Sweet and Salty

The leaves have turned, it's dark by 5 and I have been in full on hunker down comfort food mode.  That might explain why I have been MIA?  :)  Short Ribs, Sausage Sweet Potato Soup, Spaghetti and Meatballs and Brown Butter Krispie Treats.   Beef Stew is on deck for today.  I found this winner while purusing Smitten Kitchen's Blog. 
Adapted from Smitten Kitchen Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats

Sweet and Salty Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats
Makes 16 2-inch squares or 32 1- x 2-inch small bars
1 stick butter, plus extra for the pan
1 10-ounce bag marshmallows
Heaping 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal (about half a 12-ounce box)
Butter an 8-inch square cake pan with 2-inch sides.

In a large pot, melt butter over medium-low heat. It will melt, then foam, then turn clear golden and finally start to turn brown and smell nutty. Stir, and when the butter takes on a brown nutty color, turn the heat off and stir in the marshmallows. Stir until melted and smooth.  Remove the pot from the stove and stir in the salt and cereal together. Spread in pan.  Next time I will make a double batch, hopefully then they will last more than 2 days.

This sea salt is really flaky and delicious with these treats

Can you see the flecks of brown butter mixed in with the half melted marshmallows? YUMMY

Melted marshmallows and brown butter

Sweet and Salty Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats