Captain Almond Krispy Krunch Treats

Rice Krispy treats are a big hit in our household but the same recipe all the time gets mundane. So to change things up this recipe puts in some Captain Crunch. Another favorite mix-in is almonds so to give the recipe some crunch, stir in a bunch of almonds.

 Here’s how:

Ingredients

4 cups Krispy Rice cereal

2 cups Captain Crunch (any flavor)

1/2 cup sliced almonds

4 cups mini marshmallows

1/4 cup butter

Directions

Melt together butter and marshmallows. The microwave works great for this just do it in 30 second bursts, stirring in between because it doesn’t always heat evenly.

Stir in cereals and almonds until well combined.

Press into a well-buttered baking dish. Cut after cooled.

Variations

You can use large marshmallows but they a bit more difficult to melt.

Other nuts and cereals make great mix-ins. Cocoa Pebbles give a chocolate spin. Walnuts add a great flavor.

Would I Make It Again?

We do this on a pretty regular basis, especially as the holidays approach.

Use parchment paper or waxed paper if you don’t want the additional butter from the greased pan.

The Tweeted Recipe:

This recipe is so easy, it fits into a 140-character tweet – https://twitter.com/140letterrecipe/status/1035576531274358785

Almond Krispy Krunch treats–Melt 1/4C butter+ 4C mini marshmallows. Stir in 3C rice cereal+ 2C Cap’n Crunch+ 1/2C almonds Put in greased pan

Banana Coconut Almond Cakelets

These are cupcakes like but they are hearty enough to be eaten and are filling.

We really made them for a morning pick-me-up but work well for dessert, too. The lack of wheat flour and the use of almond and coconut flour gives them a grainy texture but it’s one that differentiates itself from your traditional banana-nut muffins.

Ingredients

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 cup almond flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup mashed ripe bananas (the riper the better)

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 tsp salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Walnut pieces

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat together sugar and eggs. Stir in bananas and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, mix together coconut flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt nd cinnamon.

Combine wet ingredients into dry and stir until combined.

Spoon batter into muffin cups, about 2/3 full. Top with walnut pieces.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick entered into the center comes out clean.

Variations

This recipe can be put into  loaf pan and made  into  sliceable loaf.  Toasting the slices give the nut ingredients a deeper flavor.

Why It’s Worth Making This Again

This is a nice change of pace from banana nut breads and the increased emphasis on the nuts over the banana inverts the way these little cakes taste and feel.