Every once in a while, an idea starts to take shape in my head, and it won’t let up. That’s what happened recently. This idea involved Rice Krispie Treats and caramel and chocolate. The caramel and chocolate were combined in the form of Rolos candies. I tried to ignore these thoughts, but they wouldn’t go away.
I told myself that I didn’t even have any Rolos in my house, so this wasn’t going to happen unless I made a run to the store. I don’t like going to the store. I have to make myself go grocery shopping once a week, and I’d already done it for the week. This was just going to have to wait, or I was going to have to break down and go.
Then my husband called me on his way home from work. He was stopping at a pharmacy to get something. He was calling to see if I needed anything. … … … I almost said no, but then this happened …
“YES! I need a bag of Rolos!” … and a chewy, chocolaty, caramely star was born.
The end.
Use approximately 1 teaspoon of butter to grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Reserve the remaining butter to grease your hands for pressing the mixture into the pan.
Unwrap Rolos and chop into fourths.
Measure cereal into a large mixing bowl.
Over low heat, melt the butter in a heavy saucepan. Add marshmallows, turn up heat to medium, and stir constantly until melted and smooth.
Pour marshmallow/butter mixture over cereal.
Stir to completely coat Rice Krispies.
Fold in chopped candies, but don’t over mix because the chocolate will begin to melt.
Dump into prepared pan.
Butter your hands to gently press mixture into place. (I didn’t keep all that butter on my hand. I scraped off the large pieces.)
Melt chocolate chips and butter, and stir until completely combined.
Spread over Rice Krispie Treats. Then allow to cool for an hour until the marshmallows set up. (You can put them in the fridge to speed the process.)
Cut into squares.
- ½ cup butter
- 6 cups marshmallows
- 7 ½ cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 60 unwrapped Rolo candies, chopped (13 ounces)
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan with approximately 1 teaspoon of butter.
- Measure the cereal into a large mixing bowl.
- Unwrap and cut the Rolos in fourths.
- Melt the butter over low heat.
- Stir in the marshmallows, turn the heat up to medium, and stir constantly until melted and smooth.
- Pour the marshmallow butter over the cereal and stir to combine, and mix in chopped Rolos. Don’t overmix because the chocolate will begin to melt.
- Grease hands with butter, and press the mixture into prepared pan.
- Melt chocolate chips and butter together, and stir to combine.
- Spread on Rice Krispie Treats.
- Allow to cool completely so that the marshmallows set up.
