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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Vegan Rice Krispie Treats

I love being a vegetarian. Not only do I feel healthy and happy... but you get to be silly excited about the simple things. Like marshmallows.

I love marshmallows. Most of the foods I miss (there are only a few!) from my pre-veg life include marshmallows. (Rocky road ice cream and the Rocky Road candy bar are the most prominent.) As you can imagine, the gelatin free marshmallow making process is a bit of an ordeal. Several manufacturers have attempted to produce a yummy veg-mallow with varying degrees of success. There was even a scandal, people! Having sampled a few different brands, my absolute favorite are Dandies. Like, whoa. So good. (So expensive). But so good.

Vegan Rice Krispie Treats

Having sent out a plea to my lovely friends and family, I received two packages of Dandies in the mail just in time for camping season. Delicious s'mores ensued. Now that it's far too hot to camp (or even be outside during daylight hours), I decided to use up the Dandies in a batch of rice krispie treats. The best part is that you can follow the recipe on the box (ok my box had a weird recipe for cereal fruit cake but I'm pretty sure that's regional, yours should be normal) without any of the adjusting often required to veganize.

I totally made a half batch a few days later to use up the remaining marshmallows. They are definitely on my list of specialties to collect while stateside this summer.

2 comments:

Jeff & Johanna said...

Arg! I have yet to get a package to you Jill. On a scale of 1 to 10 I give myself a negative 5. I will try and do better. Any requests of something that might be fun to get me motivated? Travel? Classroom? Personal? Food that won't spoil?
Are you really going to be back in the states this summer? Sounds fun and if you're in the neighborhood we'd love to spend another afternoon with you at the park.
Jo

joanne said...

You truly don't miss bacon? Are you sure?