Rice Krispie Blocks

Name: Rice Krispie Blocks
Yield: makes 12
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons melted refined coconut oil or canola oil, plus more for the pan; 10 ounces Ricemellow Crème (see page 17); 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 10-ounce box Gluten-Free Brown Rice Crisp Cereal

December 9, 2011

Heads up, beginners and cheapskates! This recipe is so easy you don’t even have to turn on the stove (melt the coconut oil in the microwave!), which makes it ideal to make with kids or frugal old folks. If you want to reduce the fat in this recipe, you can omit the coconut oil, but be warned that the blocks won’t be as buttery. All the ordinary tricks you learned from your mom as a child apply: Chocolate can be added on the top or throughout, colored rice cereals are in play, even dried fruit or nuts can be tossed in to frighten or entice your young ones.

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