Dessert for 12

Lemon Cereal Treats

Name: Lemon Cereal Treats
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 7 cups miniature marshmallows; 7 cups rice krispies cereal; 1 lemon; 1 tsp lemon extract; yellow candy melts (optional)

$2.30for 410 minServes 12

These bright cereal bars combine lemon zest, juice, and extract with melted marshmallows before cooling into firm squares.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.80Typical price
	Marshmallows and candy, 13 oz$0.25/oz typical	13 oz	$3.15Typical price
	Cereal and granola, 11 oz$0.20/oz typical	11 oz	$2.10Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 0.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.91

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

10 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.58 per serving$2.30 for 4

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
7 cups miniature marshmallows
7 cups rice krispies cereal
1 lemon
1 tsp lemon extract
yellow candy melts (optional)

Steps

Zest the lemon and squeeze its juice into separate small containers.
Melt the butter in a large pot over low heat, then stir in the marshmallows for 3 minutes until smooth.
Remove the pot from the heat, stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract, then fold in the cereal.
Press the mixture into a greased 9-by-13-inch pan and cool for 5 minutes before cutting.