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Music Note Treats With a Little Soul

March 19, 2021

Kyong Bell

A dose of good ol’ nostalgia is like music for the Soul, and nothing is more nostalgic than the taste of ooey-gooey rice cereal treats. Take this classic treat to the next level by dipping them in a swirl of colorful candy melts, and watch as each one becomes its own masterpiece. Get ready to find your creative spark, and keep reading to learn how to make your own!

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Soul Music Note Treats — Photo Credit: Kyong Bell

What You’ll Need:

4 ⅔ cups rice cereal
10 Oz. mini marshmallows
3 Tbsp salted butter
8 x 8 square pan
Candy melts (white, royal blue, red, blue)
One medium-sized microwave-safe bowl
Three smaller microwave-safe bowls
Cooking spray
Music note cookie cutters
Parchment paper
Silicone spatula
Cookie sheet pan
Food color (optional)
Edible spray glitter (optional)

Directions:

1. Put marshmallows and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir. Continue to microwave at 15-second intervals, stirring each time, until the mixture is smooth and runny. Do not overcook. For colored treats, add food color to the melted mixture and stir.

2. Pour rice cereal into the mixture and stir thoroughly, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl.

3. Spray the inside of the pan with cooking spray. For an easier release, line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper (optional).

4. Pour the rice cereal mixture into the pan. Using your spatula, spread the mixture, pressing down firmly into the pan to make an even layer. It is helpful to dip your spatula in water (shaking off excess water) to prevent the mixture from sticking. Cool for 30 minutes.

5. Run a butter knife around the edge of the treats. Turn the pan upside down onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, and tap the back of the pan to release.

6. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Clean off the cutters if the treats start to stick too much. Make sure the gaps between shapes aren’t too big, so that you’re able to get as many treats as possible. Keep the scraps for snacking! You can also form the scraps into different shapes with your hands — more fun for the kids! Place the cutout treats in the freezer for 5 minutes.

7. While treats are in the freezer, put candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl that is big enough to dip your treats in. For the main color, I mixed mostly white candy melts with a few royal blue to get a periwinkle color. Put your other colors in the smaller bowls.

8. Melt candy melts in the microwave according to the manufacturer instructions. Do not overcook as the melts will become too thick.
Working fairly quickly, spoon different-colored melted candy melts from the smaller bowls into the larger bowl of melted candy melts.

9. Shake the larger bowl back and forth to spread out the color; or, alternatively, you can use the back of a spoon. Do not overmix the colors into one another — the treats will look nicer if you don’t overmix!

10. Dip the treat in the candy melts, covering the top half. Lift and quickly shake off the extra candy melt, then flip over and shake to level out the candy melt. If there are gaps, you can quickly smooth out with the back of a spoon. Let the treats dry flat on a piece of parchment.

11. Repeat steps 9 through11 for each treat, adding more colors from your smaller bowls into the larger bowl. If the melted candy melts begin to cool and firm, microwave for 5–10 seconds. Candy melts must be loose and fully melted to have a nice result.

12. Optional: For a little extra shimmer, spray treats with edible glitter dust, which can be found in the baking section of the craft store.

Helpful hints:

1. Use fresh marshmallows and cereal. It makes a difference!

2. When you’re all done, don’t throw out the leftover melted candy melts. Microwave for a few seconds to loosen them up, then pour them out onto a sheet of parchment paper. Let cool. Store in a plastic bag and you can use them again in the future!