Did you know? Rice Krispies Treats Crafty Baker Recipes.

Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® Marshmallow Treats® , also known as Rice Krispies Treats, squares, bars or cakes, is a sweet dessert or snack invented in the 1920s or 1930s by Mildred Day and the staff at the Kellogg Company home economics department as a fund raiser for Camp Fire Girls.

There are many recipe variations. The classic Rice Krispies Treats are made from Rice Krispies cereal, melted butter or margarine, melted marshmallows. And vanilla extract. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal was first introduced February 29, 1928 (registration #024993).

Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® Marshmallow Treats® recipe was first advertised in 1940, and has changed little since then:  
1/3 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 lb Fluffi-i-est Marshmallows (this is a brand name)
1 package Kellogg Rice Krispies ( 5 1/2 oz.)
Melt butter and marshmallows in double boiler. Add vanilla; beat well. Put Rice Krispies in large buttered bowl and pour on marshmallow mixture. Press into shallow buttered pan. Cut into squares. Yield: 16 2 1/4-inch squares (10 X 10-inch pan). Note: Nut meats and cocoanut may be added."
---"Try this Candy Recipe," Los Angeles Times, February 28, 1941 (p. 4)

Rice Krispies-type treats existed long before the Kellogg’s Company-brand cereal was invented. This snack traces its roots to the middle of the 19th century when recipes for puffed grain treats mixed with sweeteners (molasses, corn syrup) pressed into various shapes were popular. They were known as popcorn balls.

But, we like to play with our food.

Rice Krispies Treats make the perfect base from which to make what we call, Crafty Baker projects.

Perfect for Valentine’s Day, our most recent project is the Love Bites Rice Krispies Treats Cake Pop Recipe and Tutorial, which we think is the cutest! The modern-day recipe is so versatile. You can make them with other types of ready-to-eat puffed cereal, mold the bars into shapes, cut-out shapes with cookie cutter, drizzle or cover with melted chocolate, dust with sprinkles or crushed candy, or add in other flavors.

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