A couple days ago we told you how much we love little paper soufflé cups for all manner of party tasks and treats. Here's our latest use for them: individual balls of peanut butter rice krispie treats, tucked inside cups and drizzled with chocolate.
Rice krispie treats are just about the easiest treat you can make, and inspired by this post at 101 Cookbooks we decided to make a whole mess of them for a big event earlier this week, and to make them in individual portions.
We used the official peanut butter rice Krispies treat recipe from Kellogg's:
• Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
While the mixture was still warm we scooped out tablespoons and molded them quickly into little balls and dropped them into soufflé cups that were lightly sprayed with baking spray. (That probably wasn't necessary; there is plenty of grease in the treats themselves, and none of them stuck to the cups at all.) Then we drizzled with chocolate and presto! Cute little treats.
Of course, scooping them into individual sizes took quite a bit more time than patting them into pans. But we didn't have to spend the time cutting them up, and they looked awfully cute.
Plus they are just much easier to serve. Our guests grabbed these little cups easily off big platters; it made for much neater serving, with no paper plates necessary. They would also make nice small sweet treats for a lunchbox.
Related: Favorite Party Helper: Soufflé Cups In All Sizes
(Images: Faith Durand)
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Ok, yes those little cups are cute here, but they do not seem to be really necessary: this type of treat seems to be able to hold together on its own and doesn't really need the paper cup other than for cute-factor. You can roll these little treats into balls and present them on a nice platter once the chocolate drizzle has solidified. All those little cups are just going to get thrown out - wasteful!
I agree that this is really wasteful. They also look too much like what a hospital or public school would use to dole out treats or pills. It might make more sense if the food inside actually required a cup to hold it.
I make my Rice Krispies Treats with Fluff instead of marshmallows. I prefer both the texture and flavor - it's smoother and less chewy, more gooey. Freaking love.
Now, let's see if I can add the peanut butter element into them...
I understand what you guys are saying about waste, but when I made these I wasn't sure how well they were going to hold together, and thought they might indeed need to be in a cup.
Also, when you are serving a crowd of 100, there is always a tradeoff between disposables, practicality, and convenience. We dispensed with paper plates and pretty much with napkins, in favor of snacks in little cups. These worked well for such a big group, and I feel that it was more sanitary, too, for people to grab a cup off a tray. But to each his own!
Admittedly, I wasn't thinking of waste when I saw that picture. All I thought was "OMG MINI SCOTCHAROOS!"
love it all <3!!!!