Name: Orange Cardamom Peep Crispy Treats
Ingredients: 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal, divided; 4 (3-ounce) packages of Peeps (one each of yellow, pink, purple and blue); 6 tablespoons of Kerrygold salted butter, divided; 2 tsp ground cardamom, divided; 2 tsp orange extract, divided; Food coloring, optional

Description

A more mature take on Peeps.

Ingredients

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6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal, divided
4 (3-ounce) packages of Peeps (one each of yellow, pink, purple and blue)
6 tablespoons of Kerrygold salted butter, divided
2 tsp ground cardamom, divided
2 tsp orange extract, divided
Food coloring, optional

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Instructions

Remove the black eyes from all of your Peeps.
Grease an 8 or 9 inch pan with butter.
Place 1 1/2 TBSP of butter into a medium sauce pan over a medium heat.
When the butter is just melted, add 1/2 tsp of ground cardamom, 1/2 tsp of orange extract, and one color of your Peeps.
Stir continuously until the Peeps are almost completely melted.
Remove from heat and continue stirring. If you would like to intensify the color, you can add a few drops of food coloring. Note: the cardamom does alter the color slightly, so if you want the colors to be vibrant, do add food coloring. I prefer gel food coloring.
Pour in 1 1/2 cups of Rice Krispies Cereal and stir to coat.
Transfer to your greased pan. You can spread evenly in the pan and layer the next three colors. or if you move quickly enough you’ll be able to incorporate the colors into more of a tie-dye pattern being careful not to blend the colors together.
Repeat steps 3-8 with each of the three remaining colors.
Let cool for at least an hour before cutting into squares.