Knock-Off Crispery Treats

I love rice krispie treats. Seriously, for all of my love for high-falloutin' food and restaurants (and there's quite a bit of it) when you get down to the nitty gritty, I'm pretty plain and simple. I would definitely have a rice krispie treat and a warm chocolate chip cookie at my last meal, after I finish off my burger and fries. But, not just any rice krispie treat. I don't think that I loved them half as much as I do now until I stumbled upon these treats at Dylan's Candy Bar (the uber candy store, in my very humble opinion). They sell these insanely good treats from the Crispery there and I became obsessed with them. I don't really love to shop . . . but when I do shop I h-a-t-e shopping malls. Don't get me wrong, I went through the obligatory mall rat phase as a teenager (as much as my parents would allow it anyway) but somehow, over the past few years, I've grown to loathe shopping malls and shopping in general. (Side note: this has created a bizarre sort of inferiority complex for me here in D.C. because everyone is SO put together . . . I used to be put together too! But I don't understand how to look fabulous in cold weather, it's just strange to me.) Anyway, when I had to go to the Galleria in Houston I would always, always stop at Dylan's Candy Bar and buy 4 of the Crispery treats: 2 for me and 2 for my sister. And I would always eat half of one on the way home. Well, now the closest Dylan's is a 3 hour train ride away in the Big Apple and I was struck by a desire to see if I could knock them off. Let's face it, rice krispie treats are great and all but they're not exactly rocket science. How hard can it be to amp them up, anyway? Besides, don't we all love a knock-off?


So, my here were my thoughts:
1. Take the butter, marshmallow, rice krispie formula that you find on the box of rice krispies.
2. Then, change it around so that you have more marshmallow and less rice krispie. This means that you use about 3/4 of a box of rice krispies per one stick of butter and one bag of marshmallows.
3. Then, you add about 1/2 a bag of baby marshmallows to the mixture, thereby adding even more marshmallow goodness.
4. And, since you just can't have enough of that sugary greatness, you add marshmallow fluff to the top of your rice krispie treat and top it off with sprinkles or m&m's.

With all of the marshmallow-y goodness surrounding these treats, I couldn't help but recall one of my favorite movie moments ever. You see, my dad loves the movie Ghostbusters and I started watching that movie waaaaaay to early on in life. Anyway, I couldn't help but think about the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man:

Dr. Raymond Stantz: I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something that I loved from my childhood. Something that would never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay-Puft.

Dr. Peter Venkman: Nice thinking, Ray.

Dr. Raymond Stantz: We used to roast Stay-Puft Marshmallows, by the fire at Camp Waconda.

Probably because I had marshmallow all over me while I was making these treats, sort of like the end of Ghostbusters!
I sent these to my sister for Valentine's Day and she got her box today and said that the treats were great! I myself give them 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up. They won't replace the Crispery treats for me (because after all, there's no work involved in those treats) but they're dadgummed good.

Knock-Off Crispery Treats

3/4 box of Crispy Rice Cereal
1 bag of marshmallows (or one jar of marshmallow fluff)
1 stick of butter
1/2 bag of mini marshmallows
1 jar of marshmallow fluff
sprinkles, m&m's and the like for the top

In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Add the cereal and stir until well-coated. Then add the mini-marshmallows and stir to combine. Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cool. Unmold the treats. Spread marshmallow fluff over the top (you might want to nuke the fluff in the microwave for a bit to make it easier to spread). Decorate as you like. I cut mine into about 4 inch sqaures in keeping with the knock-0ff theme!