{"id":3622,"date":"2021-05-25T00:27:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T00:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:24:33","slug":"making-crisped-rice-treats-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/05\/25\/making-crisped-rice-treats-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Crisped Rice Treats — Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week’s cooking projects from my collection of recipes<\/a> included more zucchini with a bacon and onion tomato sauce<\/a>, chicken soup<\/a>, blondies<\/a>, plain cake with a lemon sauce<\/a>, English muffin breakfast sandwiches<\/a> (the recipe of which I will eventually convert<\/a><\/s> I have now converted to my current format, because … I took pictures while cooking it, for future use in a blog post), and cooking breakfast sausages to place in the freezer (pictures of which I also took for future use in a blog post<\/a>, because although sausages won’t<\/strong><\/u><\/em> get a recipe, cooked sausages are included in a few of my recipes, and to me, their cooking fits reasonably well into this series of blog posts<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was pleased to have on hand the pictures from making the crisped rice treats<\/a> I made last weekend at the cottage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the Crisped Rice Treats:<\/u><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, margarine was taken out, and some margarine was picked up on a paper towel:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Margarine picked up by hand with a paper towel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The margarine was spread in a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ cake pan:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Greasing a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ baking pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Greasing a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ baking pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Greased 13″ x 9″ x 2″ baking pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The greased pan was then put aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6-1\/2 cups of crisped rice breakfast cereal were measure out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Crisped rice cereal measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The crisped rice cereal was transferred to a mixing bowl and put aside:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Crisped rice cereal transferred to a mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Crisped rice cereal transferred to a mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

5-1\/2 cups of mini marshmallows were measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mini marshmallows measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The marshmallows were put aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large, heavy pot was taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Large, heavy pot taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The stove burner was set to a low heat:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Stove set to a low heat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Two dollops of margarine were “measured” out:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two dollops of margarine “measured” out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The margarine was transferred to the heavy pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Margarine transferred to the heavy pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Margarine transferred to the heavy pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The margarine was melted in the heavy pot:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Margarine melting in the heavy pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Once the margarine was fully melted, the mini marshmallows were added to the heavy pot with the melted margarine:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mini marshmallows added to the melted margarine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mini marshmallows added to the melted margarine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The stove setting was raised to medium heat:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Stove setting raised to medium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The marshmallows were constantly stirred while melting, to avoid burning:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Constantly stirring the marshmallows while melting to avoid burning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While the marshmallows were melting a few feet away and being constantly watched, a cutting board was taken out, to use as a trivet a few moments later:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cutting board taken out to be used as a trivet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Very soon, the marshmallows were completely melted, and well mixed with the margarine:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Melted marshmallows and margarine mix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The pot of melted mini marshmallows and margarine mix was transferred to the cutting board:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pot of melted marshmallows and margarine mix transferred to cutting board<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The crisped rice cereal was transferred to the melted marshmallow and margarine mix:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Crisped rice cereal transferred to melted marshmallow and margarine mix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Crisped rice cereal transferred to melted marshmallow and margarine mix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The crisped rice cereal and melted marshmallow and margarine mix were thoroughly mixed together:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Crisped rice cereal and melted marshmallow and margarine mix thoroughly mixed together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The mixture was transferred to the greased 13″ x 9″ x 2″ cake pan:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mixture transferred to greased 13″ x 9″ x 2″ cake pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mixture transferred to greased 13″ x 9″ x 2″ cake pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The mixture was allowed to slightly cool, but while still warm, it was spread out evenly in the baking pan with a stiff stainless steel egg flipper:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mixture spread out evenly in the baking pan with an egg flipper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mixture spread out evenly in the baking pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

After cooling completely, the contents of the pan were cut into various bite-sized pieces:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cooled crisped rice and marshmallow mix cut into pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Finally, the treats were transferred to a sealable plastic container:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Treats transferred to a sealable plastic container<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Of course these crispy little treats are yummy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week’s cooking projects from my collection of recipes included more zucchini with a bacon and onion tomato sauce, chicken soup, blondies, plain cake with a lemon sauce, English muffin breakfast sandwiches (the recipe of which I will eventually convert I have now converted to my current format, because … I took pictures while cooking … <\/p>\n

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