Desserts
Kitchen Sink Marshmallow Rice Treats
Makes 16 servings
Kitchen Sink Marshmallow Rice Treats
Makes 16 servings
A favorite childhood treat for many, marshmallow treats have the perfect combination of gooey and crunchy. For the adult palate, they sometimes come off as too sweet, and they don’t keep too well after a day or two. Problems solved here. First, the sweetness is balanced with salty pretzels, and drizzles of peanut butter and bittersweet chocolate. The shelf life is lengthened thanks to a great tip by Brooklyn pastry chef Libby Willis: The addition of sweetenedcondensed milk keeps these treats soft and delicious for days!
Nutritional information per serving:Calories 180 (39% from fat) carb. 25g pro. 2g fat 8g sat. fat 5g chol. 16mg sod. 142mg calc. 14mg fiber 0g
Ingredients
- 8tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, plus more (softened) for greasing the pan
- 1 10-ounce bag miniature marshmallows
- ¼ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 6 cups puffed rice cereal
- ¾ cup crushed salted pretzels
- 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter (preferably unsweetened)
- ¼ cup bittersweet chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
Preparation
- Prepare a 9-inch square baking pan by coating with softened butter and then lining with parchment paper. Reserve.
- Put the butter and marshmallows into a large microwave-safe casserole or bowl. Put, uncovered, into the Cuisinart® 3-in-1 Microwave AirFryer Plus. Select Microwave and set the time to 1 minute and the power level to High (10P); press Start. Stir in the vanilla, salt, and then the cereal and pretzels.
- Transfer the cereal mixture into the prepared pan and press down to compact the mixture well. Allow to set up at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Just before the 1-hour rest period is over, warm the peanut butter. Put the peanut butter into a small microwave-safe bowl, and put into the Microwave AirFryer. Select Microwave, and set the time for 20 seconds and the power level to High (10P). Using a fork or skewer, drizzle over the top of the treats.
- Next, melt the chocolate. Put the chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl. Select Microwave, Chocolate Melt (A-5) preset, and press Start. Stir well to fully melt (or return to the oven and Microwave for additional time on 4P if not fully melted). Drizzle over the top of the treats.
- Put the pan in the refrigerator to set the peanut butter and chocolate toppings, about 30 minutes.
- Using the parchment paper, lift the treats from the pan. Cut into 16 pieces and serve.
