Kids, young and old, love these sweet and crispy bars.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup* butter
- One 10 ounce package (about 40) regular marshmallows
- -----or----- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal
Preparation:
Lightly grease 13x9 pan. In a large, heavy saucepan melt butter. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and add cereal. With large wooden spoon, stir until cereal is coated. With lightly greased waxed paper or buttered spatula, evenly press mixture into pan. Cut into squares when cooled.
Rice Cereal Easter Eggs
Instead of putting cereal mixture in the pan, shape mixture into Easter eggs. To make 12 eggs, use about 1/3 cup of mixture for each one. Use store-bought or homemade icing to decorate eggs.*I prefer the original recipe which calls for 1/4 cup butter. Most recipes today use a more health-conscious amount of 3 tablespoons of butter. It's your choice.
