#SundayFunday: Yummy Valentine's Day Gift for Teachers

Popcorn Balls and Rice Krispy Treats Make a Yummy Gift for Teachers

Gift for Teachers

In the Spirit of the upcoming holiday, we whipped up a gift teachers are sure to love!    These delicious treats are yummy, easy for even littles to make, and inexpensive enough to cover every teacher the big kids see during the day!

INGREDIENTS:

POPCORN BALLS

• 2 bags of microwave popcorn

  

  Marshmallows and chocolate chips

• 1 tsp butter
• 10 oz bag mini marshmallows
• chocolate chips

RICE KRISPY TREATS

• 10 oz marshmallows
• 3 tsp butter
• 6 cups rice krispys

INSTRUCTIONS:

POPCORN BALLS:

1. Melt 1/2 marshmallows and 1/2 chocolate chips with 1 tsp butter on medium heat on stove
2. Pop 1 bag popcorn, pour it in a big mixing bowl
3. Pour the rest of the chocolate chips and marshmallows in bowl
4. Pop the other bag of popcorn and pour it over the marshmallows, chocolate, and popcorn. Mix thoroughly
5. Pour the melted marshmallows and chocolate over the popcorn mixture and mix more.
6. Using clean hands, form the gooey mix into balls, and let cool

Yummy!

RICE KRISPY TREATS:

1. Melt 10 oz bag of marshmallows with 4 tsp butter on medium heat on stove
2. When fully melted, mix in 6 cups of rice krispy cereal. 
3. Mix until cereal is fully coated.
4. Press into prepared dish to cool *
5. Once cool, use cookie cutters to cut treats into hearts, etc (We used lips and mustaches)

*To prep baking dish, spray with cooking spray

To present the yummy gifts, line a decorative box or basket with tissue paper and place 1-2 pop corn balls and 2-4 rice krispy treats in the box.  Make sure every thing is FULLY COOLED before placing in box or it will stick to paper. I advise placing them all in the fridge first.

 Close and present.

We had to make two batches, because the first batch got all eaten up!!

Let me know how they turn out in the comments below.