657461 Tue Oct 06 09:51:22 -0700 2009 22 31 Home Cooking 0 5082735 Rice Krispie treats are great for tailgating and I want to bring some this weekend but want to add something to them and am looking for suggestions. Thanks hounds! Tue Oct 06 09:51:22 -0700 2009 11990 Janet from Richmond 1 5082797 I like toasted coconut and chocolate chips.The chips melt a little and make delicious chocolate ribbons throughout. Tue Oct 06 10:04:15 -0700 2009 5082735 23675 phofiend 1 5082804 i like them plain or make them with fruity pebbles instead...yum...but we do them thinner and cut them out with a football cutter Tue Oct 06 10:07:38 -0700 2009 5082735 11854 LaLa 1 5082853 A couple of summers ago a vacation house I was staying in had a loose-leaf binder with recipes. There was one for Rice Krispie treats with peanut butter, dipped in melted chocolate. Those were very good. Tue Oct 06 10:22:40 -0700 2009 5082735 126235 NYCkaren 1 5082876 I like to add a bit of chili powder. Gives a nice kick and contrast to the sweetness of the marshmallows. Tue Oct 06 10:27:53 -0700 2009 5082735 11583 ipsedixit 1 5083086 I like to make them with Cocoa Krispies instead of plain Rice Krispies. I once had a choc and plain layered rice krispie treat... but never made it myself. Tue Oct 06 11:26:37 -0700 2009 5082735 217807 cheesecake17 1 5083366 Good quality vanilla and real butter make a big difference, IMO. And a little extra salt to counterbalance the flat sweetness of the marshmallows. Tue Oct 06 12:49:48 -0700 2009 5082735 256229 LauraGrace 1 5083375 Caramel bits or drizzled w/caramel after chilling. Dried fruit bits add a nice fruity note. A fav of mine is to smear raspberry (seedless) jam over the top Tue Oct 06 12:52:25 -0700 2009 5082735 36312 HillJ 1 5083415 Peanut butter & a little Kosher or sea salt on top. Tue Oct 06 13:04:00 -0700 2009 5082735 71241 lynnlato 1 5083455 All of these versions sound delicious and I feel a tremendous urge to go home and make Rice Krispie treats. Anyone else? Tue Oct 06 13:16:45 -0700 2009 5082735 126235 NYCkaren 2 5083609 Swinging by the grocery store on the way home from work!! Tue Oct 06 14:21:47 -0700 2009 5083455 256229 LauraGrace 1 5083637 I remember reading a recipe i think on this site using browned butter for the rice krispies treats. Haven't made them though. Tue Oct 06 14:31:07 -0700 2009 5082735 12821 ESNY 1 5083747 sometimes i'll toss in some crushed other cereal ... like crushed Cracklin' Oat Bran. Kraft Caramels chopped Toffee Peanuts Crushed Pretzels White Chocolate bits, then drizzle the final product with reduced raspberry jam Cream Cheese Bits and Graham Cracker Crumbs Tue Oct 06 15:04:26 -0700 2009 5082735 15572 Emme 1 5083778 Butterscotch chips - yummy! Tue Oct 06 15:18:43 -0700 2009 5082735 1114371 boyzoma 2 5084513 Ding-ding-ding, we have a winner! I went thru a rice krispie treat phase, and was most happy with butterscotch chips added in. SO delicious, and a nice change from chocolate. Coconut is also very good. I'm also here to add that using real butter makes all the difference, please don't use margarine! Tue Oct 06 21:34:26 -0700 2009 5083778 23858 Honeychan 1 5083824 I made these with Vanilla Rice Krispies and they were soo much better than the regular ones! I love them too! Tue Oct 06 15:44:16 -0700 2009 5082735 115868 burlgurl 1 5083843 This recent thread has both good suggestions and links to even more threads: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/652566 Tue Oct 06 15:53:29 -0700 2009 5082735 10074 Caitlin McGrath 2 5084481 I do what you do, Caitlin. Make regular RC bars, with a gob of peanut butter stirred into the melted marshmallow/butter mixture before adding the cereal. Then I spread melted semisweet chocolate chips on top. Sometimes I add a few butterscotch chips either to the marshmallow mixture, or in with the chocolate topping. I don't make them often though, because I find them all together too enticing to eat. Or to stop eating, to be precise. Tue Oct 06 21:12:52 -0700 2009 5083843 85422 clepro 3 5084831 Anything involving a glob of peanut butter is okay with me....I think these are the ones I am going to try! Wed Oct 07 05:29:27 -0700 2009 5084481 11990 Janet from Richmond 1 5084524 I once made them with the black and orange M&Ms that come out this time of year, which people loved. (Popcorn balls are also good with M&Ms.) You have to wait to mix them in until the mixture has cooled a bit, which makes it a bit of a workout, but worth the trouble. Tue Oct 06 21:41:20 -0700 2009 5082735 24126 amyzan 2 5085108 We use M&M baking bits (aka mini M&M's) and deliberately DON'T wait until the mixture has cooled to add them in. The heat causes the coloring to run slightly and you get a tie-dye effect. My kid loves the way they come out looking. Also, unless you need to be kosher or vegetarian, don't use marshmallow creme. Use real marshmallows. The texture is much better with the real deal. Wed Oct 07 07:29:21 -0700 2009 5084524 25244 rockycat 3 5085119 I actually grew up eating RKT with marshmallow fluff... I never tried it with actual marshmallows till a few years ago when someone had leftover marshmallows from Passover. I prefer the gooey-ness of the fluff! Wed Oct 07 07:32:31 -0700 2009 5085108 217807 cheesecake17 1 5085141 This is probably sacrilegious, but I like them made with Cheerios rather than Rice Krispies Wed Oct 07 07:39:29 -0700 2009 5082735 120195 jjw