Pinterest is one of my favorite social media channels. It's great for organizing things you're interested in such as places you want to visit, clothing you want, and maybe even things you'd like to give as gifts (which would be put in a secret board of course). Something that's embarrassing for me to admit is that most of my boards are recipes, but that works out in my favor. And Pinterest is what led me to the recipe I'll be sharing today. This recipe originated from a website called Sweet C's Designs, and it's by a woman named Courtney.
I love Lucky Charms, and it's especially my favorite treat right now since I've given up chocolate for Lent. With it being Lent and the month of March, I seem to have been eating a bunch of Lucky Charms recently.
When my friend invited me to her family's St. Patrick's Day party last weekend, I knew I had to bring something because a general family rule we had growing up was you NEVER show up to a party empty-handed. As my mom watched me make these Lucky Charm Treats, she wondered if I should make something more Irish. I told her Lucky the Leprechaun is Irish and he made the Lucky Charms. I have to say, Lucky and I made a great team last week with me using his cereal for this dessert.
Lucky Charms Treats
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of marshmallows (I was fortunate to grab the last bag of miniature ones from the store! Probably because it was about to snow a lot.)
- 4 cups Lucky Charms Cereal
- 1/4 c salted butter
Directions:
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| I'm thinking of using a shamrock cookie cutter next time! |
- Grease a casserole dish (I used pam)
- Using a large pot, start melting the butter on medium-heat
- Add the marshmallows and keep stirring them until they're melted
- If the marshmallows are browning slightly (meaning they're not fully melted as the sugar browns), remove them from the stove and keep stirring. The marshmallows should melt from the heat.
- Add the Lucky Charms to the pot and keep stirring until everything is combined.
- Pour the mixture into the casserole dish.
- Let the treats cool before cutting them.
The song I decided to use for this recipe was U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." I got this idea from my spin instructor a couple years ago. She tried incorporating different Irish music into the class for St. Patrick's Day, and this was one of the songs she used. U2 is from Ireland, and this seems to be one of my favorite songs by them. It's also a song that when played at a bar, 95% of the bar's attendees are likely to sing along because it's popular and has a catchy tune. Also, a bit random but remember that movie Runaway Bride? I'll always remember the opening scene when it shows Julia Roberts running-away from her wedding on a horse to this song. But I think the most memorable scene of that movie is her and Richard Gere slow dancing in his apartment after she turns in her running shoes to him.
*All rights to this recipe go to Courtney O'Dell of Sweet C's Designs.
*All rights to the song "I still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" go to U2.
