Amanda Joy Designs: {Recipe} Hot Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Hot Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

7 cups Rice Krispies or Cocoa Krispies

16 oz Mini Marshmallows or 16 oz large Mallows cut in half

7 T Butter

1/2 cup Stephens Milk Chocolate Hot Chocolate Powder

Melt butter in a pot on medium heat. Add hot chocolate powder and mallows, save the dehydrated for the end. Stir until mallows have melted and is smooth. Pour over rice krispies in a large bowl until everything is evenly coated. Add the dehydrated marshmallows and pour entire mixture into 9x13 pan.

Hot Chocolate Frosting

3 T Butter

1/2 cup Shortening

2/3 c Hot Chocolate Powder

1/2 c Cocoa Powder

1-2 cups Powdered Sugar, I did 2

1 t Vanilla

Milk to desired consistency

Cream the butter and shortening, then add vanilla. Add the rest of the ingredients, pouring a little milk at a time, until mixture is well incorporated and smooth. Immediately spread onto rice krispie treats and top with fun Christmas sprinkles.

Notes:

The frosting has a slight crunch to it due to the undissolved hot chocolate powder... I like it.

It will have more of a chocolate flavor if you use cocoa krispies... I didn't have any.

I didn't use 16 oz of mallows. I only used 10 oz, and they dried out before the end of the night. I think Rice Krispie Treats should be GOOEY, so I bumped up the mallows to 16 oz. I will be making it that way next time.