# Could I make "Rice Krispies Treats" out of Honey Smacks? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 3, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711 "2005-06-03T13:30:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/1 "2005-06-03T13:30:49Z")
Hello all, A few weeks ago I bought a huge box of Honey Smacks because it came with a light-up Star Wars lightsaber spoon and had a cool picture of Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) on the box. My roommate and I now call them “Bitch Smacks.” However, neither of us are cereal eaters, so they’re just sitting there on top of the fridge and I hate to waste food. Can I do something more creative with these Honey Smacks, rather than getting them all soggy in milk? I love Rice Krispies Treats, so can I make something like those? And how do you make them, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/2 "2005-06-03T13:55:17Z")
You can make “Rice Krispie” treats with any cereal. Just melt the marshmallows and butter, and add enough cereal so it holds together. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/3 "2005-06-03T14:01:15Z")
Yes, you certainly can. I’ve used Cheerios instead of Rice Krispies (and shaped the resulting mass into Christmas trees - we added green food coloring to the melted marshmallows) and it worked out well. Be warned, though, that if you use a pre-sweetened cereal like Honey Smacks, the result is probably going to be _awfully_ sweet. Maybe you’d rather eat the cereal dry as a TV snack, popcorn-style? I seem to remember doing that back in my college days… ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/4 "2005-06-03T14:15:17Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > And how do you make them, anyway? Melt together 1/4 cup (half a stick) of butter and 1 bag (10 ounces) of marshmallows until they’re a homogeneous mixture. They can be melted in the microwave (stir often during melting) or on the stovetop. Stir in roughly 6 cups of cereal. Smoosh it into a greased 9X13 pan. If you butter your hands, you can smoosh it in with your fingers and they won’t stick. Let cool, cut and enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/5 "2005-06-03T14:21:11Z")
I’ve made them with Count Chocula, and I just used the regular recipe. I usually add a little extra cereal, because I like them to be firm and not too gooey. I lay a piece of wax paper on top when I flatten them out, so my hands don’t get all sticky and I can squish them down until they’re nice and solid. One time I made rice krispie treats for a Halloween party, so I put some candy corn on it, and people kind of freaked out. I think I violated the sanctity of the rice krispie treat. So you have to be a little careful there. But when they actually got up the nerve to try one of those sacrilicious rice krispie treats, they loved them and ate them all. I was a little 😕. But I’d do it again. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/6 "2005-06-03T14:21:51Z")
Some other cereals are even better than Rice Krispies alone. Special K adds some nice texture, for instance. Wife makes the bars from a mix of whatever orphan cereal she finds in the pantry and they are a hit with the teen set. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/7 "2005-06-03T14:45:39Z")
Snicker. Lou bought a cereal because of the prize! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/8 "2005-06-03T14:49:39Z")
I hate cereal because when I was little, my mom made us eat it with plain yogurt instead of milk, so it would always get soggy and slimy and gross. To this day, I don’t even like cereal in milk. But the lightsaber spoon was too cool to pass up. (I got a red one, by the way.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/9 "2005-06-03T14:57:36Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > (I got a red one, by the way.) Uh-oh! **BBVL** is a Dark Lord! Run away! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/10 "2005-06-03T15:32:03Z")
**MagicEyes** , Rice Krispies Treats are not to be tampered with. They must be served as Og and nature intended: plain. Just the Krispies, marshmallows and butter. Any deviation is, well…deviant. Kelloggs actually puts out a line of pseudo-RKTs with layers of chocolate on top, or candies or chocolate chips or peanut butter or other odds and ends mixed in. And they are \*\*just. Wrong. \*\* :eek: ☹ :mad: :smack: :dubious: I’m pretty sure Dante said there’s a circle in hell for people who violate Rice Krispies Treats. Don’t worry, I’ll pray for you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/11 "2005-06-03T16:00:58Z")
I like a sprinkling of mini chocolate chips just on top of my RKTs. I used to make them like this: melt peanut butter and chocolate together in a pan. Put half the batch of RKs in the pan, spread with PB mixture, then put the other half of the RKs down. You get a layer of peanutbutterychocolatey goodness inbetween. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/12 "2005-06-03T16:16:56Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Some other cereals are even better than Rice Krispies alone. Special K adds some nice texture, for instance. Wife makes the bars from a mix of whatever orphan cereal she finds in the pantry and they are a hit with the teen set. mmm, Special K Bars. A favorite easy-to-make snack. 1 cup sugar, 1 cup corn syrup. Melt together on the stove in a good-sized saucepan, and stir frequently. When it’s nice and melty-mixed, take the pan off the heat and add 1 cup peanut butter. Stir while it melts. When melted, add 6 cups Special K. Stir to coat the cereal, then smoosh onto a cookie sheet into an even layer. Let it cool, then “frost” the top with a melted mix of chocolate and butterscotch chips (about 10 ounces of each). Cool, cut into bars, and try not to eat them all in one sitting! Warning: don’t try it with Frosted Flakes. I tried it once (I had no Special K handy), and the PB mixture didn’t stick to the flakes very well. Plus the taste wasn’t quite the same. ---
**Author:** ![Elysian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/13 "2005-06-03T16:27:16Z")
Add a lot of butterscotch chips when you melt the butter and marshmellows. You will thank me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/14 "2005-06-03T16:36:26Z")
The ultimate mutation: [Igor bars!!](http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/archive.asp?nextform=viewrambling&id=253) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/15 "2005-06-03T18:45:35Z")
I was always a big fan of Frankenberry, which was impossible to find for many many years here. A few weeks before I took a trip to Australia, my friends and I stopped into a little mini-mart and lo and behold! Frankenberry! We bought a box to munch on in the car. When they dropped me off at the airport, a present! **Frankenberry-bars**. Yum! Customs wouldn’t let me take them into the country, so my flight mates got to share in the berry goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/16 "2005-06-03T19:14:19Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > My roommate and I now call them “Bitch Smacks.” This is why you rock. ---
**Author:** ![boofuu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@boofuu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofuu)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/17 "2005-06-03T21:59:31Z")
> [@Licentious Ectomorph](#): > > **MagicEyes** , Rice Krispies Treats are not to be tampered with. They must be served as Og and nature intended: plain. Just the Krispies, marshmallows and butter. Any deviation is, well…deviant. > > Kelloggs actually puts out a line of pseudo-RKTs with layers of chocolate on top, or candies or chocolate chips or peanut butter or other odds and ends mixed in. And they are \*\*just. Wrong. \*\* :eek: ☹ :mad: :smack: :dubious: > > I’m pretty sure Dante said there’s a circle in hell for people who violate Rice Krispies Treats. Don’t worry, I’ll pray for you. 😉 The other day my friends made some RK Treats. I was so excited since I had not had them in forever. Things proceeded as normal. Then they added a whole bag of butterscotch chips, a whole bag of peanut butter chips, and a whole bag of white chocolate chips. This in addition to the required marshmallow. WTF? My teeth hurt looking at it. I almost ended the relationship then and there because of this travesty. This was after the sweet potato and creamed corn incident. At least I now know not to eat their house. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/18 "2005-06-03T23:10:10Z")
> [@Elysian](#): > > Add a lot of butterscotch chips when you melt the butter and marshmellows. You will thank me. No, no, add smooth peanut butter when you melt the butter and marshmallows. ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/19 "2005-06-03T23:21:57Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I hate cereal because when I was little, my mom made us eat it with plain yogurt instead of milk, so it would always get soggy and slimy and gross. And CPS _didn’t_ come to take you away immediately? Urgggh. > [@Licentious Ectomorph](#): > > MagicEyes, Rice Krispies Treats are not to be tampered with. They must be served as Og and nature intended: plain. Just the Krispies, marshmallows and butter. Any deviation is, well…deviant. My girlfriend adds about half a cup of peanut butter to a batch of rice krispie treats. At first it caught me completely off guard - but I"ve grown pretty fond of it by now. PB may be good for the sugar smacks streats, n’fact, 'cause it’ll cut the sweetness some. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711/20 "2005-06-04T00:17:32Z")
i must say that the light spoons are THE COOLEST thing EVER!! i have been going to all cereal selling venues with in my reach to purchase the light spoons. so far 7 boxes of cereal, 7 red light spoons. where are the blue??!! where are the green??!! i have purchased honey smacks, corn pops, and frosted flakes. the search continues. these spoons are wicked cool!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-make-rice-krispies-treats-out-of-honey-smacks/306711.md?page=2)