Chocolate rice krispies treat

Original post: http://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2015/01/nutty-chocolate-chip-crunch-bars.html

Ingredients: Printable recipe

3 cups rice krispies treats

1 ¼ ounce dried cranberries

¼ cup salted pistachios

½ cup milk chocolate chips

¾ cup quick oats

2 tablespoon unsalted butter

3 ½ cup mini marshmallows

2 teaspoon maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional)

Instructions:

Oil a glass dish and set aside
Chop pistachios, dried cranberries (or whatever nuts you choose) to apx the size of a rice krispies
In a bowl combine, chopped nuts, cranberries, chocolate chips, oatmeal and rice krispies
In a pot melt the butter on low add the marshmallow and stir until it is completely melted
Stir in the vanilla bean paste and maple syrup
Turn off the heat and add the rice Krispies mixture to the marshmallow and quickly stir coating all grains
Pour into the prepared glass dish and press into place with the spatula or a greased piece of parchment paper
Allow to set in the dish and take the shape for 5-8 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack to completely cool
Once completely cooled slice into squares and serve.

Greedy tips:

Use 1 ½ cup rice krispies and 1 ½ cup coco krispies for extra chocolate
Make sure to use quick oat so they are not too tough since there is no cooking
Press the mixture into place with a greased parchment or wax paper
Make sure its 100 percent cooled before you slice them into cubes
I stored mine in the refrigerator with a layer of parchment between each so they don’t stick.or you can wrap them individually and store at room temp for about a week.
Its cools very quickly so work fast once the rice is added to the melted marshmallow