Cooking Mommy: White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispy Treats, gluten free

Sunday, December 1, 2013

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispy Treats, gluten free

My mom makes these amazing treats with peanut butter Captain Crunch cereal, melted white chocolate, and peanuts, and they are amazing! Everyone always loves them at parties. Well, I wanted to make a gluten free treat very similar. These turned out so yummy! You can modify the amounts to your liking.

Ingredients
24oz package white chocolate almond bark
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
4 cups Gluten Free Rice Krispies (no, regular ones are not GF due to malt in them)
2 cups dry roasted peanuts

Directions
In a extra large microwave safe bowl, microwave white chocolate and peanut butter on high for 1 minute, stir, and continue microwaving at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate is fully melted. Immediately stir in rice krispies and dry roasted peanuts. Drop by 2 Tbsp "blobs" onto wax paper or aluminum foil. Make sure the blobs stay together and do not touch the ones next to them. When fully cool, about 2 hours later, store in an air tight container.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.