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Wheat-Free Spring Treats!

4/13/2017

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    Hello! 

   We head out today to spend the weekend with family, but I wanted to make a quick appearance here to share some delicious and simple treats you can make for Easter (or anytime, really!) 

     I've got 2 treats to share, both wheat free, both could be gluten-free too (if you used gluten-free Rice Krispies). 
    I recently saw some little rice krispie nests  from Crafty Morning, and thought they looked so gosh darned cute! I knew they'd be easy to make, but I was going to make some personal preference adjustments. For starters, the beautiful nests that Michelle at Crafty Morning made had an edible grass in them...? I've never even heard of such a thing, so I decided I would make a quick and small batch of green buttercream, and pipe some grass into my nests. Also, she uses Robin Eggs candies (chocolates?), again, I don't know what they are. But I do know what Cadbury mini eggs are, and I know we all loooooove them in this house, so that swap was a no-brainer! 

     The second sweetie I saw was Springtime Marshmallow Wands from Two Sisters. I love mallows, and chocolate, and my brain said, "Hey! You have sticks!", so then it just seemed like a natural step to go ahead and make these! 

        So, here you go! Enjoy! 
   
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Rice Krispie Nests
Makes about 36 mini nests

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 Cup butter or margarine
  • 4 Cups mini marshmallows, or  40 large marshmallows
  • 6 Cups Rice Krispie cereal
  • Small batch green buttercream (homemade or store bought tube)
  • Cadbury Mini Eggs

Method: 
  1. Prepare a mini muffin tin with cooking spray, or use your hands and rub butter or margarine onto it. Set aside
  2. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat
  3. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat
  4. Add your cereal, and stir until well coated
  5. Using a 2 Tbsp scoop, or just a heaping tablespoon, fill each muffin cup evenly
  6. Using a lightly greased spoon, or your lightly greased hands, press the mixture down into each cup, and then push up the sides a little to create your nest
  7. Let the nests set/cool a bit before removing and finishing
  8. Put some green buttercream into the nest (I used the Wilton tip 233), and top with as many eggs as you can fit! : )  
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Marshmallow Wands

Ingredients/Supplies
  • Lollipop sticks
  • Large marshmallows
  • Chocolate chips or melting chocolate (melting chocolate is easier to use because it's thinner.....but it's also pretty disgusting, in my opinion. But, use whatever you want!
  • White chocolate chips*
  • Food colouring*
  • *You could use coloured chocolate melts in place of white chocolate chips and food colouring
  • Sprinkles, or any other decorations you want!

Method:
  1. Start by sliding marshmallows onto your sticks. If you find it difficult, cut a small slit onto one flat end of the mallow to help you out
  2. Place parchment or wax paper out onto the counter or work space.  Or onto a baking sheet (I you'll need to move them while they set)
  3. Once your marshmallows are all on sticks (I could really only fit 2 mallows per stick), melt your chocolate either in the micro wave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between until smooth and creamy, or on low on the stove (be careful with the stove-top method, you don't want your chocolate to burn or seize!)
  4. With the melted chocolate in a shallow dish, roll your marshmallows on a stick around in the chocolate until coated. You can use a spoon to help, and I also tipped the dish with chocolate so that it pooled and make it easier to cover
  5. Place coated wands onto wax paper to set
  6. Now, I melted small batches of white chocolate, and once melted I added whatever colour I wanted
  7. Pouring the melted coloured chocolate into small ziploc bags, I cut the corner off to create a tiny tip, and drizzled the coloured chocolate onto the wands
  8. While the drizzle is still wet, sprinkle with sprinkles, if using
  9. Allow to set, then store in an airtight container
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      Ok, that's all for now! 

     Check out a post from last year of a delicious round-up of Easter Treats, all no bake, and most gluten-free! 

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