Sperhuven Krispies

This recipe is one of Rose's ancient Scandinavian concoctions from The Golden Girls cookbook.

A yummy chocolaty krispie treat with a cheesecake icing topping, adorned with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips. Enjoy with a glass of cold milk.

St Olaf's legendary Sperhuven Krispies- according to Rose this is a treat that tastes like "cheesecake, fresh strawberries, and chocolate ice cream", but according to Blanche, "they smell god awful".

Apparently you just have to know how to eat them! 😂

Ingredients for the krispie base

2 tbsp unsalted butter

3 cups mini marshmallows

1 tbsp unsweetened dark cocoa powder

3 cups rice krispies cereal

Ingredients for icing topping

3/4 cup plain cream cheese, room temperature

1/4 cup icing sugar

2 tbsp sour cream

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

pinch of salt

handful of mini chocolate chips

Method for krispies

1. Melt the butter in a wide, heavy based pan over a very low heat. Add marshmallows, sprinkle the cocoa over them, and stir with a heatproof spatula until the marshmallows are completely melted. If the marshmallow/cocoa mixture begins to stick to the pan, use a metal spatula with a flat end to free it.

2. Stir the cereal into the marshmallow mix and stir gently, scraping the bottom of the pan until the cereal is coated with the marshmallow cream. Scoop the mixture into a lined baking tray, press down gently to flatten the top. Let set for 20-30 minutes.

Meanwhile make the icing:

3. Beat the cream cheese, icing sugar, sour cream, vanilla and salt until very smooth. Set aside at room temperature.

Finish up the krispies:

4. When the krispies are firm, top with the icing. Scatter mini marshmallows and chocolate chips over the icing. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

Oh, and a word to the wise, don't use your hands to try to mould the krispies into the tin, you just end up a sticky mess that has to be prised apart using a spatuala!

Holding your nose is optional! 😜

STAY GOLDEN!

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