Banana Butterscotch Rice Krispie Treats

Now, no bananas were harmed in the making of this recipe! It should actually read Banana flavour and Butterscotch RKT’s, but that doesn’t have quite the same ring to it! I had actually purchased a bottle of banana essence a few months back, not really sure what to do with it. But I just love artificial banana flavour. That may sound weird, but I never feel that banana sweets or banana milkshake flavour has any correlation to the real taste of bananas. Don’t get me wrong, I love bananas, especially very ripe ones, but the fake flavour variant cannot be beat.

So, in my never-ending quest for a new flavour of krispie treat, I looked in the store cupboard to see what I had. I came across my butterscotch chips and the banana essence and thought that might just work (with the help of a milk chocolate drizzle).

Yield: About 20 treats

Ingredients:

180grams of mini marshmallows

30 grams of butter

2 teaspoons of banana essence

125 grams of rice krispies

100 grams of butterscotch chips (now available in ASDA, I’ve seen them!)

50 grams of milk chocolate, broken into chunks, or use chips

Method:

Okay, we’ve been here before, so I’ll rush through it for the initiated (if you are not, check out my other treat recipes). Spray a glass dish with veg oil spray, or pour some veg oil on a paper towel and wipe over the dish (I use my lasagne dish remember!). Melt the butter and marshmallows in a saucepan over medium heat, and add the banana essence, stirring it through the molten mallow mass. Remove from the heat and stir in the rice krispies. 

Then when the rice and mallow have combined, add the butterscotch chips carefully stirring through. With an oiled spatula, spoon the mix into the glass dish and flatten down until level. Leave to cool for a good couple of hours. When set, using a knife, run around the edges of the krispie block, loosening it from the dish, onto a cutting board. With a sharp knife, cut into blocks, your own size of choosing.

I melted my chocolate in the microwave, in a bowl. I let it go for 30 seconds, stirred, another 30 seconds and then stirred again. This should be nice and melted now and ready to drizzle over the treats. Let the chocolate harden and they are ready to eat.

These are for the sweet toothed only! The sweet banana flavour and butterscotch make a great pairing. And I liked the sweet milk chocolate here, but you could substitute plain if you prefer. But whatever you choose…enjoy!