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Crispy Chocolate Cherry Treats

Source of Recipe


Cook's Country magazine



List of Ingredients



• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
  
• 1 (10-ounce) bag marshmallows
  
• ½ cup white chocolate chips
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  
• 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
  
• 1 cup dried cherries, chopped
  
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
  






Instructions



1. Prepare pan:
   Line 8-inch square baking pan with foil, allowing excess foil to hang over pan edges. Grease foil. Melt butter in large pot over low heat. Add marshmallows, white chocolate chips and salt, and cook, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth, about 8 minutes; stir in vanilla.
   
   
2. Assemble treats:
   Off heat, stir in Rice Krispies and cherries until incorporated. Scrape mixture into prepared pan and press into bottom and corners with greased spatula. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
   
   
3. Drizzle chocolate:
   Drizzle melted semisweet chips over cooled treats. Allow chocolate to cool, about 15 minutes. Using foil overhang, lift treats from pan. Cut into squares. Serve.
   
   Makes 16 squares.