Superbowl: Krispie Treat Footballs

To prepare the Krispie treats, melt margarine or butter over low heat in a large saucepan. Add marshmallows and stir until melted.

Remove from heat and add krispie rice cereal. Stir until cereal is well coated.

Line a space on your counter top with wax paper. Remove krispie mixture from pan and turn it out onto the wax paper. Cover with another sheet of wax paper and roll it out with a rolling pin. You’ll want to roll it to your preferred krispie treat thickness—probably an inch or so.

Using a greased football shaped cookie cutter, cut footballs out from the sheet of krispie treats. I re-rolled the scraps with a rolling pin.

Once footballs are cut, and excess scraps are eaten, melt 95% of the milk chocolate chips in a heavy glass bowl in the microwave on high heat for one minute. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir, then continue heating for 30 second intervals until chocolate is smooth.

Add remaining 5% of the chips and stir until melted (this will “temper” the chocolate, making it a better consistency to dip).

Dip the tops of the footballs in the melted chocolate. Place the treats on a sheet of wax paper to set.

Once chocolate is set, place frosting in plastic sandwich bag, snip off the corner, and decorate footballs as desired (see photo).