Cherry Cream Fruity Pebbles Bars
 
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Serves: 16
Ingredients
Fruity Pebbles Treats Ingredients:
  • 3 cups Fruity Pebbles cereal
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups miniature marshmallows
Cherry Cream Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoons cold water
  • heaping 3/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup well-chilled heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice (from the jar)
  • 2 tablespoons Kirsch (cherry-flavored liquor; omit if serving children)
  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • maraschino cherries and sprinkles (for topping)
Instructions
  1. Line an 8-inch square pan with a parchment paper sling sprayed with cooking spray. Spray a spoon and spatula with cooking spray so they're ready to take on your sticky cereal mixture in a moment! Place Fruity Pebbles into a large bowl and set aside. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Add the marshmallows and cook, stirring constantly, until they are melted. Pour the marshmallow mixture into the bowl of Fruity Pebbles and mix until the cereal is fully coated. Press the coated cereal into the prepared pan using a sheet of wax paper. Allow to cool completely.
  2. Place cold water in a small bowl and sprinkle the gelatin evenly over the top. Let it soften for 2 minutes. Heat the bowl in the microwave for 15 seconds or so, watching carefully to be sure it doesn't boil over. Whisk to dissolve the gelatin. Whip the heavy cream, cherry juice, Kirsch, and powdered sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer until it reaches stiff peaks, adding the dissolved gelatin about halfway through. Pour the whipped cream mixture over your Fruity Pebbles base and chill the bars for a few hours. Lift them out of the pan using the parchment paper sling and slice them into 16 bars. Top with sprinkles and maraschino cherries and serve immediately.
Recipe by Willow Bird Baking at http://willowbirdbaking.com/2015/12/14/cherry-cream-fruity-pebbles-bars/