Rice Krispies Treats
Rice Krispie treats are a sweet dessert or snack made from Rice Krispies, melted margarine or butter and melted marshmallows. Sometimes marshmallows and/or cereal that is seasonal is used to make these treats holiday specific. They are often homemade, but one can find them in many stores usually packaged under the Rice Krispies brand.
There are many variations to the treat; adding caramel instead of marshmallows, adding condensed milk to the mixture before adding the rice krispies, using corn syrup and peanut butter, adding mandarin oranges, vanilla and others. One variation is to use chocolate instead of marshmallows which is known as "Chocolate Crackles". Kellogg's has now produced commercial varieties of both the marshmallow and chocolate-based treats under the name of "Rice Krispies Squares".
History
Rice Krispie treats were invented in the 1930s, Iowa State University of Science and Technology officially credits the development of Rice Krispies treats to Mildred Day, who died in June 1996 at the age of 92. She worked for the Kellogg Company, the maker of Rice Krispies, and used the cereal to develop the snack as a fundraiser for a Camp Fire Girls group.
Cereal
Kellogg's company came out with a cereal based on this treat, perhaps making the first cereal based on a dessert that was based on a cereal. Kellog's Rice Krispies Treats cereal briefly surged in popularity, and received a 6 out of 7 rating on popular breakfast critic website Mr. Breakfast.[1] Recently this cereal has become harder to find, though a page on the Kellogg's website can help make finding their rarer cereals easy.[2]
See Also
- Chocolate crackles - variation with cocoa and coconut
References
External links
- Kelloggs.com Official Recipe and nutrition facts
- More recipes and product information from Rice Krispies Canada
- Cereal.com Recipe for Rice Krispie Treats
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