The product remained under the Smiths brand years after its fellow products Quavers and Monster Munch were moved to the Walkers brand.

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Both are total overkill for this recipe, especially since a food processor would blend the rice crispies instead of mixing them! In fact, I think the first time I made them would have been for John’s P1 Halloween disco, when he wanted to dress-up as a Postman (like Papa).Both are total overkill for this recipe, especially since a food processor would blend the cocoa pops instead of mixing them! As I mentioned, you should definitely make this recipe by hand, so you certainly don’t need any crazy appliances or anything like that. I initially made these spooky Rice Krispy Squares, alongside a batch of Pumpkin Biscuits, knowing they’d go down well with a rowdy bunch of 5 year olds. Yep, follow the advice to make this dairy-free, then you’ll just need to make one more simple swap – the marshmallows. A lot of work went into fine tuning ratios and quantities and for me, baking is all about consistency and precision.

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However, some of these products are actually certified by Coeliac UK as being safe to eat, even despite containing barley. Simply melt your marshmallows with a little butter/margarine and add some food colouring, before mixing through your rice crispies. Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl with the butter and golden syrup and gently melt in 10-second bursts in the microwave, or melt it over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water. These are a little expensive, so you can always pop into Marks and Spencer who now do Plant Kitchen vegan marshmallows, I believe!

If you’re looking for a simple and quick (no) baking project, then my gluten-free Crunchie rice crispy squares recipe is definitely the one for you!

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In microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray.Dairy-free: As long as you use a dairy-free margarine and a dairy-free dark chocolate, this recipe can easily be made dairy-free. Every bite is packed with crispy, sticky, chocolatey rice crispy squares as a base, then a smooth, thick layer of milk chocolate. You can make this dairy-free, but they’ll be more like double chocolate rice crispy squares instead of Kinder rice crispy squares. Then make that that they also don’t have a ‘may contain’ warning for gluten, wheat, rye, barley, oats (which aren’t gf), spelt and khorasan wheat (aka Kamut). So I thought I’d kick things off with a little frequently asked questions section – if you just want the recipe, then keep scrolling.