White Chocolate Peppermint Rice Krispie Balls

White Chocolate Peppermint Rice Krispie Balls

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbl. Minerva Dairy Real Amish Butter, cut up
  • 4 cups mini marshmallows
  • 1 tsp. peppermint extract
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 3 drops liquid red food coloring
  • 3 cups rice krispies cereal
  • 1 more cup mini marshmallows
  • white chocolate almond bark, 4 - 6 squares, melted
  • about 3 more Tbl. soft butter for your hands, as needed
  • crushed peppermint candies or canes

Instructions

In large bowl, add marshmallows, top with cut up butter, and microwave until marshmallows are totally puffed. Remove and stir until creamy. Stir in extracts, salt, and food coloring. Fold in rice krispies and 1 more cup marshmallows.

*Butter hands, and roll mixture into 1 - 1 1/2 inch balls, placing onto wax paper-lined baking sheet. Set aside. (*Keep buttering hands as needed.)

In medium bowl, melt bark according to package directions.

With two forks, coat each ball completely with white chocolate, placing back onto wax paper. Sprinkle tops as you go along with crushed peppermint candy.

Place into fridge to set. Store on counter in airtight container.