For my movie night I made some rice krispie treats. But these were oh so much more. These were marshmallow dream bars. They have whole marshmallows in them. Take a look:
They were delicious. Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 standard box of rice krispies (I used generic Safeway brand)
- 1 stick of butter (plus some for buttering the dish)
- 1 16 oz bag of marshmallows plus 1 cup of marshmallows
Directions:
- Butter your 9″ x 13″ casserole dish.
- SLOWLY melt the butter in an 8 quart saucepan. You do not want the butter to burn or brown at all. I used a heat of 2 out of 10.
- SLOWLY melt the marshmallows. Ditto for above. No burning. The whole melting thing took about 15 minutes.
- Mix in the rice krispies. Mix thoroughly.
- When it’s all mixed, add the extra cup of marshmallows. Mix again to distribute.
- Pour the mixture into the buttered casserole.
- Lay wax paper over the top and then press down to get a flat top.
- Allow to cool, cut, and serve.
Indeed they look scrumptious. Thank Zeus or Whoever that I have a daughter who will make me treats like this, as good daughters should!
If you’re lucky, maybe I’ll make some next time I come to visit 🙂
Thank you Piglet! I used your recipe and I love the bars! They are exactly what I was looking for; I was trying to find something similar to the marshmallow dream bars from Starbucks and these are just as delicious and worth making. I will be sure to use this recipe for future treat making. 😀
wait wait! there is another ingredient! add just tiny bit of vanilla extract to the melted butter and marshmellow goo. Yummers!
That’s a great idea! I will try that next time for sure. I ♥ vanilla.
I’ve been looking for this recipie for a long time. now I’ll be able to make it for my family and friends!
Could you post the weight or note how many cups is equivalent to a ‘standard box’? I’ve got a huge box of Rice Krispies and would love to try this recipe 🙂
I haven’t made these for a while but I’m pretty sure the box I used was 12 oz. Based on the serving size, it looks like that’s around 12 cups which sounds about right.
Hey,
These look fab! But, I have to say. A lot of ppl from other towns, cities & countries have the option of reading your recipes & they’re not percise.
ie: “1 standard box of cereal, 1 stick of butter”. For instance, I am Canadian and our butter doesn’t come in sticks? Please give measurements in cups/Tbsp etc.
My gfrds are coming over to watch The Bachelor tonight & I wanted to make these Dream Bars for them, so I figured out the proper measurements.
Ingredients:
1 standard box of Rice Krispies
= 700 grams or 10 ounces or 10 cups
1 stick of butter
= ½ cup
1 16 oz bag Miniature marshmallows
= 8 cups
…I will also add 2 tsp. vanilla extract to the melted marshmallow goo for extra deliciousness! 🙂
Thanks for doing this! 🙂
I substituted fruity pebbles for rice crispies in this recipe. So Delicious!!!!