Coconut-almond Rice Krispies Treats

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups rice krispies, lightly toasted
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• 4 tablespoons butter, plus
• extra butter, for greasing dish and spoon
• 1 (8 ounce) box almond paste, grated
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) bag mini marshmallows

Recipe

• 1 butter a 9" x 9" baking pan or casserole dish.
• 2 in a large bowl, measure rice krispy cereal and set aside.
• 3 in a large non-stick frying pan, add coconut flakes and almonds and dry roast over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the coconut and almonds start to turn golden; about 4 minutes.
• 4 immediately pour into the bowl with the cereal and mix well.
• 5 in the same frying pan melt butter over low heat.
• 6 add the grated almond paste and marshmallows.
• 7 cook over low heat until all ingredients are melted and smooth; about 5 minutes.
• 8 immediately pour almond-marsmallow mixture into the bowl of cereal.
• 9 butter a large spoon and mix contents thoroughly until well incorporated.
• 10 press krispy treat mixture into the buttered dish.
• 11 cool until firm enough to cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.