Cookbook · Snacks

Kellogg's - Rice Krispies Treats

1970's Deming,NM · from the Kellogg's cereal box

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

  1. Prepare a 9x13-in. baking pan,
  2. butter and lay a sheet of parchment paper across the pan leaving the
  3. ends folded over the edge for use as handles
  4. Melt 3 Tbs. salted butter over medium-low heat in a pot or saucepan
  5. big enough to hold all cereal and marshmallows.
  6. Once the butter has melted, pour in all the marshmallows.
  7. Stir until the marshmallows melt into a nearly smooth mass.
  8. Pour the cereal into the pot and stir until evenly coated.
  9. Scoop the mixture into the 9x13-in. pan and spread into an even layer.
  10. When cooled, lift out of the baking pan and place on a cutting board.
  11. Use a knife or a pizza cutter to cut into two inch squares.