Tuesday, March 20, 2012

St. Patrick's Day Treats


Happy (Tuesday after) Saint Patrick's day everyone! 


Wait, it didn't take you this long to recover? Hmm... I think you're doing it wrong.


I made 2 treats for my St. Patty's celebration - Sour Grapes and Lucky Charms treats. Neither one was quite on the mark. 


First, the Lucky Charms Treats. Now, technically mine were Three Sisters Marshmallow Oaties Treats because I thought these might be slightly healthier (let me have my hopes, ok?) so they aren't in anyway Irish. But we aren't concerned about that, now are we?

The recipe is super easy - Rice Krispy Treats with Lucky Charms (or whatever) substituted in.

Lucky Charms Crispy Treats
Recipe from Pass the Plate Blog
3 Tbs unsalted butter
1 10oz bag of marshmallows
1 box Lucky Charms

  • Melt butter in a large pan over med-high heat.
  • Add marshmallows to melted butter. Stir until completely melted.
  • Remove from heat and add cereal. Stir until cereal is completely coated in marshmallow/butter mixture.
  • Pour into greased 9x13 pan and press together.
  • Let cool, cut into squares, and enjoy!

Now, on to treat #2 - Sour Grapes.
These are super quick and easy to make, plus they're yummy.

Now, the issue I had - Like a smarty, I thought "Hey, I'll get sugar-free jello for this then it'll be healthier!"
No dummy, don't do that.
The sugar-free jello has artificial sweeteners in it. Sweeteners = sweet, not sour grapes. Dummy. 

Sooooo... mine were good, but not especially great.
Still easy, though.
Super fancy preparation. 

Sour Grapes

1 bunch green grapes
lime jello (1-3 boxes, depending on how many grapes you have)

  • Wash grapes. Dry, but not completely. 
  • Put grapes into plastic bag/container/bowl. Pour powdered jello over grapes.
  • Shake to cover grapes.
  • Refrigerate and enjoy.

Left-over gelato bowls = good presentation.

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