Caramelized Rice Krispie Treats

I made rice krispie treats for an adult slumber party. You read that right. Liz gathered nine sleeping bags, made 8 pounds of guacamole, and we played three rounds of a made-up game. I supplied old-fashioned rice krispie treats because Liz wanted them plain, but then I took the leftovers home and made them much, much tastier. I almost set the kitchen on fire in the process, but the caramelized tops were well worth it, and taste-tester Max said they were extra crispy 🙂

I also drizzled them in dark chocolate because toasted marshmallow + chocolate = s’mores. Let’s be honest, graham crackers just prevent your fingers from getting burnt, but the heart of a s’more is melted chocolate and a perfectly blistered gooey marshmallow.
These are really fun to make, just like burning marshmallows on a stick, which I always do, ON PURPOSE. You just have to watch the broiler like a hawk. I put the rice krispie treats into a cold toaster oven (because preheating an oven on Broil strikes fear in me), turned on the Broil setting, and popped them out of the oven at exactly 2 minutes and 37 seconds. If you’re using a toaster oven, you can set a timer for 2:37, but if you are using a regular oven, then be a hawk.

Drizzle them in melted chocolate if you, too, have s’mores on your mind.

Lastly, invite your friends over while you are taking blog photos and humor them while they put Baozi, a giant panda bear, in front of these jacked up rice krispie treats for… scale? Baozi got some melted chocolate on his belly so I had to give him a bath and a blow-dry after, but he looks happy, doesn’t he?