I seldom take the time for multiple attempts at anything. The truth is that first attempt tasted OK but I gave them to the boy next door; not so much because of the base results but because my attempt to brown them resulted in flames in my oven that must have been 6 inches tall! I had to scrape off the marshmallow mess and start again. I love having a gas range but I learned an important lesson that day. Broiling something as sugary and light as marshmallows in an oven with a flame needs precautions to be put in place. Simple precautions as in WATCHING THEM EVERY SECOND!! I did not, hence flame and smoke detectors to liven up my day. The second attempt at finding true S’Mores Rice Krispie Treats was more successful in multiple ways. The addition of the graham cracker cereal worked well to flavor them with a bit of that graham oomph and yes, the ‘not burning the marshmallows’ worked better too. I divided them up and gave a lot of them away too but it was hard; I really think I could have eaten the whole thing!

Keep the fires in your oven and make these for your Fourth of July celebration and summer cookouts. We liked them warmed just a bit in the microwave but I would wrap them in foil and put them on the grill for a few minutes too…a bit softened and melty and you will be taken back to those campfires of your youth too. Sounds good huh?