Give Me Something Good to Eat

Personally, I'm not a fan of the saying that the title of this post comes from.  You are receiving free candy/treats from someone.  Don't tell them to smell your feet. I do think, though, that the ending of that saying fits perfectly in this circumstance because these treats are DEFINITELY something good to eat (although maybe not great FOR you to eat).

Candy corn rice krispy treats:
The original recipe is from MarthaStewart.com (as previously stated in my last post).

I made some slight alterations, and here they are:

Things you will need:
Bread pan (I suppose any pan would work as long as it is deep)
Wax paper (you don't NEED it, but it makes your life a whole lot easier)
Grater or mad skills with a knife
Medium-large pot
6 TBSP Unsalted butter (plus another tbsp for greasing the pan)
9 cups mini marshmallows (you will need two bags...three if you are going by the original recipe)
6 cups rice krispies
3/4 TSP salt
1 TBSP orange zest (I only needed 1 large orange)
1 TBSP lemon zest (I only needed 1 medium lemon)
Red and yellow food coloring

How to:
1) Use extra unsalted butter to GREASE the wax paper before putting it in the pan.  Trust me, don't by shy with this step because this stuff will stick.  You can also just grease the pan if you don't have wax paper, but make sure that you get all of it including the corners!

2) Melt two TBSP unsalted butter in medium-large pot.

3) Add three cups mini marshmallows and stir frequently. When entirely melted, remove from heat and add 1/4 salt and mix completely (you can also add vanilla or almond extract here about a tsp of either or you can leave them the way that they are).

4) Add two cups of rice krispy cereal and mix into the marshmallow mixture.

5) Pour into bread pan and flatten with greased spatula (wait 5 minutes and press down so that the layer is flat)

6) While you are letting the first layer cool, grate orange for its zest.

7) Follow steps 2 and 3, only after you add the salt add the orange zest.  Mix completely.  The orange zest will create a orange color in the marshmallow mixture, but it won't be enough, so add red and yellow food coloring.  Start with just a few drops of each it is powerful stuff (you will be adding more yellow than red).

8) Follow steps 4 and 5.

9) While that is cooling grate the lemon for its zest. 

10) Follow steps 2 and 3, only after you add the salt add the lemon zest.  Mix completely.  The lemon zest will create a yellow color in the marshmallow mixture, but it won't be enough, so add yellow food coloring.  Start with just a few drops.

11) Follow steps 4 and 5.

12) Let them cool completely. Take out of pan, and cut into slices.  Mold slices into candy corn shape and enjoy!