A Quick Weekend Treat

When I was little, my dad would always cook us up some yummy treats... one that I remember being a family favorite was rice krispy treats! We loved it when we would find these homemade goodies in our lunch bags at school... so yummy! Well the other day I was watching the Pioneer Woman {ever watched her show before?! It is my fav!!} and she made homemade rice krispy treats... brought back so many memories!! And made me want to make a batch for Z ;) Turns out, these could not be easier to make. And an added bonus... I got the two main ingredients at the Dollar Tree, ha! A batch of gooey yumminess for about two bucks. Here is the super simple recipe...

Rice Krispy Treats

1/4 cup of butter

4 cups of mini marshmallows

5 cups of rice krispy cereal

a dash or two of vanilla

*I made mine in the microwave... you could totally heat the butter and marshmallows on the stove!*

Melt the butter... this took less than a minute in the microwave {stir half way through cooking time}. Add a dash or two of vanilla and the four cups of marshmallows and cook for another minute {again, stir half way through cooking and once melted}. In a large bowl, measure out the cereal. Pour on the melted marshmallow/butter mixture and stir until well combined. Grease a 13x9 dish, pour in the rice krispy mixture, and press until evenly distributed. Let cool until set and cut into squares.

Told ya'll it was easy! And yummy! And one more plus... for a sweet treat, it's pretty low cal! Wish I had a picture for ya, but my camera is dead right this minute :/ Oh well. Just go ahead and make a batch and see for yourself!