Double Chocolate Mint Krispie Treats

First of all, a huge thank you for all of your inspiring comments on Sunday’s post!  I was actually a little nervous to hit publish but I’m so glad I did.  I love this community:-)

Now, let’s get back to the desserts!  For the shower, I made some of my old favorites and a couple of new recipes.  Additionally, I made cookie brownie layer bars, a strawberry birthday cake (recipe to come!) and these Double Chocolate Minty Treats.

Coming up with the menu for an event like this is so much fun.  Just like with my Thanksgiving dinner party, I wanted to have a variety of delicious and fun pick-up desserts.  After accounting for chocolate, caramel, peanut butter and sweet and salty, I knew I needed to fill the hole for Sara’s love of chocolate with mint.  Madison’s rice krispie treat pops immediately caught my eye, but I knew I didn’t have time to make individual pops for a big crowd.  Instead, I made the rice krispie treats in their regular form and dipped them in chocolate to keep them special, fun and delicious.  It turns out these were the favorite for quite a few people so I think the recipe was definitely a success!

Start by melting butter in a large pot

Add the marshmallows and stir until they are completely melted

Remove pot from heat, and stir in Andes

Add rice krispies to the mixture and stir

Once everything is combined, press the ingredients into a 13X9 pan lined with foil and allow to cool

Once cool, remove the rice krispie treats from the pan; the easiest way to do this is to flip the pan upside down and peel off the foil

Cut the treats in to small cubes (I made slices in a 9X7 matrix)

Now set up a space to dip your treats in chocolate; I suggest lining 2 jelly roll pans with wax paper for the chocolate to harden

Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments, stirring in-between each until chocolate is smooth

One at a time, dip rice krispie treats in the chocolate to cover half of each bar

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Double Chocolate Mint Krispie Treats 

Adapted from Espresso and Cream

Makes ~60 rice krispie bites

Ingredients:

• ½ stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
• 1 10.5-ounce bag mini marshmallows
• 1 heaping cup Andes (or mint chocolate candy of choice)
• 7 cups rice krispies
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate for melting

Directions:

• Melting butter over low-medium heat in a large pot
• Add the marshmallows and stir until they are completely melted
• Remove pot from heat, and stir in Andes
• Add rice krispies to the mixture and stir
• Once everything is combined, press the ingredients into a 13X9 pan lined with foil and allow to cool
• Once cool, remove the rice krispie treats from the pan; the easiest way to do this is to flip the pan upside down and peel off the foil
• Cut the treats in to small cubes (I made slices in a 9X7 matrix)
• Now set up a space to dip your treats in chocolate; I suggest lining 2 jelly roll pans with wax paper for the chocolate to harden
• Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments, stirring in-between each until chocolate is smooth
• One at a time, dip rice krispie treats in the chocolate to cover half of each bar
• Allow to cool for 1-2 hours

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