Rice Krispies Redo

Rice Krispies Treat Redo.....Living in a house with two people who love Rice Krispie Bars and never having been a big fan, I recently saw an article that got me thinking.....could I learn to like them?  One of my many magazines (I am a self-professed magazine whore) had ideas for updating the typical treat to a new level.

So....over the next few weeks I will be trying new concoctions of these age old treats....trying them out on friends and loved ones...and of course blogging about them.


The first one on the list....my husbands favorite ice cream flavor....sea salt and caramel meets Rice Krispies.


Here is the recipe.....
Caramel:
1 (14oz) bag of caramels unwrapped (about 50....enlist some help)
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter

Squares:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 (10 1/2 oz.) bag mini marshmallows
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract (I like Penzys Mexican vanilla)
3 tsp sea salt flakes
8 cups Rice Krispies Cereal

Caramel:
Stir ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.

Squares:
Line a 13 by 9 inch baking pan with nonstick foil or parchment extending 2 inches beyond the edge.
In a large pot melt butter and add marshmallows stirring with a rubber spatula until smooth.
Stir in vanilla, 1 tsp of the sea salt, and 1 cup of the caramel mixture.  Add Rice Krispie cereal and stir until blended and smooth.
Press mixture into pan and cool completely.  Spread remaining cup of caramel mix over cooled cereal and sprinkle with remaining sea salt.  Remove from pan, peel off foil and cut into squares.



So....after dishing them out.....the verdict is.....kids love them (my daughter and her friends took the pan to her bedroom later that night)....however, most of the adults agreed.....way too sweet.  I think that adding the caramel into the treats and putting it on top...is just overkill.  So back to the beginning of trying to find a treat that I love.......