Every so often I am struck with an idea that comes together really well. I didn’t know what to make for the firemen and I wanted something a little bit special as it was going to be the night that the hubby announced his retirement to his men. I had been ruminating on Rice Krispie treats for a bit from something I had read and the idea to stuff them popped into my head. Just think of it – Rice Krispie treats, chocolate and caramel all in one bite. You want one now, don’t you? They are not difficult to make but they do take some time. They are oh, so worth it!

Caramel Stuffed Rice Krispie Treats

12 cups Rice Krispie Treats
20 oz large marshmallows (about 80 – but to be honest, I added about 90)
8 TBS butter
cooking spray

1 bag caramels
1/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup semi sweet chips
1 TBS butter
1 TBS heavy cream

Make the Rice Krispie Treats – The ingredients listed are enough for two batches and I made each batch separately as follows:.
Spray a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray.
Melt 4 TBS butter in a large pan over medium heat.
Add 45 marshmallows and let them melt. Watch carefully so that they don’t brown or burn. Keep stirring!
Once the marshmallows are all melted remove the pot from the heat and add 6 cups of Rice Krispies and stir until coated.
Put the mixture into the prepared pan – filling half of it.

Make the second batch the same way adding the mixture to the other half of the pan.
Let the treats harden before you attempt to stuff them. I made mine the day before I was going to serve them.

When you are ready to begin remove the treats from the pan and cut them into roughly 2″ squares. This is not an exact science and you can tell from my photos that my finished treats were of mixed sizes.
Trim the treats of any edges that make them awkward or unsteady.

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Using a small, sharp knife cut a hole in each treat. Trip the piece removed so you have a piece that fit back on top.

Lay the pieces out on a tray with the bottoms and tops aligned so you can fit them back together after the caramel has been added.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler or a bowl over simmering water.

Coat each hole with chocolate. I used a butter knife to do this and it worked just fine. Save the remaining chocolate to drizzle over top when the treats are finished.
For the Caramel stuffing:
Unwrap the caramels, set aside around 10 for drizzling on top.

Add the caramels and the cream to a small sauce pot and heat over medium low heat until the caramels are melted.

Fill each chocolate coated cavity with caramel just about to the top.

Carefully place the small piece on top of the caramel to cover.

Drizzle the top with melted chocolate – if it had hardened while filling the treats just warm it up.
Drizzle some caramel over top and finish with a bit more chocolate.

How Were the Caramel Stuffed Rice Krispie Treats?

So yeah, these were really, really good. I almost hated to send them in to the fire meeting because I wanted to eat them all. The dark chocolate really helped to temper what might have been an overwhelming sweetness from the caramel and marshmallow. I will admit to being slightly concerned at the outset that they would be real tooth ringers but they truly weren’t.

I told the hubby that I JUST HAD TO KEEP ONE for photo purposes. Uh -huh! Photo purposes. Sounds like as good an excuse as any, right? I had to star one on its own little plate – didn’t I? And of course you want to see what it looks like inside, don’t you?

I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t show you the inside. So I sacrificed and just forced myself to eat this one. It was destroyed anyway. 🙂 Oh how I suffer for the blog!

This is definitely a keeper recipe and I think these would make excellent bake sale items. You could put one in a bag with a pretty ribbon and I think people would buy them up! What do you think?

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Baking (?) for the Firemen – Caramel Stuffed Rice Krispie Treats

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Author: Patty at brokenteepee.com
Category: Dessert

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Ingredients

12 cups Rice Krispie Treats
20 oz large marshmallows (about 80 – but to be honest, I added about 90)
8 TBS butter
cooking spray
1 bag caramels
1/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup semi sweet chips
1 TBS butter
1 TBS heavy cream

Instructions

Make the Rice Krispie Treats – The ingredients listed are enough for two batches and I made each batch separately as follows:.
Spray a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray.
Melt 4 TBS butter in a large pan over medium heat.
Add 45 marshmallows and let them melt. Watch carefully so that they don’t brown or burn. Keep stirring!
Once the marshmallows are all melted remove the pot from the heat and add 6 cups of Rice Krispies and stir until coated.
Put the mixture into the prepared pan – filling half of it.
Make the second batch the same way adding the mixture to the other half of the pan.
Let the treats harden before you attempt to stuff them. I made mine the day before I was going to serve them.
When you are ready to begin remove the treats from the pan and cut them into roughly 2″ squares. This is not an exact science and you can tell from my photos that my finished treats were of mixed sizes.
Trim the treats of any edges that make them awkward or unsteady.
Using a small, sharp knife cut a hole in each treat. Trip the piece removed so you have a piece that fit back on top.
Lay the pieces out on a tray with the bottoms and tops aligned so you can fit them back together after the caramel has been added.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler or a bowl over simmering water.
Coat each hole with chocolate. I used a butter knife to do this and it worked just fine. Save the remaining chocolate to drizzle over top when the treats are finished.
For the Caramel stuffing:
Unwrap the caramels, set aside around 10 for drizzling on top.
Add the caramels and the cream to a small sauce pot and heat over medium low heat until the caramels are melted.
Fill each chocolate coated cavity with caramel just about to the top.
Carefully place the small piece on top of the caramel to cover.
Drizzle the top with melted chocolate – if it had hardened while filling the treats just warm it up.
Drizzle some caramel over top and finish with a bit more chocolate.

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