WHAT A BLAST!
My first “official” guests to “Connie’s Truffle House” were Natalie, Landon & Elin Thigpen. We had so much fun making one of my very favorite treats – Avalanches! This yummy confection is a delicious and easy treat to make with kiddos & g’kiddos! You don’t have to be precise in measurements, you don’t bake it & it’s gluten free. It’s a great gift for teachers, friends and whoever likes sweets!
Kids (and yours truly) love making them for the holidays! You know how M&M’s come in all the holiday colors? That’s perfect for avalanches. I use fall colors for Halloween & Thanksgiving, red, pink & white for Valentine’s… well, I think you get the picture!
The basic ingredients are: white chocolate chips, marshmallows, peanut butter & rice krispies. But, check out the recipe below to see the complete list that turn these into mouthwatering bites of Joy!
Thanks again to Natalie, Landon & Elin for making this video SO MUCH FUN! Scroll past the recipe for the video. I can’t wait for y’all to watch it!
xoxo connie
CONNIE’S AVALANCHES
MOUTH WATERING & G/F
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 bags of white chocolate chips (I like Nestle & Ghiradelli)
- 2 bars of Lindt white chocolate (chopped)
- 6-8 Lindor individually wrapped truffles: white chocolate, milk & fudge swirl are great!
- 1 cup (more or less) of creamy or crunchy peanut butter
- 1 – 1 ½ cups marshmallows
- 1-2 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 cup of chopped pecans (cashews & macadamia nuts are good, too)
- 1 + cup M&M’s plain
- ½ + cup M&M’s peanut
- Mini chocolate chips to decorate the top
- Mini M&M’s for decorating
- Sprinkles for decorating the top work, as well!
HOW TO MAKE IT:
- In a large glass bowl, combine chocolate chips, chopped white chocolate bars and melt.Stir to combine. (You can melt the chocolate in the microwave, in short intervals or in a glass bowl over simmering water. If you use the simmering water – double boiler method- be sure not to let any drops of water get into the bowl of chocolate. This will cause it to “seize” and become unworkable).
- Add peanut butter to the white chocolate & microwave for about 20 seconds.Stir to combine.
- Then add the marshmallows, microwave for 25-30 seconds.Stir to combine.
- Now, the fun begins:Stir in the rice krispies, pecans, M&M’s (go easy on peanut, since they’re harder to cut through) & plain M&M’s.
- Pour into a foil-lined (very lightly sprayed) 13 x 9 inch pan.
- Sprinkle the top with mini chocolate chips & mini M’M’s. Pat down lightly with the back of a spoon.
- Let “set” up or chill in frig for short time.Lift out of pan & remove foil. Cut into pieces.
- These bars make great gifts.
xoxo connie
ENJOY A LITTLE TASTE OF HEAVEN
RIGHT HERE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS!
