Rice Krispie treat
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[[Image:RKTsquares.jpg|right|thumb|treat squares]]
[[Image:Krispietreat.jpg|right|thumb|Rice Krispie treats prior to being cut into single-serving bars]]
A '''Rice Krispie treat''' (or '''Rice Krispie bar''') is a sweet dessert or snack made from [[Rice Krispies]], melted [[margarine]] or [[butter]] and melted [[marshmallow]]s. Sometimes [[marshmallows]] and/or cereal that is seasonal is used to make these treats holiday specific. They are often homemade, but one can find them in many stores usually packaged under the Rice Krispies brand.
There are many variations to the treat; adding caramel instead of marshmallows, adding condensed milk to the mixture before adding the rice krispies, using corn syrup and peanut butter, adding mandarin oranges, vanilla and others. One variation is to use chocolate instead of marshmallows which is known as "Chocolate Crackles". Kellogg's has now produced commercial varieties of both the marshmallow and chocolate-based treats under the name of "Rice Krispies Squares".
==History==
Rice Krispie treats were invented in 1939 by Mildred Day and the staff at the [[Kellogg Company]] home economics department<ref name="anderson">
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|url=http://www.ricekrispies.com/Ode.aspx
|title=Ode to a Classic Recipe
|accessdate=2008-06-15
|publisher=[[Kellogg's]]
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==Cereal==
Kellogg's company came out with a cereal based on this treat. Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats cereal briefly surged in popularity, and received a 6 out of 7 rating on critic website Mr. Breakfast.<ref>[http://www.mrbreakfast.com/product_display.asp?productid=2 Rice Krispies Treats Cereal Review - Mr Breakfast<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Recently this cereal has become harder to find, though a page on the Kellogg's website can help make finding their rarer cereals easy.<ref>[http://www.kelloggs.com/us/products/locator.shtml Kellogg's<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==See also==
* [[Chocolate crackles]] - variation with [[cocoa]] and [[coconut]]
* [[Sachima]]
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www2.kelloggs.com/Recipe/RecipeDetail.aspx?RID=1605 Kelloggs.com Official Recipe and nutrition facts]
* [http://www.ricekrispies.ca More recipes and product information from Rice Krispies Canada]
* [http://www.cereal.com/Breakfast-Cereals/ricekrispies.htm Cereal.com Recipe for Rice Krispie Treats]
[[Category:Breakfast cereals]]
[[Category:Marshmallows]]
[[Category:Snack foods]]
[[Category:Rice dishes]]