I’ve been in NASCAR jail since Friday afternoon.
In case you didn’t know, today is the Daytona 500. I didn’t know this for 24 years. But now that I have Mr. How Sweet in my life, he will never let me forget it. It will most likely be his best day of 2011… depending on who wins of course.
He’s been glued to the TV all weekend, watching and re-watching every possible NASCAR special known to man. I even think some tears were shed. But you didn’t hear that from me.
He has the diecast cars out to decorate and is wearing a Dale Earnhardt t-shirt from 1991. And there might be a big cooler of beer in the foyer.
Needless to say, I’m running far, far away until Sunday evening. And taking some credit cards with me.
Since the only food gracing our kitchen this afternoon is 16 pounds of meat and a gallon of ketchup, I wanted to leave him something else to snack on. And since he absolutely loves rice crispy treats, and since I’m so annoyingly obsessed with cake batter flavors, I quickly combined the two. The result is a cakey-flavored crispy treat with tons of sprinkles. Love.
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Cake Batter Crispy Treats
original recipe on the back of the cereal box!
3 tablespoons butter
1 10-ounce bag of mini marshmallows
1/4 cup yellow cake mix
6 cups rice krispies cereal
1 1.75-ounce container of sprinkles
Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until they begin to melt, adding in cake mix one spoonful at a time so its combined. Stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and mix. Press into a baking dish (any size will do) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes before cutting. I find spraying a knife with nonstick spray helps to cut them.
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Chances are these will last less than 30 seconds. I can already see him alternating bites of burgers and crispy treats.
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Priceless! Reminds me of football time at our house…just run to the mall and don’t look back! :)
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cakey-flavored crispy treat with tons of sprinkles! i’m all over this like white on rice. they look freakin amazing!
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Haha, I love your Mr. How Sweet stories. I wonder if he’ll appreciate the sprinkles? :p
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 3:37 pm
He sort of stood over me while I added them to the mixture and wasn’t sure what to think. It’s okay – he’d already eaten three.
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Eating Bangkok — February 20th, 2011 @ 3:51 pm
I was wondering about the sprinkles too, but even more I was wondering how these will go with the beer in the foyer :)
You’re crazy :-) In a good way.
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Genius! Gotta love sprinkles… ;-)
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I love cake batter flavored things and sprinkles too! It’s why I pick cupcake gelato at my favorite gelato place. Oh I want some of that now.
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Oh my goodness, how creative. My husband would love these!
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Jess- you are the best. I love how you always use sprinkles! It always makes me smile :) I think I might just be making these today…along with the oatmeal raisin muffins! wooohooo!!
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Cara — February 20th, 2011 @ 4:51 pm
The oatmeal raisin muffins were delicious! I made them the other night with 1/2 raisins 1/2 chocolate chips!
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Oh man that looks good!
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Keep the cake batter recipes coming! I have yet to see one from you that hasn’t tasted awesome!
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You are the cake batter queen, I swear. And the sprinkle queen. I love this!
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Make sure you take some of these in your purse to fuel you through the shopping!
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:21 pm
Good call! :)
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Love all of the cake batter treats! Have fun with the credit cards :)
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Ohh – love the idea of adding the cake mix!! These look great.
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I think my husband is going to cry tears of joy when he sees these. He has been making different kinds of crispy treats all week. (oreo, peanut butter, etc.) Looks delicious!! :)
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:21 pm
Why can’t my husband do those things??
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Yay! Another delicious cake batter confection!
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I have been to a NASCAR race. It wasn’t by choice. Please don’t tell anyone. ;-)
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:21 pm
He might leave me for you!
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Sounds like the perfect rice krispy treat for a funfetti lover!
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Lucky for me, I’m going to a family party today where my Husband’s family is obsessed with Nascar. Joy.
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:20 pm
Oh. I’m so jealous… not.
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I love cake batter and rice krispy treats, but more importantly I love sprinkles! These look great!
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That is so funny!!! I had to read your blog to Mr. Thisorthat while he’s sitting in front of the tv waiting (like he has been since the races on Thursday) for ALL the pre-race shows to end so the race of the year can finally start. Now he wants to know when the rice krispie treats will be ready. Gotta love the boy in the man!!
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:20 pm
Good luck today! Hahaha.
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my dad used to go to Daytona every year for the race with all the men in our family. it was like the weekend he looked forward to all year. the past few years he’s been unable to go and when i asked him this week if he was sad he meekly replied “no, i’ve got a lot of stuff to do here at the house and i would probably drink too much anyway”…i think i heard stifled tears on the phone. men are crazy!
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:20 pm
Hahahah aw…
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Oooh fun treats – sprinkles make everything better :)
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hahaha….I’ve never quite understood the NASCAR obsession. It is hugely popular though. My sister & her husband have been to races- they think its fabulous. Anyways- if you promised me one of these- I’d watch a race. I love how the sprinkles make the crispy treats look extra fun. Buy good stuff!
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All this needs is a little melted chocolate and perfection!
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This would be a perfect time for me to be in Pittsburgh. Our house was a Nascar-free zone.
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I really need to buy sprinkles!
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Sprinkles make me so happy! (NASCAR does not) I fully support incorporating them in as many foods as possible!
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:19 pm
I like the way you think.
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These are the exact thing I need for a long week of studying! Thanks for keeping me sane! :)
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I need to try some of your cake batter sweets! This is my favorite by far, love rice crispy treats!
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I love your cake batter obsession! Sprinkles are fun and make me feel like a kid. We always have some in the pantry. I’m totally making these with my boys today. :)
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oh these look heavenly. I have still yet to try your cake batter pancakes, but these may have to come first since they’re easier to make. In the mean time, sprinkles on my greek yogurt will have to do cause that’s how I roll!
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:19 pm
These really are SO easy! They take less than 10 minutes!
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Hi, Jessica.
God called. He wants his heavenly recipes back. Don’t worry. I put Him on hold.
Love, Natalia
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:19 pm
Hahaha… you kill me. :)
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This is such a great idea! I love switching up the traditional rice krispie treat.
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Yum! I am also obsessed with all things cake batter, I just had some cake batter ice cream from coldstone yesterday, my favorite! I’m thinking of making chocolate cake batter crispy treats because I have cocoa krispies and chocolate cake mix!
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Jessica — February 20th, 2011 @ 6:18 pm
That sounds incredible!
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lynn — February 21st, 2011 @ 4:59 pm
the cocoa krispies,chocolate cake mix sounds awesome. Just remember 2 add chocolate jimmies instead of sprinkles! lol both ways they sound great. i gotta try them!
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Those crispy treats need to be in my life right now! =D
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I am sitting here thinking: How does she come up with this genius stuff!?!
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I just made these exact crispy treats the other day after I was inspired by your cake batter pancakes and thought it was brilliant! Great minds think alike I guess :)
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killing me…
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YUM! I hope you are having fun shopping this weekend while Mr. How Sweet watched Nascar. I can’t wait to see what you bought!
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How festive! I havent made rice crispy treats since halloween two years ago. These look fun!
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Oh, those totally bring me back to my childhood! I loved making rice crispy treats. :-)
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Sprinkles make everything taste better :)
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You know i love rice krispy treats…to the point that I have to refrain from posting about them more than every 10 days or so as to not bore people or make them think that’s ALL i eat. I would love to though…and I need to try adding some cake mix + sprinkles to my next batch!
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Your cake batter pancakes have been quite popular across the web. These look so so yummy and more my style. Cool that you can print the recipe!
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there is just something about crispy treats! The best right!
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These look awesome! So fun for a birthday party – even better than actual cake!
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I think you are the only person ever who can put cake batter into anything and make it taste fabulous….once again, I love it!!
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Yay! I have an open cake mix from those cake batter pancakes that totally need to be put to good use! :)
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Oh my heaven! I think you read my mind, because my boyfriend and I were talking the other day about how long it had been since we’ve had rice crispy bars!
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