Cereals Marshmallow Bites [stove or microwave]
From: Marielle, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Cereal marshmallow squares....
Use regular cereals, colored for Halloween or Christmas, multicolored for a birthday...
Lightly butter your hands to shape crafty variations.
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1/4 cup [60 g] butter
  • 7 to 10 ounces [200 to 284 g] marshmallows [approximately 40]
    or
    3 cups [750 mL] miniature marshmallows
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] vanilla
  • 5 to 6 cups [1.25 to 1.5 L] rice krispies cereals [regular or specially colored]
Option 1
  • Icing
  • Multicolored candy-coated chocolates and/or candies
Option 2
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] peanut butter
Option 3
  • Icing
  • Multicolored candy-coated chocolates and/or candies
  • Wooden sticks
Three [3] Crafty Variations

Party Cups
  • Candy-coated chocolates
  • Jelly beans
  • Gum drops
  • Raisins
  • Nuts
  • Ice cream [optional]
  • Coloured paper cups
  • Wooden picks
Fun Pops
  • Coconut
  • Chopped nuts
  • Raisins
  • Candies
  • Frosting
  • Wooden sticks
Cut-Outs
  • Frosting
  • Melted chocolate
  • Coloured sugar
  • Candies
  • Thick icing
Stove
  • Melt together butter and marshmallows over low heat.
  • Stir in vanilla; take away from heat.
  • Delicately mix in cereals.
  • Delicately, evenly pat mixture [or see options 1, 2 or 3] into a buttered 13 x 9-inch [33 x 23-cm] pan.
  • Leave to cool completely; cut into squares.
Microwave
  • Melt butter on 'HIGH' for 30 to 60 seconds, until completely melted.
  • Add and well coat marshmallows with butter.
  • Microwave on 'HIGH' for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes more, stirring after 45 seconds.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • Delicately mix in cereals.
  • Delicately, evenly pat mixture [or see option 1, 2 or 3] into a buttered 13 x 9-inch [33 x 23-cm] pan.
  • Leave to cool completely; cut into squares.
Option 1
  • Firmly press warm mixture, using a buttered spatula or wax paper, into a buttered 15 x 10 x 3/4-inch [40 x 25 x 2-cm] pan.
  • Leave to cool completely.
  • Using a cookie cutter, cut mixture into 12 [3 1/4-inch / 8-cm] shapes.
  • If desired, decorate shapes with icing, multicolored candy-coated chocolates and/or candies.
Option 2
  • Before adding cereals to warm mixture, stir in peanut butter along with vanilla.
  • Firmly press mixture into a buttered pan.
  • Leave to cool completely.
  • Cut into 24 [2-inch / 5-cm] squares.
Option 3
  • Firmly press warm mixture into a 9-inch [2-L] square buttered pan.
  • Leave to cool completely.
  • Cut into 12 [2 3/4 x 2-inch / 7 x 5-cm] rectangles.
  • Insert a wooden stick at one end of each rectangle.
  • If desired, decorate with icing, multicolored candy-coated chocolates and/or candies, drawing faces....
Three [3] Crafty Variations

Party Cups
  • Divide warm cereal mixture into 16 buttered medium-size muffin tins.
  • Press mixture all around tins, shaping small cups.
  • Leave to cool completely then remove from pan.
  • Write names onto flags made of coloured paper.
  • Attach flags to wooden picks.
  • Insert flag names into the middle of each cup; fill cups with an assortment of candies and/or raisins and/or nuts
    or
    Fill cups with ice cream and serve, topped with flag names.
Fun Pops
  • Using 1/2 cup [125 mL] cereal mixture, shape mixture into balls.
  • Insert a wooden stick into each ball.
  • If desired, roll balls into:
  • coconut
    or
  • chopped nuts
    or
  • create face features or other designs with raisins, candies and frosting.
Cut-Outs
  • Press warm cereal mixture into a 1/4-inch [1-cm] thick layer into a buttered shallow pan.
  • Leave to cool slightly then cut out shapes [hearts, stars, animals...], using cookie cutters.
  • Decorate each shape to taste with frosting, melted chocolate, coloured sugar and candies.
  • Thick icing can be used to 'glue' on decorations.