Gotta love a little friendly competition… and an excuse to create a yummy dessert!
I’m teaming up with Rice Krispies, TheMotherhood.com, and 9 other bloggers for some spring-time cooking fun. Our mission? Create a unique, tasty recipe to fit this theme: Easter’s more fun with moms’ Rice Krispies Treats recipes.
My hubby, a dessert-eating expert, helped me come up with this Strawberry Rice Krispies Pie. It’s a fun combination of chewy marshmallow, crunchy chocolate, and creamy strawberry. What do you think?
Strawberry Rice Krispies Pie
Layer 1: Press about 2/3 of a batch of Rice Krispies Treats into a well-buttered pie plate. (Go ahead, eat the rest.) 
Layer 2: Melt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. Spread over bottom and sides of Rice Krispies crust. (Very important to completely cover, so the crust doesn’t get soggy!)
Layer 3:
Strawberry Glaze
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 2 Tbsp. water
- 1 Tbsp. strawberry gelatin powder
- drop of red food coloring (optional)
Mix all together in a saucepan. Heat until boiling and thickened. Cool completely.
Cream Filling
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 12 oz. whipped cream
Beat together until fluffy. Mix with cooled glaze. Add 1 pound fresh, sliced strawberries. Pour onto chocolate. Chill (a few hours) until serving.
Garnish with fresh strawberries or melted chocolate chips.
** Word of warning – this pie is tricky to cut since the chocolate gets hard, but it’s worth it! Perfect combination of flavors and textures.
** Starting Monday morning, I’ll be hosting (along with the other 9 Rice Krispies mom blogger) an “Easter Egg” scavenger hunt. Be sure to come back for details. There are prizes involved!
** Disclosure: This post is part of a paid campaign sponsored by Rice Krispies® cereal and The Motherhood. The words and recipe are all mine.
The best things in life require a little work, I think. :>) Cutting through hard chocolate certainly qualifies!
What a great idea Amy!!! I want to try that:)
Ohhh…that looks so tasty! Anything with strawberry and chocolate is the BOMB!!!
Great Job!
I never would have thought to make a crust out of Rice Krispy treats. It looks great!
This looks and sounds great! Way to go!
Phoebe took the words out of my mouth – ditto on the crust! What a creative way to use them!
Rice krispies are one of my favorite treats! I wanna make some of my own too, thanks a lot for this post!
Amy, this looks SO yummy!! I think I may need to make this for our family, next weekend. Glad you have this opportunity with Rice Krispies! I am getting my home in order and emptying WAY TOO MANY boxes. It has kept me offline and I am missing my online friends. I pray you are feeling well.
You’ve had your share of moving, I think. Hopefully you can be settled for a long while!
This looks delicious. You mentioned that the tricky cutting, due to the hard chocolate. How about making more of a ganache, by melting butter or margarine w/ the chocolate over a double boiler? It might be easier to cut and would be texturally delightful.
Also, I make peanut butter rice krispy treats, by melting 1c. peanut butter, 1c. karo syrup, and one cup of sugar, then adding 6 cups of Rice Krispies. How about using that as a crust, fill with chocolate ganache, and forget about the strawberry filling altogether? Wow, that would be decadent!
Oh, the peanut butter rice krispy treats are my very favorite! You’re right, that would make an excellent crust!
Oh my… I think I might need to make this… soon!!!
Ooooh, this sounds delish!!
This looks so delicious!!
Looks delicious!!!