Rice Crispy Treats Recipes

Tidbits: More cereal treats

Long, long ago - so long ago that there weren't vast electronic systems dedicated to letting the entire world watch that funny thing that somebody's neighbor's cat does - Mr. Tidbit mentioned the following (perhaps it was in the early 1980s): How odd it is (or was, then) that many small companies had for years produced versions of Rice Krispies bars, but Kellogg (which produced both the Rice Krispies and the recipe) didn't bother. Some time later, of course, Kellogg caught up with that situation, and the world as we know it, full of Kellogg-produced Rice Krispies Treats, came to be.

Almost as odd as he found Kellogg's nonproduction of its own Rice Kripies bars so long ago, Mr. Tidbit can't quite believe that in the 30 or so intervening years they hadn't made the obvious leap and produced a version using their Cocoa Rice Krispies cereal.

But now Post has done almost exactly that: It's Cocoa Pebbles Treats.

A side note: Although Kellogg's Rice Krispies (and Rice Krispies Treats) contain malt flavoring and are thus not gluten-free, Post's Cocoa Pebbles (and new Cocoa Pebbles Treats) do not contain malt flavoring, and they are gluten-free. On the other hand, Cocoa Pebbles Treats are manufactured on equipment that processes peanuts and tree nuts.

THICK SAUCE

Here almost simultaneously are new thick, not-too-spicy versions of competing brands of hot sauce. Both Tabasco Buffalo style hot sauce and Frank's Red Hot Thick cayenne pepper sauce are intended to be used - as the Frank's Thick label suggests - for dipping, spreading or pouring over food.

For those who keep count, this makes seven Tabasco hot sauces: original, chipotle, green, habanero, garlic, sweet & spicy, and new Buffalo, and eight Frank's Red Hot sauces: original, Xtra hot, chile n' lime, sweet chili, Sweet Heat BBQ Wings, Buffalo Wings, Hot Buffalo Wings, and new thick.

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Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

I still love them, and love to make them with my kids.

Rice Krispie treats are really quick, really easy, and don’t use a lot of ingredients. If you keep butter, marshmallows and the cereal on hand you can whip them up at a moment’s notice.

You’ve probably noticed that today I’m using Crispy Rice cereal instead of bona fide Rice Krispies. That’s what we had here, but I really prefer Kellogg’s Rice Krispies . The off-brands never seem as “puffy” and crispy as Kellogg’s. I haven’t noticed any difference as far as marshmallows go, as long as they’re fresh. I wouldn’t advise using fruit-flavored ones though. Ewww! and 6 cups of Rice Krispies before I start melting the marshmallows.