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Beautiful butterfly treats
A lovely easy recipe to celebrate spring...
Preparation
45g butter (or margarine)
300g marshmallows
180g Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®
Icing
140g butter, softened
280g icing sugar
1 tbsp milk
food colouring (just a few drops)
sweets (to decorate)
Hob method
Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat
Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted, remove from the heat
Add the Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® to the pan and stir until well coated
Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper
Pour the Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® into the tin and evenly press the mixture down using the back of a spoon
Leave to cool slightly, then using butterfly biscuit cutters cut the cereal mixture into shapes
Microwave method
Heat the butter and marshmallows in a microwave-safe bowl on HIGH for 3 minutes
After 2 minutes, stir the mixture until it's smooth
Then follow the rest of the instructions above
For the icing
To make the icing, beat the butter in a large bowl until it's soft
Then add half the icing sugar and continue beating until smooth
At that point, add the remaining icing sugar with one tablespoon of the milk
Beat until creamy then add the food colouring and mix well
Don't forget, you can add extra icing sugar to thicken the mixture, or make it less stiff with a little extra milk if necessary
Decorate with sweets
You will need
15 x 10 x 1 inch baking tray
Reviews
Guest
★★★★★These where fun to make with my daughter and she love making them and eating them as did all the family.
Reviewed on 19/09/15
Guest
★★★★★My daughter loved making these. We used different sized star cutters and decorated them with shimmering blue icing (she's a real fan of Frozen and according to her blue is a Frozen colour!). Great fun, easy to make and we all loved eating them.
Reviewed on 08/04/15
Guest
★★★★★Adore making these snacks with the boys. They have fun creating all different kinds of shapes with them.
Reviewed on 16/03/15
Guest
★★★★★We made these and they worked really well. We even sent some over to the school bake sale and they were all gone within minutes! Really pleased with this recipe and will be making again x
Reviewed on 07/03/15
Guest
★★★★★my daughter loved this easy recipe.
Reviewed on 21/02/15