Rice Krispie Treats with Maple Marshmallows

We did make rice krispie treats, using the maple marshmallows. I added a handful of chocolate chips to give a s'more flavour although crushed graham wafers would have made it even more s'more-ish and with an crunch.

Rice Krispie Treats with Maple Marshmallows

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1/2 cup butter or margarine
400 gram bag of large maple marshmallows
1/2 teaspoon caramel extract/flavouring, optional
6-7 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispie cereal
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
crushed maple sugar sprinkles to decorate

Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over low heat.

Add marshmallows; stir until melted and blended. Remove from heat.

Stir in caramel extract. Add the cereal stirring to coat then add the chocolate chips; stir to combined. 

Pour mixture into a lightly buttered 13x9 pan. Press into the buttered pan with a damp knife or a buttered spatula. Once pressed, sprinkle with the crushed maple sugar on top. Allow to cool then cut into squares.

Notes: If you can not find maple marshmallows just use a 250g bag of miniature marshmallows and add maple extract/flavouring instead of caramel flavouring and cut the butter down to 1/4 cup. If wanting to add graham wafers, crush them into bits, and add them when adding the cereal. 

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! - JD