How are rice crispys made?!


Question:

How are rice crispys made?

boiled? fried? baked? Hummm


Answers:
What is a Rice Krispy? What is it made out of and how do they make it?

Rice Krispies are an example of a puffed grain cereal, and the three puffed grains that you commonly see in the cereal aisle are rice, wheat and corn. There are also a lot of puffed dough cereals -- in the United States, you see Trix, Kix, Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs and so on. Puffing is very common in the breakfast cereal industry!

In the case of a Rice Krispy, you pop the rice similar to the way you pop popcorn. If you have read about how popcorn works, you know that you need three things to make popcorn: Moisture inside the kernel, starch inside the kernel and a hard shell to contain the pressure. Normal rice is missing the moisture, but if you condition it with steam to get enough moisture inside the kernel, you can either oven-pop rice or oil-pop it. It's not as dramatic a transformation as popcorn, but it pops using the same mechanism. Rice Krispies are oven-popped, which gives them the right texture to "snap! crackle! pop!" when milk is added.

Another common puffing method for rice (as in Quaker Puffed Rice), corn (as in Sugar Pops) or wheat (as in Sugar Smacks) is called gun puffing. You cook/condition the grain to get the moisture right and pressurize it to something like 200 PSI. Then you release the pressure instantly. The pressure stored inside the kernel puffs the kernel when the pressure is released. If you have ever heard a cereal ad that talks about "shooting the cereal out of a gun," this is what they are talking about! Puffing the rice makes it spongy instead of crispy.

In the case of puffed dough, you can create tiny dough balls and then hot-air pop them. If you heat a dough ball fast enough, the moisture in the dough flash boils and puffs the ball. A cereal like Cap'n Crunch is extruded, cooked, cut, pressurized, puffed and dried in a continuous process -- which is why you can see that the ends of each piece look like they've been squeezed.

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well the marshmellow is melted in a pot sooo i guess you can say simmered

are you asking about rice krispie squares... the marshmallows and margarine are melted and then you mix in the rice krispies and then spread in a pan and let set..... no baking of any kind is required....

if you are asking about the rice krispies themselves...

They are made of rice grain which is cooked, dried and toasted. These kernels bubble and rise in a manner which forms very thin walls.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rice_krispi...

Rice Krispies, melted butter and marshmallow. Mix well and eat YUM!
The cereal.....baked rice?

1 or 2 bags miniature marshmallows
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups Kellogg's Rice Crispy Cereal

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add marshmallows.

Stir until mixture becomes difficult to stir any more. Mix in the Rice Crispy Cereal and stir until hot.

Butter a pan (a square pan like a brownie pan) and spread mixture evenly in the pan. Allow to cool and cut into squares.

melt butter in pan then add marshmallows simmer till its liquid. put rice krispy cereal in a cookie sheet and pour marshmallow goo and mix. the recipe is on the box but add extra marshmallows its better

RICE CRISPY TREATS

1 or 2 bags miniature marshmallows
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups Kellogg's Rice Crispy Cereal

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add marshmallows.
Stir until mixture becomes difficult to stir any more. Mix in the Rice Crispy Cereal and stir until hot.

Butter a pan (a square pan like a brownie pan) and spread mixture evenly in the pan. Allow to cool and cut into squares.

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GERMAN CHOCOLATE RICE CRISPY TREATS

1/4 cup low fat butter
1 pkg. (10 oz.) regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups chocolate Rice Crispies cereal
1 cup pecan pieces
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut (not shredded)

Grease well a 9x13 pan with butter.
Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.

Add Rice Crispies cereal, pecans and coconut. Stir until well coated.

Press mixture into pan with a sheet of waxed paper or a greased spoon.

Let cool and slice into squares with a greased knife.

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MEXICAN CHOCOLATE RICE CRISPY TREATS

1/4 cup low fat butter
1 pkg. (10 oz.) regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5? cups chocolate rice crispies cereal
1 cup broken pecan pieces

Grease well a 9x13 pan with butter.
Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted.

Remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon and vanilla. Add Rice Crispies, cereal and pecans. Stir until well coated.

Press mixture into pan with a sheet of waxed paper or a greased spoon.

Let cool and slice into squares with a greased knife.

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PEANUT BUTTER RICE CRISPY BARS

1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups rice crispies

Add sugar and syrup. Bring to a gentle boil; just enough to dissolve sugar completely. Do not over cook as the bars will get hard.
Remove from heat. Add peanut butter, stir in completely.

Stir and add rice crispies slowly, mixing completely.

Pour into 9 x 13 glass (plastic) cake pan.

Let cool.

Enjoy!

Chocolate can be added on top if you like.

Mars Bars Rice Krispie Squares:

10 min 10 min prep
16 squares

4 regular-size Mars bars
1/2 cup butter
2 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup milk chocolate chips
chopped nuts (optional)

1. Melt butter and Mars bars over med-low heat in a large saucepan until smooth.
2. Remove from heat; stir in Rice Krispies cereal, and nuts, (if using).
3. Press into a greased 8x8 pan.
4. Top with chocolate chips, and place under broiler for 30 seconds Remove from oven and spread chocolate evenly over squares.
5. Store in fridge.
6. Cut into squares, and serve.




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