Rice Krispie Hearts
I decided to make some treats for the office tomorrow to celebrate Valentine’s Day. I did the usual Rice Krispie recipe but substituted pink marshmallows (strawberry flavor) instead of plain. That wasn’t quite pink enough, so I also stirred in a fair bit of red food coloring. They’re quite gruesome now, don’t you think? I also stirred in a bag of white chocolate chips which I hoped would remain whole but instead they just melted into the rest of the cereal. It’s fine; they still taste good. The hardest part was punching the damn things out with the heart-shaped cookie cutter. I tried to do it while they were still warm (so I could mush the leftover bits back together to make more treats) but they cooled rapidly and I had a hell of a time cutting them out. Still, they’re kinda cute and it’s always fun to put the whole office into sugar shock first thing Friday morning…
Leigh-Anne
February 15, 2004 — 7:33 am
Just an idea to have your punching arm next time, maybe get a heart-shaped muffin tin or other shaped molds. Then you could pack the gooey mixture into the buttered tins and turn them when cooled and set.
Kris
February 16, 2004 — 9:46 am
Oh cute! Rodd actually wanted something like that yesterday as he was making little chocolate pies in a muffin tin for Valentine’s Day. He managed to use the cookie cutter to make me one heart-shaped one, but the muffin tin would’ve been a lot easier.