Everyone has ate a crispy rice cereal square or two and possibly even made them. I remember my mother telling me stories about her parents, my grandparents, travelling to the UK where relatives would do all sorts of different variations of the crispy cereal square otherwise known as the rice krispie square. She said relatives would use everything imaginable into this pleasurable homely treat. When I was in grade school one of my classmates would have a rice krispie square scattered with raisins. My mum would sometimes add peanut butter when melting the butter or spread homemade icing across the top. It truly is a quick and versatile treat! Remembering those thoughts lead me to make my version of the rice krispie treat. Rose water and chocolate. A bit more sophisticated than raisins or peanut butter. And since Mother's Day is approaching this is a fun treat that the kidlets can make.
Rose Water Rice Krispie Square
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6 cups of crispy rice cereal or rice krispie cereal
1 package of jumbo marshmallows or 4 cups of regular marshmallows
1/4 cup of butter
1 1/2 teaspoons of rose water
drops of red food colouring
2 - 1 ounce squares of chocolate, melted
First you want to butter the bottom and sides of 13x9 baking dish.
Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over low/medium heat. Once the butter has melted add the marshmallows. Stir until marshmallows are completely melted, remove from heat. Add the rose water. Stir to combined. Then add the drops of red food colouring. I did not give a measurement as it's far easier to eyeball how "pink" you want the squares to be.
Once the desired colour is reached add the crispy rice cereal to the melted mixture. Stir to coat evenly. Pour out into the greased dish. Spread evenly and flatten with a moist knife. Let cool. When cool you can melt 2 squares of good quality dark chocolate and drizzle on top. Let the chocolate set then cut into 2 inch squares.
One and a half teaspoons is the perfect amount of rose water to give just enough flavour without over powering and the dark chocolate cuts down on the sweetness. It is almost turkish delight like. I enjoyed the chocolate pink morsel very much. Unfortunately the picture does not show how pink the square actually is. Knowing that the possibilities are endless what ingredients would you try? - JW
