Chocolate Yums
3 cups rice crispy cereal
7 whole pieces honey graham crackers
2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1 package (12 oz. or 2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2/3 cup light corn syrup
3 Tbsp. margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter
Grease 9×13 microwaveable pan*. Place 6 whole graham crackers in a single layer in the bottom, cutting remaining piece to fit and cover bottom of pan. Sprinkle marshmallows over crackers. Microwave on high 1 minute or until marshmallows are puffy. Let cool. In a 2 quart microwavable bowl combine chocolate, corn syrup, and margarine. Microwave on high about 1 1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in peanut butter. Add rice crispies and coat. Spread over marshmallows. Cover and chill about 1 hour. Cut and store in airtight container in fridge.
*If you don’t have a 9×13 microwavable pan, use a regular metal pan and after sprinkling marshmallows on grahams then broil for just a few seconds in a conventional oven until marshmallows are melted. Watch carefully.
Is there anything I could use instead of corn syrup? There’s already so much of it in our food, I prefer not to add it to anything that I make myself. But these look and sound so good! And maybe there isn’t really a substitute for that texture. Any ideas?
Not really. You need to be careful with candy and candy like cookie recipes because when you start changing things is can throw the whole thing off. Corn syrup is especially good in using as a binder and to help with the creamy texture in some recipes. It also helps sometimes in things like caramels to keep them soft and not get rock hard.
I have heard people say there is corn syrup in just everything but I haven’t found that to be the case in the foods I normal eat. My meats, fresh fruits and veggies, rice, potatoes etc. don’t have any corn syrup in them so I figure if I eat a 1/2 Tbsp. in a cookie once in awhile it probably won’t kill me.
Thank you for posting this….at this writing, my wife has had a hard week, & I think this should bring up her mood a wee bit…and spoil her at the same time. :P
What a nice guy!