Comments on: Marshmallow Treats From the Eighties

By: kellymo

kellymo — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:12:40 +0000

I’ve used this proportion a number of times since you’ve posted it, and there really is a difference! We always include the peanut butter, and to make them totally decadent for the daughter & her friends, we ice them with chocolate frosting and press peanut butter M&Ms into the top. Yum…

(And by the way, Anna, that was an extraordinarily nice reply to a nasty, condescending scold. Well done – you are a better woman than I.)

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:03:06 +0000

Thanks for your suggestions, Healthy. As I’ve said many times, my personal preference is to make things full fat and eat small portions…but that’s just me. I can’t control all other Americans, but suspect a lot of us eat too much unhealthy fast food.

That said, I like experimenting with low fat options an will give your version a try. Sounds interesting.

By: Healthy

Healthy — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:53:31 +0000

Oh Please. Is there a reason why people like you insist on promoting fats? Aren’t Americans fat enough already?

You can make this recipe healthy by omitting ALL of the butter and replacing it with 1 teaspoon of butter flavoring or extract (which is fat free) and add a teaspoon of vanilla extract. Also get rid of the candy pieces unless you are a kid.

I even go a step further and replace some of all of the Rise Krispies with Quick Cooking Oatmeal. Makes a healthy treat with lots of fiber.

By: Abi Jones

Abi Jones — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:49:41 +0000

I have now made these for my office three times. I brown the butter and leave out the peanut butter (darn allergic people). I didn’t say anything to my officemates, but multiple people commented on how these were the best rice krispy treats they’d had in a long time.

By: cakegrrl

cakegrrl — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:58:44 +0000

Definitely 80’s with those Reese’s Pieces candy… reminds me of E.T. the Extraterrestrial.