate, rice crispy treats and knew I had a winner. (https://lilluna.com/chocolate-caramel-peanut-butter-rice-krispies-treats/) However, instead of melting the chocolate into peanut butter I just sprinkled chocolate chips throughout. They were super yummy.

After that success I decided to have more rice crispy treats for the holiday parties. (I had a Christmas Eve Eve/Jolabokaflod party, a Christmas Eve smorgasbord, and a Christmas dinner.) First I made a batch of plain/standard rice crispy treats. Then I created my own treat. Shanna and I both love mint. Earlier this month Shanna found a bag of crushed/chipped Andes Mints and I added them to my cabinet for future cookies. So when I started making rice crispy treats and she pulled out a bag of pink peppermint marshmallows I knew what to do. I used the pink marshmallows, replaced the vanilla with mint extract and stirred in the Andes Mint chips. These were also super yummy. 

I think rice crispy treats are going to be standard fare for our future Christmases. - Jenny