I'm a true lover of all
things rice krispie. It'd be an understatement to say I have one at least once
a day. I buy them in bulk at Costco, yes I know I have a problem.
These are a nice twist to your rice krispie treat though. All the same ingredients, just made with popcorn instead. Think of an extremely large popcorn ball, with a little extra yum in them.
Warning: This is a sticky mess when trying to make them, as is anything when you are using melted marshmallows. Make sure you have a large enough bowl to fit two bags of popcorn and mixing room.
Ingredients:
- 2 bags microwave popcorn, popped (try to get all the
kernels removed, personally I LOVE the unpopped kernels but I can
understand someone not wanting to break their tooth).
- 2 cups M&M's
- 1 1/2 cups broken pretzel sticks (I just
poured some into a ziplock bag and crushed them up).
- 16oz mini marshmallows (8 cups)
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
Time to get messy:
1.
Spray a large bundt pan
with cooking spray.
2.
Pop 2 bags of buttered
microwave popcorn and put them in a large bowl. Pick out the kernels that
didn't pop.
3.
Mix 2 cups of M&M's
and 1 1/2 cups of broken pretzel sticks into the popcorn.
4.
Melt 1 stick of butter
over low heat in a large saucepan.
5.
When melted, add 8 cups
of mini marshmallows and stir until melted and smooth, then remove from
heat.
6.
Allow it to cool for 2
minutes, while stirring constantly. Then pour it over your popcorn mixture.
7.
Stir until all the
ingredients are combined. Make sure to coat everything at the bottom of the
bowl too!
8.
Press the mixture into
your bundt pan and cover with foil. Let it sit for at least an hour to
cool.
9.
When ready to serve,
loosen the sides with a butter knife and flip it over onto a cutting board. Cut
it into cake slice pieces and serve!
I enjoyed these a lot.
The clean up was a little bit of a pain, but they were definitely worth it. It
was a fun change from a rice krispie, and the M&M plus pretzel mixture
added some fun texture. I ate way too many this afternoon watching the football
game (GO HAWKS!) than I needed to. Next time I'll find some fun other candies
to add in, maybe reese's pieces?
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the original recipe.
Unique spin on the popcorn balls, love the salty pretzels sweet m&m idea!
ReplyDeleteIt totally adds a great texture to it! Hope you enjoy!
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