Rice Krispie Treats are the epitome of childhood memories. We would always have them as an afternoon treat. Birthday parties weren’t the same without a tray full of them! And, they were a standard snack in our school lunchboxes. I forgot all about these sweet treats until the other day when I felt like something deliciously sweet. The first thing that popped into my head was Rice Krispie Treats so I googled recipes and this one came up which uses a secret ingredient. This secret ingredient definitely takes these treats to a whole new level of sickly sweet deliciousness. And, if you have a sweet tooth like me, it will definitely be satisfied!

The secret ingredient is: CONDENSED MILK!

Here is the recipe for Rice Krispie Treats with condensed milk:

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter 
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 
• 500g of marshmallows
• 1 tsp fine sea salt 
• 6 cups Rice Krispies 
• 100’s and 1000’s sprinkle

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Grease a baking tray with cooking spray or softened butter. 
2. Place the butter in a large pot on the stove and melt it over medium heat. Add the sweetened condensed milk and stir with a rubber spatula, for about two minutes, until the butter and condensed milk are uniformly combined.
3. Add the bag of marshmallows and stir until melted and smooth. Add a sprinkle pf salt and stir again. 
4. Off the heat, add the Rice Krispies to the marshmallows and stir to combine. 
5. Transfer to the prepared pan and press down lightly with a sheet of plastic wrap – you do not want to pack the Krispie treats down or they will lose their inherently soft and gooey texture). Sprinkle with 100’s and 1000’s on the top.
6. Let set up on the counter for at least an hour. Cut into little squares and serve.

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There is good reason the baked feta pasta dish went viral on TikTok and Instagram. It is absolutely delicious! It is creamy, flavourful and so easy to make. All you need is cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, garlic, basil, seasoning and pasta! You all know how much I love my pasta, so when I first saw this pasta dish on Instagram, I just knew I had to try it.

How to make baked feta pasta:

• Using an oven proof baking dish, add cherry tomatoes (I also used some chopped tomatoes), olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix this all to combine well.
• Add a block or two of feta cheese to the centre of the baking dish. Drizzle olive oil and salt and pepper over the feta cheese.
• Bake this in the oven until the tomatoes burst and the feta cheese looks melted and is deliciously brown on top. The smell will be heavenly!
• As soon as it comes out of the oven, add some fresh minces garlic and freshly chopped ip basil leaves.
• Mix this all around immediately so the garlic soften from the heat.
• Add the cooked pasta on stop and give everything another good stir. The feta and tomatoes will create the most delicious sauce for the pasta!
• Dish up and enjoy!

My tips for making baked feta pasta

• Use the freshest ingredients possible. With such few ingredients, it was easy to pop into the shops and grab these ingredients quickly. Normally we always have cherry tomatoes, normal tomatoes and feta cheese in the fridge as we regular salad eaters and these are our standard salad ingredients. I just needed basil and garlic!
• Save a bit of the pasta water and add it to the sauce. Every time I make pasta at home, I always save a bit of the pasta water to use in the sauce. And with this pasta, I did the same. This prevented the pasta from being too dry and made the sauce extra smooth and creamy.
• Use a lot of tomatoes! Don’t be stingy with the tomatoes as they make up the majority of the sauce.
• Don’t be stingy with the garlic and the seasoning. I by mistake had a very heavy hand with the garlic so the sauce was very garlicy but so good!
• You can use any kind of pasta.

I cannot wait to make this again but with burrata cheese!

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