Double Chocolate Mint Krispie Treats

Posted on May 17, 2011

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First of all, a huge thank you for all of your inspiring comments on Sunday’s post!  I was actually a little nervous to hit publish but I’m so glad I did.  I love this community:-)

Now, let’s get back to the desserts!  For the shower, I made some of my old favorites and a couple of new recipes.  Additionally, I made cookie brownie layer bars, a strawberry birthday cake (recipe to come!) and these Double Chocolate Minty Treats.

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Coming up with the menu for an event like this is so much fun.  Just like with my Thanksgiving dinner party, I wanted to have a variety of delicious and fun pick-up desserts.  After accounting for chocolate, caramel, peanut butter and sweet and salty, I knew I needed to fill the hole for Sara’s love of chocolate with mint.  Madison’s rice krispie treat pops immediately caught my eye, but I knew I didn’t have time to make individual pops for a big crowd.  Instead, I made the rice krispie treats in their regular form and dipped them in chocolate to keep them special, fun and delicious.  It turns out these were the favorite for quite a few people so I think the recipe was definitely a success!

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Start by melting butter in a large pot

Butter in pot 1 Butter in pot 2 Butter in pot 3

Add the marshmallows and stir until they are completely meltedmarshmallows melting marshmallows 2 melting marshmallows 3melting marshmallows 5

Remove pot from heat, and stir in Andes

adding andes 1adding andes 3 adding andes 4

Add rice krispies to the mixture and stir

adding rice crispieseverything mixed

Once everything is combined, press the ingredients into a 13X9 pan lined with foil and allow to cool

put in pan 1 in pan

Once cool, remove the rice krispie treats from the pan; the easiest way to do this is to flip the pan upside down and peel off the foil

on cutting board 1

Cut the treats in to small cubes (I made slices in a 9X7 matrix)

on cutting board 4

Now set up a space to dip your treats in chocolate; I suggest lining 2 jelly roll pans with wax paper for the chocolate to harden

chocolate 2

Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments, stirring in-between each until chocolate is smooth

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One at a time, dip rice krispie treats in the chocolate to cover half of each bar

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Allow to cool for 1-2 hours[print_this]

Double Chocolate Mint Krispie Treats 

Adapted from Espresso and Cream

 

Makes ~60 rice krispie bites

Ingredients:

  • ½ stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
  • 1 10.5-ounce bag mini marshmallows
  • 1 heaping cup Andes (or mint chocolate candy of choice)
  • 7 cups rice krispies
  • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate for melting

Directions:

  • Melting butter over low-medium heat in a large pot
  • Add the marshmallows and stir until they are completely melted
  • Remove pot from heat, and stir in Andes
  • Add rice krispies to the mixture and stir
  • Once everything is combined, press the ingredients into a 13X9 pan lined with foil and allow to cool
  • Once cool, remove the rice krispie treats from the pan; the easiest way to do this is to flip the pan upside down and peel off the foil
  • Cut the treats in to small cubes (I made slices in a 9X7 matrix)
  • Now set up a space to dip your treats in chocolate; I suggest lining 2 jelly roll pans with wax paper for the chocolate to harden
  • Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments, stirring in-between each until chocolate is smooth
  • One at a time, dip rice krispie treats in the chocolate to cover half of each bar
  • Allow to cool for 1-2 hours

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