Sunday, February 10, 2013

Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats

I have a confession to make, guys. The recipe I was planning on sharing with you all this week didn't really turn out the way I would have liked.

My boyfriend, Cole, and I were prepared to make Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats, but we didn't realize we had an incomplete recipe until I did some more research and found the real one today.

Here's how they're supposed to look: 


cake batter rice krispie treats
  Photo Credit Ali Ebright
    
Ingredients:
3 tbsp butter
1 bag of mini marshmallows
1/3 cup yellow cake mix (the dry cake mix, not prepared into a batter!)
5 cups crispy rice cereal
Sprinkles


First, melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat, then add marshmallows.

Stir in the dry cake mix a spoonful at a time.

Pour in the cereal (add some sprinkles, if you'd like) and stir until covered in marshmallow goo.

Smoosh the mixture into a baking dish, top with sprinkles and set aside to cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes.

Enjoy!

Ali Ebright, of Gimme Some Oven, posted the original recipe.

My Tips:

The recipe that Cole and I used was very vague regarding the cake batter. We assumed that we should actually prepare the batter and mix it in with the marshmallow- and that's what we did. 

It didn't ruin it, but I definitely want to make these treats the correct way soon.

I would also suggest not mixing the sprinkles in with the cereal/marshmallow mixture. We mixed a bunch in and it turned the whole thing a grayish color. Everyone still thought it was pretty good, don't get me wrong. Gray just isn't a very appetizing color for dessert!

Shopping Tip:


Instead of buying bottles of sprinkles at your local grocery store, make a trip to Dairy Queen. They gave us about 8 oz of sprinkles and only charged $1.04. 

1 comment:

  1. You're already getting some positive feedback on the message board. I like the idea of including a recipe that didn't work our. How about a picture of a mess? The vague thing is common across Pinterest and recipe websites (My favorite is allrecipes.com). Don't be afraid to insert more editorial comments in your posts. It's what you bring to the table.

    Dr C

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