Components:
1/4 cup pumpkin pulp*
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 10-oz baggage marshmallows
6 cup crisped rice cereal (aka Rice Krispies)
1/2 cup toffee bits
Instructions:
Butter an 8×8 inch pan. Put aside.
In a big bowl, toss collectively the cereal and toffee. Put aside.
In a big, heavy-bottomed pan, soften the butter. Whisk collectively the pumpkin, butter, and vanilla till the butter is melted. Add the marshmallows.
Stir till they’re absolutely melted. Flip the warmth to the bottom setting. Stir within the cereal combination. Instantly scrape into the ready baking dish. Very gently, clean it out so it’s an excellent layer with out urgent down and compressing the combination. Permit to chill at room temperature till agency sufficient to chop into squares. End up the dish and minimize into squares. Retailer at room temperature in a foil-wrapped container.
*I roasted a sugar pumpkin for about 40 minutes at 350 and scraped out the flesh.
My ideas:
My purpose this 12 months was to make use of up each final scrap of flesh from these volunteer pumpkins. Up to now, I’d solely made savory dishes however I felt like I wanted one candy deal with. For some cause, I all the time consider making Rice Krispies Treats within the fall. Undecided why that’s; summer time would make extra sense since they don’t require warmth or effort.
I assumed why not add some pumpkin to the combo? I had a lot pre-roasted pumpkin I may spare some to experiment with, I had retailer model “crisped rice cereal” ($1.99 for the enormous field) and Aldi marshmallows (89¢), and half a bag of toffee leftover from making cookies, so on the very most I’d be out about $2.
The end result? Surprisingly pumpkin-y treats! The toffee blended into the pumpkin to present it a wealthy caramelized taste. Who knew? I’ll say they’re barely much less crunchy than conventional Rice Krispies Treats as a result of further moisture from the pumpkin however the texture was nonetheless fairly near the traditional. I’d observe my directions and wrap them in foil vs the same old air-tight container I’d usually retailer them in so the moisture doesn’t construct up within the container in a single day and make them soggy. I simply lined the Pyrex I made them in in foil and so they have been good the subsequent day.
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