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White Chocolate Covered Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats

December 13, 2013

Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats


I’ve loved Rice Krispies treats for as long as I can remember. As a child, I dove into those sticky-licious bars and devoured them before Mom could say “stop.” As I’ve grown up and gotten older, I’ve started to add a few things to them such as chocolate chips, dried fruit and even skittles.  For this recipe, I wanted to take it up another notch. Each year, our office holds potluck lunches around the holidays. We form into 5 teams and each team takes on a theme and cooks up something wonderful for the rest of the staff. This year, my team chose Hawaiian Haystacks and I volunteered to bring a dessert. What are Hawaiian Haystacks? It’s a combination of rice, topped with chicken simmered in onions and soup and then topped with assorted fruits, crunchy noodles and other items. They are easy to make and you can customize your own haystack. So what did I do to make a delicious dessert for our potluck?  Why, white chocolate covered peppermint rice krispies treats of course!

Believe it or not, the peppermint idea was hubbys. He had been at Walmart and found peppermint marshmallows and ate nearly an entire bag that day. I had also made some rice krispie treats and he suggested combining the two.  I wanted to add some additional flavors, so I incorporated the white chocolate chip topping and the crushed peppermint. The result was a delicious peppermint treat that had my co-workers begging for the recipe.

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White Chocolate Covered Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats
Serves 12
Prep time 5 minutes
Cook time 15 minutes
Total time 20 minutes
Meal type Dessert
Misc Child Friendly, Pre-preparable
These treats are great for the holidays, birthdays and any special occasiom

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 15oz peppemint marshmallows
  • 5 cups Rice Krispies or similar cereal
  • 2 bags white chocolate chips (12 oz each)
  • crushed candy canes

Note

Make these with dark chocolate or milk chocolate if preferred.

Directions

Step 1
In a large deep non stick skillet on medium heat, melt the butter. Add the marshmallows and stir until melted
Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats
Step 2
Add the Rice Krispies cereal and stir until well blended. Liberally spray a 9x13 glass baking dish with cooking spray and fold the rice krispies into it. Press the mix lightly into the dish with either wax paper or a spatula sprayed with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Let cool.
Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats
Step 3
In a large saucepan, add the white chocolate chips. Melt over medium heat stirring often. You can also melt these in the microwave in a microwave safe dish. Microwave 1 minute on high, stir then set another minute. Keep doing this until melted.
Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats
Step 4
Spread the melted white chocolate evenly on top of the peppermint rice krispies. Sprinkle the top with the crushed candy canes.
Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats
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My recipe is close to the original by Rice Krispies, however I like mine gooey-er (is that even a word?) so I upped the amount of the marshmallows and reduced the amount of the cereal. Yes, it’s stickier, but I think it’s moister and makes the marshmallow flavor pop more. The peppermint marshmallows are not too strong in flavor so it didn’t drown out the chocolate. The sprinkle of the crushed candies on top gave it a nice crunch and more cool peppermint flavor.

Since this was for my work potluck, I made a double batch and used milk chocolate chips for the second tray. This gave my co-workers a choice and most had a little bit of each.  I think I may try dark chocolate next time.

Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats

This is a fun Christmas treat to make with your kids since you won’t have to worry about turning on the oven and the kids would have a blast decorating the top with the crushed peppermints, or whatever other candy they like.

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  1. Jill @ BeingSpiffy says

    December 14, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    It makes me want to be your neighbor in hopes I’d get some of these for Christmas!
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  2. Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says

    December 14, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    Yum! These sound amazing!! Thanks for sharing!
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  3. Jess says

    December 16, 2013 at 10:59 am

    How delicious! YUM!

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!
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  4. Danielle says

    December 20, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    Yum! Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays. x

    Reply
  5. Cynthia says

    December 21, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    Shout out to your husband for a great idea. These look delicious! Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next time.

    Reply
  6. Diane Balch says

    December 22, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    What a great way to make rice krispie treats festive.. and the chocolate sure does bring the taste up a few notches. Thanks for sharing on foodie friday.. Merry Christmas.
    Diane Balch recently posted…Coco Sables & The Art of Sabrage #Foodie FridayMy Profile

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