No-Bake Lumps Of Coal {Aka: Oreo Cocoa Krispie Treats Coal}

Know someone on the naughty list? Make them a batch of these no-bake Lumps of Coal. Oreo Cocoa Krispie Treats coal is such a deliciously fun way to say folks they'd amend shape up!

I certain know a few people who should live on the naughty list! ... at to the lowest degree inward jest, anyway. I'm certain nosotros all accept a few friends or identify unit of measurement members who deserve to have a piddling coal this Christmas, too.

And what to a greater extent than fun way is at that spot to overstep along a piddling Christmas coal-cheer than amongst a delicious piddling sugariness process similar these no-bake Oreo Cocoa Krispie Treats lumps of coal? Because these piddling lumps non exclusively exercise a pretty expert labor impersonating the existent thing, they're quite tasty, too.

Package a few upward inward a process bag, necktie amongst a piddling bow, too you've got exactly the perfect piddling gift for those who may accept been not-so-nice.

I ran across this persuasion 1 twenty-four hours over at Mallow too Co. while perusing the Internet, too persuasion it was such a clever, clever persuasion to purpose Rice Krispie Treats to exercise coal. When I read the recipe, at that spot were several things I wanted to modify upward too examination out ... therefore I gave it a larn at creating my ain version. The principal affair I wanted to figure out was if you lot could larn a nighttime plenty color without using dark nutrient dye. I'm non truly a fan of having to purpose also much nutrient coloring ... a few drops hither too at that spot doesn't bother me, but I don't similar to purpose a lot.

So I decided to examination out:

1. Regular Rice Krispies vs. Cocoa Krispies for the cereal evidently thinking the brownish of the Cocoa Krispies would live to a greater extent than coal-like too "show up" less inward the finished lumps of coal

2. Regular Oreos vs. chocolate-stuffed Oreos thinking the white cream of regular Oreos may demonstrate upward every bit piddling white flecks inward the mixture

3. Different amounts of finely crushed Oreos

As suspected, regular Rice Krispies cereal stuck out similar piddling gleaming-white sore thumbs inward the finished, un-dyed coal lumps. Cocoa Krispies are definitely the way to go. While they exercise demonstrate upward lighter brownish than the crushed Oreos, the finished production even therefore looks similar a lump of coal ... merely amongst some highlights of dissimilar shades of brownish throughout.

For the Oreos, I was truly surprised to run across that using chocolate-stuffed Oreos made no divergence inward the color of the lastly product. When finely crushed, the white filling of regular Oreos merely gets mixed inward amongst the chocolate crumbs too doesn't demonstrate at all. When it came to taste, nosotros much preferred the gustation of the lumps of coal made amongst regular Oreos, every bit they tasted similar ... good ... regular Oreos. The ones made amongst chocolate-stuffed Oreos were lacking that feature classic Oreo taste. That beingness said, either Oreo diverseness plant exactly fine.

As for the sum of Oreo crumbs, I establish that a higher ratio of crumbs to Cocoa Krispies worked best for both color too taste. And using to a greater extent than Oreo crumbs indeed does exercise a nighttime plenty color that no dark nutrient dye is needed. If you'd similar a darker dark color, too therefore past times all means, add together some ... but I'm quite happy amongst the color without it.

So pick out grip of your naughty list, whip upward a batch of these no-bake Oreo Cocoa Krispie Treats Lumps of Coal, too {deliciously} permit those folks who demand it know they'd amend shape up!

No-Bake Lumps of Coal {aka: Oreo Cocoa Krispie Treats Coal}
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter
5 c. mini marshmallows
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 1/2 c. Cocoa Krispies cereal
2 c. very finely crushed Oreos

Directions

Place butter too marshmallows inward a large pot. Heat over medium-low oestrus until melted, stirring until good combined. Remove from oestrus too stir inward vanilla extract.
Immediately add together Cocoa Krispies too crushed Oreos; stir until good combined.
Spray fingers amongst non-stick cooking spray. Using your fingers, cast close tablespoon-size balls of the Cocoa Krispies mixture into mis-shapen, irregular lumps. {It's okay to force the mixture together, but don't compress it also much or the coal lumps volition live also dense too chewy.} Set formed coal lumps aside on waxed newspaper or parchment to cool.

Makes unopen to 60-70 lumps of coal, depending on how large or pocket-size you lot brand them.

Enjoy!

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