Mint Chocolate Krispies

Christmas is approaching & it's time to get in the kitchen & bake treats!  These are a super quick treat that will please kids and adults alike.  I am a huge fan of mint or creme de menthe anything.  Peppermint is okay, but I love my mint.  I could eat Ande's mint chocolates all day long.  These have mint & semi-sweet chocolate chips & they are so good.  Enjoy!

Mint Chocolate Krispies

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (10.5oz) bag mini marshmallows
• 6 cups rice cereal
• 1 tsp creme de menthe/mint extract
• 3/4 cup mint chips, plus 1/3 cup for melting
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus 1/4 cup for melting
• Optional: Green or Red Sugar Crystals

1. Melt butter with marshmallows in a large non-stick pot.  Add 1 tsp mint extract.  Stir frequently with a spatula, until everything is melted & smooth.  Remove from heat.  *Heat just long enough to melt everything, you want the mixture to be warm, not hot.
2. Add rice cereal & mix lightly.
3. Add 3/4 cup mint & semi-sweet chocolate chips, each.  Fold in gently. *This is why you want the marshmallow mixture to be warm & not hot, or your chips will melt. 
4. Spread mixture into a greased 13x9" pan.  Pat down with spatula. 
5. In a small bowl, microwave 1/3 cup mint chips on HALF POWER for 30-60 seconds.  Stirring after 30 seconds.  Heat until melted.  Spoon mixture into a plastic sandwich bag, with the corner tip cut off.  Drizzle over the top of rice krispies.  Repeat with 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
6. *Optional:  Sprinkle green or red sugar crystals over the top of warm chocolate drizzle for extra fancy rice krispies.

Christmas is approaching & it's time to get in the kitchen & bake treats!  These are a super quick treat that will please kids and adults alike.  I am a huge fan of mint or creme de menthe anything.  Peppermint is okay, but I love my mint.  I could eat Ande's mint chocolates all day long.  These have mint & semi-sweet chocolate chips & they are so good.  Enjoy!

Mint Chocolate Krispies

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (10.5oz) bag mini marshmallows
• 6 cups rice cereal
• 1 tsp creme de menthe/mint extract
• 3/4 cup mint chips, plus 1/3 cup for melting
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus 1/4 cup for melting
• Optional: Green or Red Sugar Crystals

1. Melt butter with marshmallows in a large non-stick pot.  Add 1 tsp mint extract.  Stir frequently with a spatula, until everything is melted & smooth.  Remove from heat.  *Heat just long enough to melt everything, you want the mixture to be warm, not hot.
2. Add rice cereal & mix lightly.
3. Add 3/4 cup mint & semi-sweet chocolate chips, each.  Fold in gently. *This is why you want the marshmallow mixture to be warm & not hot, or your chips will melt. 
4. Spread mixture into a greased 13x9" pan.  Pat down with spatula. 
5. In a small bowl, microwave 1/3 cup mint chips on HALF POWER for 30-60 seconds.  Stirring after 30 seconds.  Heat until melted.  Spoon mixture into a plastic sandwich bag, with the corner tip cut off.  Drizzle over the top of rice krispies.  Repeat with 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
6. *Optional:  Sprinkle green or red sugar crystals over the top of warm chocolate drizzle for extra fancy rice krispies.