Rice Krispie Treat Question

[chewbacca]

How do you keep your treats from going hard after they have cooled? I have tasted others that theirs are still soft and gooey even when cooled. I cannot eat mine without putting them in the microwave first.

Thanks!

 

[LoveDopey]

I find using the name brand marshmallows and Rice Krispies the best way to go. I've tried using generic products and had little to no success.

 

[Jennasis]

I THINK you might have to use less butter and more marshmallow. Butter tends to crunch/crisp up. DH likes his hard and actually puts them in the fridge after making them. I think he's a lunatic! warm and gooey all the way.

 

[NAB]

Use a little less cereal so they are gooey. If you over do the cereal and have heaping cups I find they get hard.

 

[Minnie824]

I actually have some in the fridge now! I use 6 cups of cereal, the whole bag of marshmallows and 1 stick of butter. then put them in the fridge. they stay great for a few days at least.

 

[Piecey]

Well, crap. Guess I'm making rice krispie treats now.

 

[scrapquitler]

mine stay nice and soft (but hardly last any time at all before the kids eat them!) I normally use more marshmallow/butter and less cereal than the recipe calls for, and I add a few pours of vanilla as well.

 

[akcire]

I don't use marshmallows when I make mine I use Fluff. I have made them for a bunch of Animal shelter bake sales and people always want the recipe? I don't even really like rice krispie treats, but my husband loves them!

 

[debknight]

I don't use marshmallows when I make mine I use Fluff. I have made them for a bunch of Animal shelter bake sales and people always want the recipe? I don't even really like rice krispie treats, but my husband loves them!

Please share the recipe, how much Fluff to how many cups Rice Krispies?

 

[KLAIT]

Awhile back I had read that if you overheated the marshmallows, they will cool as hard as a rock..since then I have been very careful when melting the marshmallows..take off the heat before they are all completely melted and kept stirring until they are all melted..then proceed..have not had a hard batch of treats since.

 

[HunnyPots]

I also found that store-brand marshmallows have the tendency to get very hard after they cool down. Don't know why, but that was my experience.
I use a bag of Kraft marshmallows, 6 cups of rice krispys, and a whole stick of REAL butter, and they come out perfect every time.

 

[sbell111]

I've found that marshmallow treats don't get cool. They are eaten immediately after spreading them out. They can also be eaten directly from the melting/mixing pot.

Interestingly, I heard the other day that some people cut the treat into small squares after spreading it out. They then only eat one or two squares at a time. Nutjobs.

 

[Tuffcookie]

sbell111 wrote: I've found that marshmallow treats don't get cool. They are eaten immediately after spreading them out. They can also be eaten directly from the melting/mixing pot.

Interestingly, I heard the other day that some people cut the treat into small squares after spreading it out. They then only eat one or two squares at a time. Nutjobs.



TC

 

[luv2sew]

Marshmellows also tend to get stale and don't melt or taste as good then. I only use the name brand and I use the whole bag which is more than the number or marshmellows called for in the recipe and mine are nice and soft when done.

 

[AmyinKY]

I've found that marshmallow treats don't get cool. They are eaten immediately after spreading them out. They can also be eaten directly from the melting/mixing pot.

Interestingly, I heard the other day that some people cut the treat into small squares after spreading it out. They then only eat one or two squares at a time. Nutjobs.

Who are those people? Are they the same ones that eat Halloween candy for six months?

 

[LuvN~Travel]

I've found that marshmallow treats don't get cool. They are eaten immediately after spreading them out. They can also be eaten directly from the melting/mixing pot.

Interestingly, I heard the other day that some people cut the treat into small squares after spreading it out. They then only eat one or two squares at a time. Nutjobs.

I think we must have the same household!

Kim

 

[PolyndianPrincessJes]

We keep ours in an airtight container. We've used name brand and generic and have never had hard Krispies.

 

[DisneyMissy318]

Awhile back I had read that if you overheated the marshmallows, they will cool as hard as a rock..since then I have been very careful when melting the marshmallows..take off the heat before they are all completely melted and kept stirring until they are all melted..then proceed..have not had a hard batch of treats since.

ITA! It's the same with fudge or any other "sugar" you cook. Another example are the haystacks made with peanut butter, cocoa and oatmeal - the temp has to be perfect so they will set.

Guess I'm making rice krispie treats tonight too!

 

[Anne34]

I also found that store-brand marshmallows have the tendency to get very hard after they cool down. Don't know why, but that was my experience.
I use a bag of Kraft marshmallows, 6 cups of rice krispys, and a whole stick of REAL butter, and they come out perfect every time.

I do the same thing -- a whole stick of butter instead of the 4 tsp that the recipe calls for. They always come out gooeyier (real word?) than when my kids make them according to the recipe.

 

[Ohiodislover]

Awhile back I had read that if you overheated the marshmallows, they will cool as hard as a rock..since then I have been very careful when melting the marshmallows..take off the heat before they are all completely melted and kept stirring until they are all melted..then proceed..have not had a hard batch of treats since.

I agree. Either the butter, or the marshmallows are overcooked. I've made that mistake a few times.