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Samoa
Rice Krispie Treats
Ingedients:
3 Tbs. butter, plus more for pan
1 (10 oz.) package marshmallows or 4 cups mini marshmallows (Jet Puffed)
5 cups Rice Krispies® cereal
1 (10 oz.) bag Nestle Dark Chocolate Morsels, melted (1/4 cup reserved for drizzling)
6-8 oz. caramels
3 Tbs. milk
2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
Directions:
- Prepare a 9 x 13 baking dish by coating with softened
butter.
- Make the traditional Rice Krispies® treat recipe (recipe here) by melting the butter in a large sauce pan over low heat.
Add the marshmallows to the sauce pan and continuously stir until almost
completely melted. Remove from heat and gently stir in Rice Krispies®
cereal until completely coated. Press mixture into the prepared 9 x 13 pan
and set aside to cool.
- Place chocolate morsels in a microwave safe bowl. Melt chocolate
in microwave by heating for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each
interval. Pour the melted chocolate on the top of the treats, reserving
approximately 1/4 cup of the chocolate for drizzling. Place the pan of
chocolate covered treats in the fridge or freezer to cool and harden while
you make the caramel topping.
- Toast coconut in a medium skillet over medium heat,
stirring occasionally and watching carefully until coconut is a caramel
brown color. Remove pan from heat. (This can also be done in the oven, if you prefer. See tutorial here.)
- Melt the caramels and milk in a small sauce pan over medium
heat. Stir often until caramels are completely melted. Remove pan from
heat and stir in toasted coconut.
- Once chocolate layer has hardened, add the caramel-coconut topping to the treats by dropping the mixture by the spoonful onto the chocolate layer and spreading out carefully. This is easiest to do
when the chocolate has hardened.
- Drizzle the reserved melted chocolate on top of the treats. Slice
into squares and serve (with a tall glass of milk, of course).
Enjoy!!
