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mars bar rice crispy squares
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| I always save my baby spinach plastic containers... so useful for storing things like this or transporting to another party! |
- rice crispies
- 2 mars bars, chopped into small cubes
- marshmallows
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- In a large pot, melt butter and then add marshmallows (about 250 g), stir and when the marshmallows are almost melted, add the vanilla and one mars bar.
- Turn off heat and once mars bar is melted, add 6 cups of rice crispies. Stir to coat with marshmallows, then add the remaining mars bar cubes. These won't melt as much and will be a delicious chocolately/caramel surprise bite!
what you need:
- your favourite brownie recipe ingredients
- 1 package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
what to do:
what you need:
- Beat cream cheese with sugar until fluffy and smooth, then beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Prepare your brownie batter.
- You can make the brownies in a large square pan or make mini-brownie bites as I did this time. The second is more labour intensive. Basically for both, you pour the brownie batter first into a well buttered pan, then pour the cheesecake mixture on top and swirl with a butter knife to get the marble effect. When you make them into small individual brownies, you have to make sure you butter the mini-muffin tin really well and use a smaller tool (e.g. chopstick or toothpick) to swirl the brownie batter up into the cream cheese to get the marbling.
- For the large square, bake for about 40 minutes and check with a toothpick. It depends on how gooey you like your brownies, but usually a little sticky residual batter on the toothpick means it`s ready. If it`s clean it`s a more cakey texture...and if its super wet then its not done yet.
- For the mini-brownies, bake for 8 minutes then check with a toothpick. It will probably take about 8-12 minutes, but keep checking because they are so small they will over bake quickly.
- Be sure to gingerly remove the mini-brownies after a minute from the pan to a cooling rack - you don`t want them to continue cooking in the pan. Enjoy!
what you need:
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 whipping cream
- 1 pinch of salt
- In a small saucepan, add water and pour the sugar right in the middle. Do not stir. Place it on medium-high heat, and add the corn syrup. Allow the mixture to bubble away, you can swirl the pan by holding the handle and gently swirling, but do not stir with a spoon or it will crystallize.
- Once the mixture becomes a dark golden brown, remove from heat and whisk in the cream. Be careful as it will steam and bubble a little. Add the salt. The caramel will thicken once cooled. Enjoy with any sliced fruit!
I was inspired to make these after having some at my friend Hill`s. So easy but such a crowd pleaser.
what you need:
- 1 cup peanuts, unsalted
- 1 cup pretzel sticks
- 1 cup toasted O`s
- 1 cup shreddies
- you can add anything else you like...some people add the cereal corn bran, cheese nips, different nuts...
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tsp each of onion powder, garlic powder
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp celery salt
- a few dashes tobasco *optional
- Preheat oven to 300 F.
- Melt butter in microwave and then mix in the spices.
- Combine peanuts, pretzels and cereals in a large bowl pour the butter and spice mix all over. Toss a few times to coat the mixture as evenly as possible. Transfer to a large baking dish or cookie sheet and place in the middle rack of the oven. Bake for about 35-45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes or so.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature. Enjoy! It can also be stored in an airtight container for several days.
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