Showing posts with label marshmallow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marshmallow. Show all posts

Thursday, October 10, 2013

A Treat & Crispy Treats

One of the Cake Slice Bakers ~ Monica of the blog Lick The Bowl Good ~ has a new cookbook!!  It is called "Lick the Bowl Good: Classic Home-Style Desserts with a Twist"... Grab a copy of it!!  I couldn't wait to get it and it just arrived and it is fabulous! She loaded up this cookbook with awesome pictures and yummy recipes.

I had a few minutes this afternoon and DJ has been asking for rice crispy treats.  So I decided to try one of LTBG's recipes...


... yes you are reading that right.  Rice crispy treats elevated to a whole new tasty using browned butter and cozy spices.

These are a snap to make.  Butter your 9" x 13" pan, measure out your ingredients and away you go!
A quicky tip ~ if the spices in the recipe are all going in at the same time, just measure into a small bowl and then when they are called for just dump and keep moving.



That's ooey gooey goodness you seeing going on there... browned butter bits and spices floating in melting marshmallow.


Once all melted mix with the rice crispies.  
Smoosh it down with buttered hands or something like a silicone spatula.



Once cooled cut and nom nom nom!



A winning recipe.  I look forward to making more goodies from this wonderful book.  I raise my whisk to Monica!  Congrats!!

: )
Enjoy!

Friday, October 05, 2012

S'more Brownies

You can stuff all sorts of things into brownies... peanut butter cups, peppermint patties, caramels... but what has been a huge hit are my S'more brownies.  This one doesn't come with a recipe because most people either have an awesome scratch recipe or use a box mix. Both will work just fine.

I use a 9"x9" pan that has a removable collar similar to a cheesecake pan. I also put a piece of parchment paper lining the collar.  I have no idea why on earth I didn't with this batch.  Let's blame it on the Shiny Squirrel and move on.

Put about half of your brownie batter in the bottom of the pan.  Layout your graham crackers leaving a bit a space between the crackers and around the edge.  This seems to help hold the brownies together in the end.


Top with a layer of milk chocolate bars.  Growing up we always made our S'mores with plain Hersey bars.  If you used some other brand of chocolate go for it!


Next you need your marshmallows.  I have tried minis and the new flat square marshmallows and have found for the best result the regular-stuff-your-mouth-with-gooey-marshmallows is just right.



Drizzle, blop or spoon the rest of the brownie batter on the top.


Since taking these pictures I have found using a small ice cream scoop to add the top layer of batter works well.  I put a scoop of batter on top of each 'mallow and let is side down the sides.


Bake them!!
Usually it will take a bit longer to get these brownies baked with the additions.  Just keep an eye on them to not burn.



Cool the brownies completely before slicing.  They are best served at room temperature so that the chocolate is melty and the marshmallows are gooey.


Don't use a napkin - lick your fingers!


:)