Rice Krispies Easter Eggs 米香复活蛋

I happened to chance upon this really cute recipe and I thought I'll try it with my daughter since Easter is just around the corner.

Honestly, I find it harder than it looks and a lot messier. My daughter gave up doing it half way doing it and left me to finish it. I only did 5 eggs and use the rest to do something easier and less messy. :P

I didn't have plastic egg that is required for this so I use Kinder Surprise Egg instead. It works fine too. Take note that the mixture will hardens when it's cooled, so you got to work fast!

If you want to do this over the weekend, here's the recipe, which I've copied over for easy reference.

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons Butter or margarine
• 10 oz (about 40) Regular Marshmallows
• 1 box (130g) Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal
• M&M's® Chocolate Candies, Chocolate Bits, etc for decorations

How to do it:

1. Clean, then coat inside of plastic eggs with cooking spray or just spread regular cooking oil on it. Set aside.
2. In large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. 
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal. Stir until well coated.
5. Using greased hands, firmly press some Rice Krispies® mixture into both halves of each plastic egg. 
6. Use fingers to make hollow center in each half. Remove from molds. Place on wax paper. Cool slightly.
7. Place about 6 M&M'S® in one half of each egg. Gently press two halves of each egg together until they stick. Cool completely.
8. Decorate if desired. Best if served the same day.

Recipe adapted from Hidden Surprise Easter Egg Treats

Cream Crackers Meatballs 苏打饼肉圆

Not too long ago, I shared how I used Rice Krispies to coat meatballs instead of the usual breadcrumbs.  Using the same ingredients, I used a pack of cream crackers instead, which came with a goodie bag I received.

I used to eat cream crackers with milo when I was young but the kids now, with a wide range of crackers, won't even take a second look at the plain old cream crackers. However, the humble cream cracker can have other uses too.

I crashed a few pieces of the crackers in a zic-loc bag using a rolling pin and rolled the meatballs on it before deep frying them till they turned golden brown.

The meatballs coated with crushed cream crackers were not as crispy as the ones with rice krispies but I love the smell of the cream crackers meatballs and it's much cheaper too. ;)