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Salted Caramel Rice Krispie Treats with Mocha Ganache

January 13, 2014 Keep It Sweet 13 Comments

Rice Krispie treats are all grown up with the addition of salted caramel and a rich mocha ganache. Make this special treat for Super Bowl or your next gathering and watch the Rice Krispie treats disappear!

Last Monday we talked the how-tos on making salted caramel. Just a few ingredients and no thermometer; the basics really aren’t that hard. Now that we have that covered, I figured you could use some new recipes for the salted caramel that you won’t want to stop making (and eating).

These sweet and salty rice krispie treats are a fun and easy no-bake treat to make. They might be the perfect pick-up treat for the Super Bowl in a few weeks. The salted caramel krispie treat base is slightly gooey so they are best stored in the refrigerator. The mocha ganache is rich and really makes them something special. I liked them with and without the ganache topping, though.

Salted Caramel Rice Krispie Treats with Mocha Ganache

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Author: Lauren Lilling

Recipe type: Dessert

Makes: 24 servings

Ingredients

Mocha Ganache

10 ounces dark chocolate (I used 70%), coarsely chopped
4 fluid ounces cup extra-strong brewed coffee (4 fluid ounces hot water + 1 heaping
teaspoon + of instant coffee)
5 ounces (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature and sliced

Rice Krispie Treats

1½ ounces (3 tablespoons) unsalted butter
1 10-ounce bag mini marshmallows
6 fluid ounces (3/4 cup) salted caramel sauce
7 cups Rice Krispies cereal
Flaky sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

Mocha Ganache

Set up a double boiler; bring water to a simmer in medium pot over
low-medium heat
Place heat-proof bowl of chocolate over the pot
Pour the coffee over chocolate
Continuously stir until chocolate is melted and smooth
Remove bowl from heat and whisk in the butter until creamy
Set ganache aside to cool, stirring occasionally

Rice Krispie Treats

Grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter or non-stick cooking spray; set aside
In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter
Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted
Remove from heat and stir in caramel sauce until well combined
Stir in Rice Krispies
Use a greased spatula to press mixture down into prepared baking dish
Spread mocha ganache evenly over top of treats and sprinkle with flaky sea salt
Chill in refrigerator for one hour or until set
Cut and serve; leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in refrigerator up to one week

Notes

Heavily adapted from Brown Eyed Baker

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Key Lime Crispy Bars with Toasted Marshmallow Cream {Gluten Free} (Guest Post)

August 12, 2013 Keep It Sweet 6 Comments

A refreshing no-bake gluten-free marshmallow treat that is easy to make and perfect for a summer sweet tooth! Topped off with a toasted marshmallow cream, these aren’t your typical marshmallow treats!

Well, we are off to Hawaii tomorrow for our vacation. I couldn’t be more excited! This is the longest vacation I’ve taken since starting Keep It Sweet Desserts, and that is giving me a little anxiety. However, my plan is to zone out as much of the real-life stress as possible and just soak up the Hawaii sunshine and relax for 8 days. In all of the pre-vacation craze, my awesome sister offered to take a little work off my hands and guest blog for me today! The soon-to-be Harvard student made a twist on one of her favorite no-bake treats that I think you will enjoy! Thanks, Jess!!!

I’m not a big dessert person. Chocolate-y things don’t really do it for me, and I don’t ever “crave” sugar. Having said that, though, there are a couple of sweets that I LOVE. 1) Anything to do with marshmallows and 2) Anything to do with Key Lime. Since I am gluten free, S’MORES are a no-go and key lime pie just isn’t the same when you take away the crust. So when I found these key lime marshmallows in my local Walmart, and the new gluten free Vanilla Chex Cereal, I knew what I had to do. I had to make key lime rice crispy treats. And so I did.

Like all rice crispy treat recipes, this is super simple, and all I did was substitute Rice Krispies cereal for Vanilla Chex.

I wasn’t happy with the slime-green color of my crispy bars, so I decided to make a marshmallow cream to drizzle over it. Enter: toasted marshmallow cream.

The best part about these is that there is no waiting involved. Enjoy and happy eating.

Key Lime Crispy Bars with Toasted Marshmallow Cream {Gluten Free}

Serves 24

Ingredients:

4 Tablespoons of butter (or margarine), divided
2 cups plain marshmallows
2 cups key lime marshmallows
6 cups gluten-free Vanilla Chex Cereal
1 ½ cups Marshmallow Fluff

Directions:

Spray a 13 x 9 pan with baking spray and set aside
Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in large saucepan over low heat; add Marshmallows and stir until completely melted; remove from heat
Add Chex and stir until coated
Press cereal and marshmallow mixture into prepared baking pan
In the same saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter with Marshmallow Fluff; stir until thin and creamy
Pour Fluff mixture over cereal
Cut and serve

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White Chocolate Cinnamon Bun Krispie Treats

May 18, 2012 Keep It Sweet 8 Comments

Rice Krispies = Breakfast

Cinnamon Buns = Breakfast

-> By the transitive property of food, Cinnamon Bun Rice Krispie Treats = Breakfast

Obviously.

Last weekend I wanted to add an (almost) gluten-free treat to our Mother’s Day brunch spread for my sister to enjoy. I’d been looking for a good way to use these fun marshmallows that my mom picked up for me a couple of months ago and this finally seemed like a good time to use them. I always end up saving products like this as long as possible. Kind of like the special eggs I’ve had in my fridge for a couple of months (hmm, that probably isn’t a good thing).

Anyway, these treats ended up being the perfect way to use those marshmallows- they are extra cinnamon-y from the added cinnamon chips and the white chocolate drizzle adds a bit of creaminess to each bite. What could be better for breakfast, brunch or… ahem, dessert?

Head over to Fox for the recipe!

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Vanilla Cookie Krispie Treats {Gluten-Free}

March 19, 2012 Keep It Sweet 27 Comments

I decided to start this working from home thing with a bang.

5:15am wake-up

6 am INSANITY workout

6:45 try not to die while writing my blog post

I feel the 3pm exhaustion coming on already. Luckily, in a time like that, there are super easy desserts to make that have everyone falling in love. Seriously. I brought these Vanilla Cookie Krispie Treats to my sister’s birthday party and her friends all thought I was a culinary genius. I tried to explain to them that they took about 15 minutes of work from start to finish but they just wouldn’t believe me. Guess I’ll just have to continue to look like a kitchen rockstar even when I’m unable to move.

Vanilla Cookie Krispie Treats {Gluten-Free}
Serves 20

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 10.5 -ounce bag marshmallows
3 cups gluten-free rice krispies
3 cups roughly chopped gluten-free vanilla sandwich cookies (about 20 cookies)

Directions:
Spray a 13×9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray
In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat
Stir in marshmallows until melted (will take several minutes)
Remove from heat and stir in cereal and cookies until completely coated
Press into prepared baking dish; wax paper helps to press the mixture down minimal sticking
Allow to cool before cutting into squares and serving; store in an air-tight container for up to a 5 days

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