Fortunate Charms Treats – Sugar Spun Run

March 5, 2024

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Fortunate Charms Treats are the extra colourful, marshmallow-infused model of Rice Krispie treats. My recipe stays smooth and chewy for days, and it takes simply quarter-hour to make!

Two lucky charms treats stacked on top of each other.

Fortunate Charms Cereal Bars

When you’re a fan of Rice Krispie treats however need to swap issues up a bit, attempt Fortunate Charms treats! Delicate, gooey, and so colourful, these cereal bars are as enjoyable to eat as they’re to make. Solely 5 elements, quarter-hour from begin to end, and no oven required!

That is only a cute and easy recipe that I wished to share earlier than St. Patrick’s day, because it additionally serves as a refined nod to the vacation (like my mint chocolate cookies!). I like this recipe particularly as a result of it’s fast to make and feels so nostalgic. It will additionally make an ideal again to high school snack!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Stays smooth and chewy. Whereas some cereal bars are liable to being stiff, dry, and off, ours keep smooth. The important thing to that is to not overcook the marshmallow and to gently press the cereal combination into the pan. When you do it too firmly, your treats can be dense.
In contrast to most recipes, I take advantage of a splash of vanilla extract in my recipe. This provides an further particular contact and depth of taste everybody loves!
Could be made much more festive and enjoyable with sprinkles or particular version cereals.
Nice for events and making prematurely! They keep contemporary for as much as 5 days and don’t have to be refrigerated.

What You Want

My recipe requires simply 4 elements (5 when you embody the white chocolate drizzle!).

Overhead view of ingredients including lucky charms cereal, marshmallows, and more.

Fortunate Charms cereal. Clearly the basic cereal is the norm, however be happy to make use of the chocolate model or another particular version cereals. Oh, and if you’re making these treats for St. Patrick’s Day, the restricted version St. Patrick’s Day cereal can be lovely!
Mini marshmallows. Use plain marshmallows (not the coloured, fruity, or flavored sort). When you can solely discover regular sized marshmallows, they’ll work as effectively, they only take longer to soften.
Butter. Be sure that to make use of salted butter right here to assist steadiness out all of the sweetness in these treats. This can be a uncommon recipe the place I favor to make use of salted butter than add the salt, I simply suppose it really works greatest for distributing the flavour.
Vanilla. This provides a pleasant depth of taste.
White chocolate. When you’d like, you possibly can soften some white chocolate to drizzle excessive of your bars earlier than chopping them. That is utterly optionally available, however I like the additional taste and ornament it provides!

SAM’S TIP: In terms of recipes with so few elements, the standard of every one can actually make a distinction. Identical to with my cookies and cream Rice Krispie treats, lemon meltaways, and shortbread cookies, European butter is a worthwhile splurge right here. It has a richer taste and can make your treats style completely gourmand!

That is simply an outline of the elements I used and why. For the total recipe please scroll right down to the underside of the submit!

Tips on how to Make Fortunate Charms Treats

Overhead view of a mixture of lucky charms cereal and melted marshmallow in a glass casserole dish.

Soften the butter over low warmth.
Stir within the marshmallows and vanilla till melted (don’t crank up the temperature, this may make your cereal bars dry and crisp as a substitute of soppy and chewy!), then take away from warmth.
Add the cereal and stir to coat.
Unfold right into a buttered 9×13″ pan, then gently press into the pan. Don’t be too agency with this step, or your bars will find yourself dense and hard.
Let cool utterly, then drizzle with white chocolate earlier than (or after) chopping, if desired.

SAM’S TIP: Generally I prefer to fish by way of the field and pull out further allure marshmallows to scatter on prime the treats after I unfold them into the pan (or you should buy the baggage of simply the allure marshmallows for this, in case your retailer has these!). That is clearly optionally available, however who doesn’t love further marshmallows? They usually look fairly too!

Overhead view of marshmallow cereal bars made with Lucky Charms cereal.

Steadily Requested Questions

Why are my Fortunate Charms treats laborious?

This will occur when you press the marshmallow/cereal combination too firmly into the pan. Be mild throughout this step, and also you’ll have good and chewy outcomes!

Be aware this will additionally occur when you warmth the marshmallows on too excessive of a warmth, so hold it on low the entire time.

How ought to I retailer them?

These treats will hold in an hermetic container at room temperature for 5 days. I haven’t tried freezing them, however I believe the marshmallows wouldn’t thaw effectively. When you do do that, then please let me know the way it goes for you!

Can I halve this recipe?

Sure! When you solely desire a half batch, then you possibly can lower all elements in half and use a 9×9 or 8×8 pan.

Plate of cereal bars made with Lucky Charms cereal.

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