CHOCOLATE RICE KRISPIE TREATS

Prep Time:  5 minutes                                 Cooking Time:  2-5 minutes
Yield: 12 to 15 treats

Ingredients:

1 cup (210 g / 250 mL) hard-packed brown sugar
½ cup (125 mL) golden cane syrup or corn syrup
½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons (30 mL) cocoa powder, sifted
¼ teaspoon (1 mL) salt
2 teaspoons (10 mL) pure vanilla extract

4 cups Rice Krispie cereal

Method:

1. In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, syrup, butter, cocoa powder, and salt. Bring to a full boil using medium-high heat. Cook for 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
3. Pour cereal into a large bowl.  Pour chocolate mixture over cereal and stir to thoroughly combine. Let the mixture cool slightly in the large bowl before putting it into a pan – stir it up often. This will ensure that the chocolate mixture adheres to the cereal rather than settling at the bottom of the pan.
4. Pack into a lightly buttered baking pan…choose an 8×8 or 9×12 baking pan, depending on how thick you like to have your treats.
5. Let cool thoroughly and cut into large squares or triangles.