Mix peanut butter, chocolate, and toasted rice
together and create a great nutritious snack. Peanut butter is a blend of
shelled, roasted, cooked, and then ground peanuts. It was invented in 1890 by a doctor from
Preparation
time: About 10 minutes.
Equipment you’ll need: Nonstick saucepan, wooden spoon, large mixing
bowl, nested measuring cups, table knife, serving pan, and plastic wrap.
Safety:
Ask for adult supervision when melting chocolate chips, peanut butter
and marshmallows. Do not touch hot mixture with your hands while pouring over
toasted rice and pressing into serving pan.
Recipe:
1/2
cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1/2
cup creamy peanut butter
1 10-ounce bag jet-puffed miniature
marshmallows
6 cups toasted rice cereal
1. Add toasted rice cereal to a large mixing
bowl. Set aside.
2. Over low heat melt chocolate chips in a
saucepan. Stir constantly.
3. Add peanut butter and continue to stir.
4. Add marshmallows and continue to sir.
5. Carefully
pour melted mixture over cereal and mix to coat with wooden spoon.
6. Coat a 13 x
9 x 2-inch serving pan with a spray of canola oil.
7. Pour mixture into serving pan and firmly
compress.
8. Let cool before cutting into crispy squares.
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap.
Yield:
12 servings.
Clean up:
For easier cleaning put sticky mixing bowl in hot soapy dishwater
immediately after use. Wipe off all counters and clean with anti-bacterial
spray.
Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M.
S. Family and Consumer Science Home Econoist