Substituting Marshmallow Creme for Marshmallows?

Harlean
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March 1, 20090 found this helpful

When I had a snack bar at a local flea market years ago, I made these every week for the snack bar. I used 1 jar of marshmallow creme(7oz) and I would add 3 or 4 marshmallows to it as I heated the butter and the marshmallow creme. When the marshmallows had melted, I knew it was heated enough to add the Rice Krispies. I liked them better this way because they were softer than with all marshmallows.
Harlean from Arkansas

KL

February 27, 20090 found this helpful

Here is a recipe for Krispie Treats from the original site. It uses marshmallows...but at the bottom of the recipe it says:

1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow crème can be substituted for marshmallows.

* 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
* 1 package (10 oz., about 40) regular marshmallows
* - OR -
* 4 cups miniature marshmallows
* 6 cups Rice Krispies

Rest of the recipe here:
www.ricekrispies.com/Display.aspx?kic=true&recipe_id=1605
There are a lot of other Krispie treat recipes of various types on that site too. I love mine made with some peanut butter!

I personally prefer using marshmallows...cheaper, easier to work with and always in the pantry for other things. I do mine in the micro. Reading this site makes me hungry. :-)

alireilly0323

May 10, 20170 found this helpful

Bonus for using marshmallow creme instead of marshmallows is that it does not contain gelatin (marshmallows do, it is what keeps their shape), so your vegetarian friends/co-workers can enjoy your treats, too!

 

PJM

June 24, 20170 found this helpful

Unfortunately I cannot indulge in peanut butter laced Rice Krispy Treats due to a severe peanut allergy. I hope yours are well-marked giving the peanut butter ingredient as a heads up because many people don't associate peanut butter with Rice Krispy Treats so they may hastily bite into one...and if they have a peanut allergy, all bets are off and it's a race against time and a potentially fatal reaction.