I don’t go crazy-overboard with the 4th of July / Independence Day Treats, but I thought that I should do *something*, and this is frankly the most Americana thing that I could think of …. breakfast cereal, marshmallows, peanut butter and red-white-and-blue sprinkles. Voila, festive Rice Krispies Treats, just in the for the holiday.
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 cups mini marshmallows (one bag)
a generous 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
6 cups Rice Krispies
Directions
Spray a 9×11-inch brownie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In a larger bowl than you think you will need, measure out your rice krispies. Set aside.
In a medium sauce pan, melt butter on low heat. Do this slowly, you don’t want burned or brown butter here. Once butter has melted, keep heat on low and add mini marshmallows. Once marshmallows begin to soften and melt, add peanut butter. At this point, you will need to constantly stir the mixture so the peanut
butter does not burn and the marshmallows can evenly melt (won’t take too long, about 5 minutes or so). Once, mixture is combined and melted, turn off heat and remove pan from stove. Add the vanilla and pinch of salt.
Pour peanut butter marshmallow mixture over the rice krispies. Stir until evenly coated with mixture. This is sticky stuff so do your best to get it all combined. Pour mixture into brownie pan (it will look very loose.) Spray your hand with some nonstick cooking spray and pat down the mixture until firmly compacted.
Allow 30-45 minutes for treats to set up in the fridge before cutting.
