I have no idea where this recipe came from, but it’s a great new twist on “crisped rice desserts” (because I’ll bet the term “Rice Krispie Treats” is trademarked. . . . Oh crap.).

Anyway, it was a recipe that my mother had us make, oh, probably 10+ years ago, back when we did crafts/treatmaking each night in December. This was one of the first treats we made.

Ingredients
Marshmallows (big ones, not teeny ones)
Caramels (unwrapped)
Crisped rice cereal

Directions
Melt the caramels in a saucepan (or, if you want to use the microwave, a bowl will do). Pour the crisped rice cereal into a shallow dish or bowl. Place a sheet of waxed paper next to that bowl. Once the caramels are good and melty (don’t you just love the precision of this recipe?), dip one end of the marshmallow first into the caramels, then into the crisped rice cereal, then place it on the
waxed paper to cool. Repeat until you run out of something.

I don’t have any pictures of these, but at right is a picture from a similar (but much more involved) recipe from AllRecipes.com. The picture has added food dye to the caramel.

I also think these would be good if, after dipping in the crisped rice cereal, you dipped them in chocolate. Or before. Or instead of the caramel. Chocolate…..

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