This past week I went and got my taxes done. Which is one of those adult things you have to do that scares the bajeezus out of me.
Trying to explain blogging as a job is like, pretty hard you guys.
He’s all, “You own a bakery?”
No sir.
“You bake cakes for people?”
Well, not exactly.
“Do you deliver?”
Umm, no.
“So, you bake things for invisible internet people to enjoy?”
Yes, that’s kind of it.
“And you get paid for this?”
Well, yes, that’s the idea.
Hmmm…
So while I felt super adult getting my taxes done, I also felt like a total noob for calling myself a “blogger” and expecting him to take me for a serious adult person.
I mean, having a job where I get to make things like Krispie Treat Bark for a living and then expecting all you internet people to leave me comments here telling me what a great person I am, and how great it looks, and how smart I am…I suppose it’s slightly self indulgent.
But really I do it for you guys. And your bellies.
So I should change my title from blogger to “Completely-selfless-dessert-idea-person”.
I don’t think my accountant would find that confusing at all.
Ok. back to the bark.
First let me point out that the idea and basic recipe came from one of very favorite people, Bridget.
She made this Conversation Heart Bark a few years back and I have had it stored away in my brain files for a while now.
I took her recipe and switched up just a few things…
Let’s discuss.
You really only need a few things for this…Rice Krispie cereal, white chocolate, mini marshmallows, sprinkles and semi-sweet chocolate…oh yeah, and more sprinkles.
First melt your white chocolate over a double boiler and then mix in your Krispies. Once those are mixed in add in your marshmallows…
Then finally your sprinkles…
Spread that whole concoction out onto a parchment lined baking sheet…
Chill it for a bit to set it up and then melt some chocolate chips and spread that bidness all up on there…
And of course, more sprinkles…
Pretty, yes?
Chill that pan of jolly for a little bit so the chocolate sets up and then cut it into pieces.
Isn’t it something?
Enjoy internet friends!
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Krispie Treat Bark
Ingredients
- 3 cups white chocolate chips
- 2 cups Rice Krispie Cereal
- 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1/4 cup sprinkles, plus more for garnish
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside
- Over a double boiler, melt white chocolate until just melted. Remove from heat.
- Stir in Rice Krispie Cereal until coated completely.
- Stir in mini marshmallows and then 1/4 cup sprinkles.
- Spread immediately onto lined baking sheet, about 1/4″ – 1/2″ thick
- Place in refrigerator for about 10 minutes to set white chocolate.
- Melt semisweet chips over double boiler.
- Spread the melted chocolate over the white chocolate layer and sprinkle immediately with extra sprinkles to decorate.
- Place back in fridge until chocolate is set.
- Cut into pieces.
Notes
recipe adapted from Bake at 350
Store airtight for up to 5 days
This looks so easy (the bark, not the taxes)! I can’t imagine how you keep track of all that!
And, hold on a minute there lady. You got a new look! I like!
Yeah, Just a few tweaks. I get itchy when it goes to long a time without changing something.. doing a few more still too, just to make sure my wallet is completely empty 🙂
So, I get my taxes done at the same place every year and my tax guy brings the entire office out to meet me/say hi every year that I come in. “This is the girl that gets paid to blog!” Like, I’m a circus freak? I mean, quit pointing and staring, you guys. It’s not polite. Also, I’m pretty sure it’s 2013. This isn’t that confusing.
Anyway, I love your recipes as usual, blah blah blah.
So, the strangest thing just happened…I read the word “taxes” and I got this strange eye twitch that won’t go away. Huh. Weird, right?
Preeeeeety sure the only thing that will fix it is some of this bark. I mean, I’m not a doctor but I watch PLENTY of Grey’s.
These look great. I’ll have to share them with my little sister who is a sucker for Rice Krispie Treats. She’ll just go ga-ga over these.
Every year I try to explain to my dads accountant that my blog is a business and thus I should be able to write off grocery bills as a business expense…no luck so far. These treats look wonderful!
It would be too sweet to add cake mix right? No? Ok
Bajeezus is a great word.
And blogger as an occupation is a dream-come-true!
Looks good!! & LOL. That would be hard to explain when you`re doing taxes!
Taxes, sigh. I actually have to report income this year and I’m not looking forward to that convo with the tax guy! He’ll be all “what?” and I’ll be all “you know, blogging” and then he’ll speak in tax speak and my head will explode.
I guess I should have some of these treats for the recovery period. They’d sure help!