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Rice Krispies Treats® Cherry Truffles
Rice Krispies Treats® Cherry Truffles
Scrumptious balls of Rice Krispies Treats® with a chocolate-covered cherry inside!
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Recipe - Gourmet Garage Corporate
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Rice Krispies Treats® Cherry Truffles
Prep Time45 Minutes
Servings36
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Calories150
Ingredients
10 oz maraschino cherries, well drained and stems removed
2 cups milk chocolate morsels
3 Tbs butter or margarine
10 oz Marshmallows
6 cups Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal
1 cup cherry-flavored morsels or white chocolate morsels
Directions

1. Pat cherries dry with paper towels. Set aside.

 

2. In small saucepan melt 2 cups chocolate morsels over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Using fork, dip maraschino cherries into chocolate, completely coating cherries. Place on wax paper lined baking sheet. Refrigerate about 10 minutes or until firm.

 

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

 

4. Add KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated. Using well-rounded tablespoon of cereal mixture for each, make balls with indents. Place chocolate covered cherries in indents. Bring cereal mixture around cherries to completely cover.

 

5. In small saucepan melt cherry-flavored morsels over low heat, stirring frequently. Drizzle over cereal balls. Let stand until firm. (Or, place on wax-paper-lined baking sheet and refrigerate about 10 minutes or until firm.) Best if served the same day.

 

Nutritional Information

  • 4 g Saturated Fat
  • 0 g Trans Fat
  • 5 mg Cholesterol
  • 45 mg Sodium
  • 25 g Total Carbohydrate
  • 0 g Dietary Fiber
  • 19 g Sugars
  • 2 g Protein

45 minutes
Prep Time
0 minutes
Cook Time
36
Servings
150
Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 36 servings
10 oz maraschino cherries, well drained and stems removed
Tillen Farms Cherry Merry Maraschinos, 14 oz
Tillen Farms Cherry Merry Maraschinos, 14 oz
$10.99$0.78/oz
2 cups milk chocolate morsels
Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, 12 oz
Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, 12 oz
$6.89$0.57/oz
3 Tbs butter or margarine
Land O Lakes® Salted Butter, 4 Butter Sticks, 1 Lb Pack
Land O Lakes® Salted Butter, 4 Butter Sticks, 1 Lb Pack
$9.99$9.99/lb
10 oz Marshmallows
Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, 12 oz
Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, 12 oz
$2.99$0.25/oz
6 cups Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal
Kellogg's Rice Krispies Toasted Rice Cereal Large Size, 12 oz
Kellogg's Rice Krispies Toasted Rice Cereal Large Size, 12 oz
$8.99$0.75/oz
1 cup cherry-flavored morsels or white chocolate morsels
Not Available

Nutritional Information

  • 4 g Saturated Fat
  • 0 g Trans Fat
  • 5 mg Cholesterol
  • 45 mg Sodium
  • 25 g Total Carbohydrate
  • 0 g Dietary Fiber
  • 19 g Sugars
  • 2 g Protein

Directions

1. Pat cherries dry with paper towels. Set aside.

 

2. In small saucepan melt 2 cups chocolate morsels over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Using fork, dip maraschino cherries into chocolate, completely coating cherries. Place on wax paper lined baking sheet. Refrigerate about 10 minutes or until firm.

 

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

 

4. Add KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated. Using well-rounded tablespoon of cereal mixture for each, make balls with indents. Place chocolate covered cherries in indents. Bring cereal mixture around cherries to completely cover.

 

5. In small saucepan melt cherry-flavored morsels over low heat, stirring frequently. Drizzle over cereal balls. Let stand until firm. (Or, place on wax-paper-lined baking sheet and refrigerate about 10 minutes or until firm.) Best if served the same day.