Every Sunday I put Charlotte in an adorable dress for church, tie the bow in the back and off we go. And every Sunday within the first 5 minutes of settling into our pew, Eric re-ties Charlotte’s bow because my bows look like garbage.
This girl-failure of mine is always made even more prominent around the holidays. I tied bows on the first few of our neighbor treats last night, but made Eric take over for the rest. Which means that yes, my bows are officially worse than a dude’s. He’s wrapped all the gifts under the tree so far because I’m always putting off wrapping til the last minute.
I got an email from the local Cost Plus here in Sacramento wanting me to run an in-store gift wrap demonstration station, and I laughed out loud. Just because I know how to make cookies and dinner does NOT mean I can wrap a present successfully. Do you KNOW how many times I have carefully measured my wrapping paper only to somehow be a half inch short when I pull it together?? Every time.
Calling these brown butter cranberry Rice Krispies treats makes them sound pretty hoity toity, but really they’re super easy to throw together. Just make regular Rice Krispies, except cook the butter a little longer to get that ultra-nutty-brown-butter flavor; toss in some cranberries at the end and you’re golden. Cranberries are so tart that they need to be paired with lots of sugar to be delicious and not overwhelming, and marshmallow is the perfect man for the job. Sometimes I think regular Rice Krispies can taste a little boring, but these ones have amazing pops of tart cranberry to liven things up. Oh and did I mention the extra marshmallows that you stir in at the end?? They don’t melt all the way, leaving you with the most ooey-gooey and moist Rice Krispies of your life. It would be great to have these hanging in the kitchen for your out of town holiday guests, or you could wrap them up in cellophane and hand them out to the neighbors for something different. You can make these in less than 20 minutes. Do it!! Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter Source: I found the cranberry idea in a Food Network magazine from years ago! I adapted Life in the Lofthouse‘s recipe. You may love these treats too! Brown-Butter Cranberry Tart « this is such a beautiful holiday dessert!
Cranberry Cake with Warm Vanilla Butter Sauce « This butter sauce guys. INSANE.
Cranberry Custard Pie « I love this pie so much!
