Gourmet Rice Krispies Cereal Treats

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 6 cups rice crispy rice cereal
• 40 large marshmallows
• 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup wilton chocolate candy melts

Recipe

• 1 lightly toast coconut in pat of butter. set aside to cool.
• 2 butter 8 x 8 x 1 1/2 inch cake pan pan.
• 3 sprinkle the cooled toasted coconut in the bottom of pan and place in the fridge while prepping the krispies treats.
• 4 put the 6 cups of cereal in a large glass or non plastic mixing bowl.
• 5 over low heat melt the 1 1/4 cup of butter.
• 6 add the 40 large marshmallows to melted butter.
• 7 cook 10 minutes to start melting while stirring frequently.
• 8 add the vanilla and continue to cook over low heat until all melted and increase stirring frequency to a near creamy consistency.
• 9 combine into the cereal and coat evenly.
• 10 pour into the chilled prepared pan compress lightly.
• 11 cool and or refrigerate for about an hour.
• 12 turn out onto cutting board and cut into 32 pieces that measure 1/2 x 1 x 2.
• 13 melt the wilton candy melts in microwave in 30 sec increments stirring between sessions.
• 14 lay the cut krispies flat on a cooling rack over paper towels.
• 15 drizzle melted candy melts in a zig-zag pattern.