Great Family Treat While On a Budget

Last night, my family was begging me to take them on a “dessert” run. Trust me when I say this, I love dessert. I have a huge weakness for dark chocolate and French twirls with vanilla crème, and Girl Scout cookies, and…well, you get the picture.

So last night, after an excellent family dinner (something we seem to be having more and more of since instituting the budget), and it being Sunday and all, everyone was feeling a bit sweetish.

We looked around the pantry and whala! An idea! Rice Krispies Treats®!

I’m not talking about the pre-packaged individually wrapped things...no I mean the real, melt the butter, stir in the marshmallows until it’s rich and creamy, and then finally stir in the Rice Krispies and gobble it down in a big warm spoonful of goodness kind of Rice Krispies Treats.

So we did a quick ingredient check. Rice Krispies? Check. Margarine? Check. Marshmallows? Check.

We all pitched in to make this delicious treat I greatly enjoyed as a child. Interestingly enough, Rice Krispies are still rather expensive in my grocery store so you may want to try some alternative off brands if you can bring yourself to do it. But we went with what we already had…originals…and ate them warm right off the spoon.

Oh and by the way, we now have a full Pyrex container that will deliver good treats for the next three or four days!