Recipe up top for those only interested in the making of these treats. Full context below on mothering fails and tips for making really wonderful Rice Krispie treats.

THE FINAL Rice Krispie TREAT

Ingredients:

• Cooking Spray

• 16 ounces mini marshmallows 

• 4 tbsp ghee or butter

• 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal 

• 1 cup Lucky Charms marshmallows for the top (found at Target)

• 1/4 sea salt optional

To make:

1. Line a 13x9 pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. 

2. Melt the ghee in a large pan over low heat. Once melted, add half the marshmallows to the pan and stir until mallows are melted. Follow with the remaining marshmallows and stir until melted. Stir in the optional salt if your ghee or butter was unsalted. 

3. Pour in the cereal while also stirring it until combined. Work quickly so that your mixture doesn’t cool off too much. This will help spread evenly without having to compact your treats into the dish.

4. Sprinkle with the Lucky Charm  marshmallows and sprinkles. Let cool for two hours. Cut and enjoy! 

   Store on the counter in an air tight container up to five days. 

Wow, what can I say? I put in the hard work over this past weekend for you guys. I wanted this to be a carefree recipe to make with Bryson and share with you all! It seemed simple enough. Thirty mere seconds in, I knew I had it wrong. You know that sinking feeling? Immediate regret for having suggested such a thing. Grumpy kid, impatient mother, burning hot sugar contained only by a hot ass pan was not a match made in mother-son bonding heaven. 

Nonetheless, I persevered. And let me tell you, the first batch SUCKED. They turned out as dry as a lizard’s tongue and brick hard only held together by marshmallow glue. This first batch of Rice Krispies had somehow absorbed the negativity that I was manifesting.

So, I tried again. The second time- alone- might I add. I learned you should ALWAYS add more marshmallows.  I’m not sure who I thought I was fooling by skimping on the mallows. I am here to tell you, the final say is that 10 ounces of cloud-like decadence is not the right amount. I’d already committed to the Rice Krispie treats, so I dumped the entire large-size bag. Sixteen ounces, baby. They came out much stickier, more chewy and they didn’t shoot cereal shrapnel when I cut them apart. A real win. The family promptly ate the entire pan. Mom fail to mom win.

Key takeaways:

• Don’t film videos with a toddler after nap time. 

• Don’t allow children to see sprinkles, EVER, until it is actually time to sprinkle.

• Do not even consider skimping on the marshmallows. You need 16 ounces of mini-marshmallows for the best melting and chewing experience. 

• Make this kid-friendly by only inviting your child to participate after the hot marshmallow and cereal mixture has cooled off in the baking dish.  

• Don’t press your mixture into the baking dish with too much pressure, it will make the bars too compact and dense.

Lastly, it was worth it. These rainbow treats are the equivalent to taking a crunchy bite out of childhood. Don’t you remember the torture of having to choose just one item at the elementary school bake sale? I could never decide between the oversized pickle or those fresh Rice Krispies treats. I only had 50 cents though, a girl HAS to choose. So, let the vanilla fill your adult home and let your child pour on as many sprinkles as they care to dump everywhere. You can always just shake them off in the trash later. ;)