Chocolate
Bunny Treats
Hey everyone, time for Finicky Friday again! Recipe
by: Rice Krispies "Make these googly-eyed bunnies, complete with frosted
cottontails, with your kids, or put the bunnies in their Easter baskets."
40 m
4 servings
694 cals
Prep 20 m
Ready In 40 m
Ingredients
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 (10 ounce) package regular marshmallows
6 cups KELLOGG'S® RICE KRISPIES® cereal
Canned frosting or decorating gel
Assorted candies
Directions
In large saucepan melt chocolate morsels and butter
over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from
heat.
Add KELLOGG'S(R) RICE KRISPIES(R) cereal. Stir until
well coated.
Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press
mixture into 15 x 10 x 1-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cool slightly.
Using large circle cookie cutter, very small circle
cookie cutter and rabbit head cookie cutter coated with cooking spray cut
cereal mixture into shapes. For each rabbit, attach one rabbit head shape to
top of large circle shape with frosting. Attach one small circle for tail to
each.
Decorate with frosting and/or candies. Best if served the same day.
Footnotes
MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: In microwave-safe bowl heat
chocolate morsels, butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring
after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 thru 4 above. Microwave
cooking times may vary.
Notes: For best results, use fresh marshmallows. 1 jar
(7 oz.) marshmallow creme can be substituted for marshmallows.
Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine is not
recommended.
Store no more than two days at room temperature in
airtight container. To freeze, place in single layer on wax paper in airtight
container. Freeze for up to 6 weeks. Let stand at room temperature for 15
minutes before serving.
