Comments on: Day 232: Banana Bread and Pistachios http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/08/19/day-232-power-balls-banana-bread-and-pistachios/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-232-power-balls-banana-bread-and-pistachios A year in my kitchen Thu, 24 May 2012 02:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: JulieVR http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/08/19/day-232-power-balls-banana-bread-and-pistachios/comment-page-1/#comment-4588 JulieVR Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:41:51 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/08/19/day-232-power-balls-banana-bread-and-pistachios/#comment-4588 Yep - it's the moisture from whatever else that's in them that sogs out the Rice Krispies. It doesn't happen so much in RK squares because of the marshmallow-butter mixture - not really much moisture there! Plus it cools so fast they stay crunchy. Have you tried Special K? The flakes are a bit bigger... Not that either of these are particularly nutritious anyway.. but it is nice to have that crunch! Yep – it’s the moisture from whatever else that’s in them that sogs out the Rice Krispies. It doesn’t happen so much in RK squares because of the marshmallow-butter mixture – not really much moisture there! Plus it cools so fast they stay crunchy. Have you tried Special K? The flakes are a bit bigger…
Not that either of these are particularly nutritious anyway.. but it is nice to have that crunch!

]]> By: Jen http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/08/19/day-232-power-balls-banana-bread-and-pistachios/comment-page-1/#comment-4587 Jen Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:06:16 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/08/19/day-232-power-balls-banana-bread-and-pistachios/#comment-4587 I made these the other day and they taste great. The only things I did differently were 1) used 2 cups rice krispies instead of crumbled rice cakes, and 2) didn't add any nuts, because I used crunchy pb instead of smooth. I forgot to chill the mixture before I shaped it, and it was very fall-apart crumbly. Learn from my mistakes, everyone! One thing I was wondering is why, whenever I try to incorporate rice krispies into my homemade granola bars, the final product has no satisfying crunch. Those rice krispies squares of old are haunting me, but I don't want to use marshmallows and butter in my homemade health bars! I'm thinking it must be the liquid that gets in there and deprives them of crunchiness. Thoughts? I made these the other day and they taste great. The only things I did differently were 1) used 2 cups rice krispies instead of crumbled rice cakes, and 2) didn’t add any nuts, because I used crunchy pb instead of smooth. I forgot to chill the mixture before I shaped it, and it was very fall-apart crumbly. Learn from my mistakes, everyone!

One thing I was wondering is why, whenever I try to incorporate rice krispies into my homemade granola bars, the final product has no satisfying crunch. Those rice krispies squares of old are haunting me, but I don’t want to use marshmallows and butter in my homemade health bars! I’m thinking it must be the liquid that gets in there and deprives them of crunchiness. Thoughts?

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