Remove the marshmallows from the heat and stir, smashing them, until they are completely melted.Then stir in 10 ounces of marshmallows and allow them to soften, stirring often, until about 75% have melted. Begin to melt 4 tablespoons of European-style salted butter in a medium saucepan set over low heat.Grease the inside of a large mixing bowl with butter or non-stick baking spray then pour in the 6 cups of Apple Jacks cereal.Grease an 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with butter or nonstick baking spray.Let’s make Apple Jacks Cereal Bars You’ll need: If using them you’ll need 40 marshmallows for a recipe calling for 10 ounces and 64 for a 16-ounce recipe. Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows are lighter than some other brands.There are approximately 64-70 marshmallows in a 16-ounce bag.There are approximately 40-48 marshmallows in a 10-ounce bag.7-8 marshmallows = 1 cup of mini marshmallows.Each large marshmallow is approximately 0.24 ounces.We’ve weighed and measured this many times and there are definitely 6 cups in 10 ounces. For some reason, Kellogg’s original Rice Krispie Treat recipe says there are 4 cups of mini marshmallows in a 10-ounce bag.A 16-ounce bag contains 9 2/3 cups of mini marshmallows.A 10-ounce bag contains 6 cups of mini marshmallows.Each cup of mini marshmallows weighs approximately 1.67 ounces.I personally prefer using mini marshmallows because they melt more quickly, but you can use the standard-size marshmallows if you prefer. If you don’t have a scale you can measure them using standard US cups. That’s why we suggest buying 10-ounce bags of marshmallows or weighing out 10 ounces of marshmallows. Oddly enough, every brand of marshmallows is different. If you use store-brand marshmallows (like Kroger and Walmart) add more cereal (1/2 – 1 cup extra) so that our treats won’t be overly sticky.We found store-brand marshmallows to be stickier and more difficult to blend with the cereal.We used Kraft marshmallows because they are readily available in most stores throughout the states. When we created the very first recipe for this website, we had over 20 people taste test over 20 versions of the traditional Rice Krispie Treat recipe and found that tasters preferred the delicate vanilla flavor and texture of Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows in their treats over store-brand marshmallows.Our taste testers enjoyed the flavor of President Butter, Kerrygold Butter, and Kroger Private Selection Creamy French-Style Butter the best.We don’t recommend sprinkling salt into the melted marshmallows as it doesn’t completely melt leaving pockets of salt throughout the treats. If you do not have salted butter, just use unsalted butter.Salted butter balances the sweetness of the marshmallows and sugar-coated cereal.
We like the flavor that salted butter adds to the treats.Butter made in Europe must have a minimum butterfat content of 82% while butter made in America only needs to have 80%. While that may not seem significant, when you melt the butter to make your treats, more water will be evaporated from American butter leaving you with less butterfat, which means less flavor.
European butter and has a higher butterfat content than American butter, which is higher in water.
Compare European Butter and American Butter To give the cereal bars the very best flavor I used European-style salted butter.Ĭereal treats made using European butter will have a richer flavor and creamier texture. To make these Apple Jacks treats, I started by melting butter and marshmallows. If you want to boost the apple flavor you could even add some bits of dried apple to the recipe like I did when I made the Cinnamon Apple Rice Krispie Treats. The cereal already has a nice hint of cinnamon flavor but I wanted to enhance it so I added a sprinkling of cinnamon to the melted marshmallows and butter. Today, I blended Apple Jacks with melted butter and marshmallows to make these delicious no-bake treats. To date, I’ve really enjoyed making Frosted Flakes Treats, Fruit Loops Cereal Bars, Fruity Pebbles Marshmallow Cereal Treats, Reese’s Puffs Cereal Treats, and Cap’n Crunch Cereal Treats, and more. My goal of making marshmallow cereal treats using every kid’s cereal on the market has been so much fun. And this delicious no-bake dessert has hints of vanilla, cinnamon, and apple flavors and is colorful and fun. These crispy and chewy Apple Jacks Marshmallow Treats are easy to make using just 4 ingredients.