more babycakes

Feeling good about the Oatmeal Cookie success, I proceeded to make Rice Krispie Blocks from Babycakes Covers the Classics.  There are pros and cons.

First off, I bet lots of people do not realize that marshmallows are not vegetarian.  That's right, marshmallows are made with gelatin and gelatin is made from cows.  The process used to turn it in to food it too icky to explain.  You can google it if you really want to know.

Traditional Rice Krispy Treats are made by melting marshmallows and a little butter in an enormous pan and then adding the Rice Krispy's and stirring, stirring, stirring.  Babycakes version uses a new to me product, Ricemellow Creme.  Ricemellow Creme contains soy protein and natural flavors, which in turn contain MSG, so Ricemellow is off the menu for me. But I had not planned to make the treats for me, they are for the family and their friends, so I pressed ahead. 

The Gluten-free, vegan treats are made by stirring the Creme with some vanilla, oil, and salt and then adding in the Crispy Brown Rice cereal.  It comes together really well with the bonus of not having a sticky pan to wash.  From there the mixture in poured into a 9x13 pan and placed in the fridge for an hour.

Once cut they look just like the ones you ate as a kid.  Taste pretty much the same too.  Ricemellow has a great flavor.  I doubt the family realized I had used anything other than melted marshmallows.

Here is the biggest downside.  Notice how the treat on the top is curving?  It is because these things are soft.  Really soft.  They do not hold together well at all.  Right out of the fridge they can be served to plate, but once they warm up they fall apart completely.  My work around for this was to wrap each square individually in plastic wrap and store them in the fridge.  People have been warned that they cannot take them out of the plastic and eat them out of hand.  Once they understand that they like them just fine.

Oatmeal Cookies get a thumbs up, Rice Krispie Blocks are a neutral, doughnuts are next.

 

 

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Stop showing me sweets!! (I have no willpower.)

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I am really going to have to look for this book at my library next time I go.

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