a rice-krispy dessert topped with caramel and marshmallows.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 50 |
| Yield: | 50 to 2 piece servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (17.5 ounce) package crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup margarine
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
- 2 (10.5 ounce) packages large marshmallows
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Pour the crispy rice cereal into a large bowl.
- Combine the margarine, sweetened condensed milk, and caramels in the top of a double boiler. Stirring constantly, cook over lightly simmering water until melted and combined, about 5 minutes.
- Use a wooden skewer to dip each marshmallow in the hot caramel mixture. Immediately roll caramel coated marshmallow in the crispy rice cereal. Remove from skewer and place on the waxed paper to harden.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 160 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 28 g |
| Cholesterol | 3 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 155 mg |
| Sugars | 17 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My husbands Grandma always made them at Christmas and so we make them as they bring Memories. We like them and they always disappear at School parties where you are supposed to bring goodies.
Only about half the kids liked these – and I, who love condensed milk and caramel, did not like them either. 🙁
These were surprisingly delicious! It does make a lot of sauce and next time I might cut back on the margarine.
Nice and gooey, yet easy to make. I used Fruity Pebbles to make them pretty, an idea I got from a reader’s photo. That was my only mistake. I thought the cereal made them taste disgusting! But they did look very pretty and colorful! If I made them again I’d definitely stick with regular rice krispies.
These are always a big hit. I don’t really like marshmallows but I can’t resist these treats. I use crushed oreos, crushed golden grams or toasted coconut as toppings and make multiple flavors for each batch for a twist.
These are so great! Especially if you have kids running around, they’re easy and the kids can even help you make them. I started out making these as the recipe stated and I just wasn’t happy with how they were looking, so I ended up cutting the marshmallows in half… they turned out MUCH better and tasted better than the big ones as well! I only made it through one bag of marshmallows before I ran out of caramel though!
These were fun to make! My kids formed an assembly line, which worked well. We made our own caramel, used real butter and coated half with fruity pebbles. We left the toothpicks in and topped with bunny shaped marshmallows. We didn’t make the whole batch…we topped apples with the left over caramel..two treats in one! Thanks for sharing.
These little goof balls are delish! I was looking for something new for a charity bake sale and these worked out great. I will definately make them again. I used toothpicks to dip and coat my marshmallows. I left the toothpicks in and because it is close to Easter and I had them on hand, I topped each toothpick with one of those cute bunny shaped marshmallows. The recipe makes a lot of sauce; I stopped at 60 marshmallows and had sauce left over. Bonus- this sauce, once cooled, is perfect for apple dipping! I think I’ll try crushing the rice crispies next time, my kids left a trail of crispies leading right to the tv.
I have to give these balls 5 stars, they are yummy.
These are great! I make these for my family and the can hardly wait for them to cook before the start eating! (I used less butter)