Carrot Cake Rice Krispy Treats

By srumbel

That cinnamony, carrot cake flavor gets mixed in with all the marshmallows as well as pumps up the chew of these treats. Then they are topped off with a yummy cream cheese frosting, because lets be honest, a good carrot cake must have a good cream cheese frosting. Finally I topped it off with a fondant carrot. Not that you need to.
from mallowandco.blogspot.com

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsp butter
• 6 cups marshmallows
• 3/4 cup dry carrot cake mix
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 cups rice krispies
• Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below)
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 lb powdered sugar (about 4 cups)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Pour the rice krispies in a large mixing bowl and set aside. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Once melted add in the marshmallows. Stir until they are mostly all melted (this will take a few minutes--low and slow is key for perfect texture) then stir in the vanilla and dry cake mix.

Once fully melted, take them off heat and pour over the rice krispies. Stir lightly to combine, then dump into a greased 9x9 pan. Allow to cool 5 minutes, then press into pan with greased hands. Allow to fully cool another 30 min then spread cream cheese frosting over top. Enjoy!

Frosting
Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Slowly add the sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add in the vanilla and beat until smooth and combined. (note: you'll probably have leftovers from this frosting... not that that's a bad thing.)