Valentine's Day Rice Crispie Squares

Ingredients for Rice Crispie Squares: Rice, sugar, salt, malt extract, preservative (tocopherols). Vitamins and Minerals: Iron (ferric orthophosphate), vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), vitamin A (palmitate), niacinamide, zinc (zinc oxide), vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin D (cholecalciferol), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). **BHT added to packaging to help preserve freshness., Corn Syrup, Sugar, Food Starch- Modified, Water, Gelatin.

Ingredients for Toppings:

Seasonal gems: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor, Whole Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Salt, Vanilla), Sugar, Less Than 1% Of Artificial Coloring (Includes Titanium Dioxide, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake), Gum Acacia, Corn Syrup, Carnuaba Wax.  Contains Milk, Soy.   May Also Contain Peanut, Tree Nuts, Wheat.
Sprinkles: Sugar, Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel, Palm), Dextrin, Soy Lecithin, Confectioner's Glaze, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Carnauba Wax, Red 3, Red 40. Contains: Soy. Made with Bioengineered Ingredient(s).

 BD Provisions products are offered in large containers whereby customers serve themselves using utensils such as scoops, spoons or tongs.  Our utensils are sterilized continuously, but there remains the risk of cross-contamination.  As such, all products in BD Provisions should be considered products that may contain traces of all allergens including, but not limited to, peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, wheat, shellfish, soy and sesame.

You will need to add:

4 Tablespoons of butter

Instructions:

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, add marshmallows to melted butter.

Melt marshmallows over low heat. Once melted, fold in rice cereal to combine.

Working quickly, place cereal and marshmallow mixture into an 8 or 9 inch square pan.

Sprinkle evenly with desired toppings, and using wax paper or parchment, press toppings into warm rice crispie treats, distributing the treats to all corners of the pan.

Let cool (approx 10-15 min). Cut into squares and enjoy!

Yields 12 treats