Cookbook · Snacks
Kellogg's - Rice Krispies Treats
According to Kellogg's, an employee by the name of Mildred Day concocted this snack as a treat for a Camp Fire Girls fundraiser. The recipe was first published in 1941.
Ingredients
- 6 cups of Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal
- 10 ounces of marshmallows
- 3 tablespoons butter
Directions
- Prepare a 9x13-in. baking pan,
- butter and lay a sheet of parchment paper across the pan leaving the
- ends folded over the edge for use as handles
- Melt 3 Tbs. salted butter over medium-low heat in a pot or saucepan
- big enough to hold all cereal and marshmallows.
- Once the butter has melted, pour in all the marshmallows.
- Stir until the marshmallows melt into a nearly smooth mass.
- Pour the cereal into the pot and stir until evenly coated.
- Scoop the mixture into the 9x13-in. pan and spread into an even layer.
- When cooled, lift out of the baking pan and place on a cutting board.
- Use a knife or a pizza cutter to cut into two inch squares.