Sunday, December 28, 2014

Santa Left Us Some Coal


I wanted to make these coal looking rice krispies since when i first saw them. also because i had some black food dye i wanted to use again. I did this one as a mix of two pins i wanted to do.
Coal idea: http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2010/12/advent-day-1-christmas-coal/
Recipe i followed: http://www.cookingwithbooks.net/2014/10/coconut-oil-rice-krispies-treats.html

I didn't do the recipe exactly, mostly used it for the use of coconut oil. My brother isn't sure exactly to if he's lactose intolerant or not but i've been looking into dairy free stuff to try. Thought this would be easy to make since all it switched out was the butter for coconut oil. Still had some trouble with it though, but that was user error, nothing to do with the recipes.

I ended up burning the first batch of melting marshmallows, was turned away a few seconds too long. Once that was good, making a new batch, i added the black dye. I just happened to have the actual dye they said to use. I first planned to use the black food coloring dye i have, but went with the one they said because needed to use it at some point anyways. Only had it because of when we did my daughter's birthday cake before. I think i ended up using alittle too much dye but i wanted it actual black and not looking purple.

Downfall of this....It colors your teeth and for the tmi, colors your stool lol.

I didn't get around to eating much of it, partly from the coloring and partly from that i am getting more tired of sweets as i'm getting older. Little bit of sweets keeps me good for a while. But depends on the sweets i guess, i don't get tired of cotton candy. What i did try, it was good. The coconut oil didn't make it drift away from the usual in taste.

Wouldn't go as far as to claim it's healthy just because it's using coconut oil, Though nothing is claiming that. It does seem to maybe make it a little less greasy feeling like butter makes it. I don't make or have rice krispies very often, less than once a year, maybe some every other year and then that's mostly having the store bought kind.

I am tempted to make these again, without the black coloring, but also add coconut flavoring. that sounds like it would taste pretty good.


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