Chocolate rice krispies treat

Original post: http://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2015/01/nutty-chocolate-chip-crunch-bars.html

Ingredients: Printable recipe

3 cups rice krispies treats

1 ¼ ounce dried cranberries

¼ cup salted pistachios

½ cup milk chocolate chips

¾ cup quick oats

2 tablespoon unsalted butter

3 ½ cup mini marshmallows

2 teaspoon maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional)

Instructions:

• Oil a glass dish and set aside
• Chop pistachios, dried cranberries (or whatever nuts you choose) to apx the size of a rice krispies
• In a bowl combine, chopped nuts, cranberries, chocolate chips, oatmeal and rice krispies
• In a pot melt the butter on low add the marshmallow and stir until it is completely melted
• Stir in the vanilla bean paste and maple syrup
• Turn off the heat and add the rice Krispies mixture to the marshmallow and quickly stir coating all grains
• Pour into the prepared glass dish and press into place with the spatula or a greased piece of parchment paper
• Allow to set in the dish and take the shape for 5-8 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack to completely cool
• Once completely cooled slice into squares and serve.

Greedy tips:

• Use 1 ½ cup rice krispies and 1 ½ cup coco krispies for extra chocolate
• Make sure to use quick oat so they are not too tough since there is no cooking
• Press the mixture into place with a greased parchment or wax paper
• Make sure its 100 percent cooled before you slice them into cubes
• I stored mine in the refrigerator with a layer of parchment between each so they don’t stick.or you can wrap them individually and store at room temp for about a week.
• Its cools very quickly so work fast once the rice is added to the melted marshmallow