Coconut Ghost Treats

Prep Time: Total Time: Servings: 12 Mom Rating:
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Kids will love dunking these googly-eyed ghosts into coconut almost as much as they love munching on them.
 

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Kids will love dunking these googly-eyed ghosts into coconut almost as much as they love munching on them.
Ingredients

(Nutrition Information)

  • 3 tablespoons   butter or margarine
  • 1 package   (10 oz., about 40) regular marshmallows
  • - OR -
  • 4 cups  miniature marshmallows
  • 6 cups   Rice Krispies®
  •    Flaked coconut
  •    Canned frosting or decorating gel
  •    Assorted candies
  • Why use Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®?
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    Why use Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®?

    As the first crisped rice cereal, Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® has been bringing families together in the kitchen for over 80 years.

    To experience the timeless flavor, make your Rice Krispies Treats® squares with the original Rice Krispies® brand cereal.

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1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.

2. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated.

3. Using 1/2-cup measuring cup coated with cooking spray divide warm cereal mixture into portions. Using buttered hands shape each portion into ghost shape. Cool. Decorate with coconut, frosting and/or candies. Best if served the same day.


MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:
In microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. Microwave cooking times may vary.


Note

For best results, use fresh marshmallows.
1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow crème can be substituted for marshmallows.
Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine is not recommended.
Store no more than two days at room temperature in airtight container. To freeze, place in single layer on wax paper in airtight container. Freeze for up to 6 weeks. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.
Kellogg's has reduced the sodium content of Rice Krispies to meet current consumer flavor- and nutrition-preferences. Rice Krispies Treats made with the lower sodium cereal taste great without any added salt, but, if you desire, add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the butter before melting. Continue with recipe as directed.

Approximately 15 years ago, my daughter's first 'real' boyfriend was Chris. His mother was from the Phillipines, where she learned to make many wonderful dishes centering on rice. Now this is Chris' story. I wasn't present. When he was a youngster in the first grade in the D.C. area, one of his classmates brought in some Kellog's Krispie Treats and shared them with Chris. He immediatly fell in love with them, majorly. He came home and told his mother about them and described them as thoroughly as a first grader could. His mother thought they were made from real rice and not from Rice Krispies, which she was not familiar with. His mom began attempting to make sweet rice treats for Chris, none of which included marshmallows or Rice Krispies. Her atttempts at times were rather bizarre, and according to Chris, not very inviting. He never really forgot Krispie Treats, but ceased mentioning them to his mother. When he and my daughter began dating, he was a freshman in college. He was at our home late one Sunday evening, preparing to return to school. I decided, on the spur of the moment, to make him a batch of Rice Krispie Treats to take back to college in the D.C. area. As he watched me, he absolutely went wild. He then told me, after tasting the finished product, the story from his childhood. He had not had a Krispie Treat since first grade, but still remembered the scrumptious taste. It became tradition for me to make an entire recipe for Chris when he departed for college dorm life, instructing him step by step how to properly prepare them. I feel he continues to make them himself, wherever he may be. I'm 58, and my childhood memory also involves that we also had Krispie Treats and canned pears for Christmas breakfasts when I was growing up, the four kids in my family. Perhaps not the most nutritious of breakfasts, but all of our favorites. Way too much sugar and not enough protein, but DELICIOUS!!! Thank you, Kellog's, for allowing me to tell the story of Chris on your website. Andrea Chiles, PhD,RN Christiansburg, VA 24073

Andrea, VA

Posted: 07-19-2009, 2:53 PM


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1. THIS IS QUITE THE GLORIOUS TREAT

SPOOKY, CA – Posted: 08-24-2009, 11:15 PM

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2. My sons aren't big fans of coconut. So we roll our ghosts in white sprinkles instead.

jorieluv, Wyoming – Posted: 10-01-2008, 12:00 AM

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3. This is completely ingenious. Adam Lambert would be proud :)

j, MD – Posted: 08-24-2009, 10:07 PM

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