Ollivander’s Edibles

What a week! I’ve been exhausted so we’ve been watching White Lotus and going to bed early. So that and filling straws full of paint has been pretty much my only activity this week. More on that later, I promise.

The only other thing I’ve been doing is writing secret love notes to put in Julius and Patricia’s Valentine mailboxes (next week, I promise). The other day I wrote ones that just contained all sorts of silly pet names I use for the kids. Patricia always corrects me when I call her pet names. For example, “I not Pumpkin Muffin, I Patricia!” The other day though she got me. After a round of correcting my pet names for her I called her Patricia and she told me “I not Patricia, I Patty Cakes!” She then giggled maniacally.

I still have so many tutorials to talk about from Patricia’s birthday party. Today I want to show you how I made the edible wands. Before I tell you about this fun dessert though I have another silly Patricia story. For Christmas Patricia and Julius got a bunch of costumes from Sugar and Daddy-O to put in their costume box. One of the items for Patricia was a fairy star wand and cape. Patricia brought the star wand over to me to help get it out of the packaging. She was very excited to open it. Once I handed it back to her she grinned and immediately bit into it. Like tried to take a big chomp out of the star. I told her, “no Patricia! Don’t bite that!” She looked legitimately taken aback. She seemed to be wondering why couldn’t she bite this star wand. And how she was supposed to eat it without biting it. That’s when I realized that the only wands she has ever seen were indeed star shaped and edible.

So I mentioned in the fairy party post that my original plan here was to make some kind of elaborate sandwich cookie wand, but I was too lazy to make cookies AND cake for the party. So instead I decided Rice Krispie treats were the way to go! Will declared them delicious and ate two. (After decorating them himself.)

Wands ready to be decorated

(Edible) Rice Krispie Treat Star Wand

Ingredients

3 Tb butter
5 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups of Rice Krispies
Star cookie cutter (roughly 4″ across at the largest points)
12 Giant Pretzel sticks
Frosting (I used a container of Pillsbury vanilla cake frosting)
Assorted sprinkles

Prepare Rice Krispie treats as per the recipe at Kellogs: https://www.ricekrispies.com/en_US/recipes/the-original-treats-recipe.html. Included here: In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Add KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated.
Using wax paper (or parchment paper) evenly press mixture down on a tray lined with waxed paper (or parchment paper). Press until mass forms a sheet 1/2″ -3/4″ high.
Let cool for a couple minutes, then use star cutter to cut out a star shape.
Place it on another tray covered in wax paper then gently press the tip of a pretzel down on top (tip should be in the center of the star and the rod should poke out between the points of the star).
Just before I pushed the pretzel down on top.
Cut another star out and align it with the first star and press it down gently on top of the pretzel rod so the two rice krispie treats merge and the pretzel rod is securely inside.
Krispie-pretzel sandwich
Repeat until you are out of Rice Krispie mix. (Should make 10-12.)
At this point I let them set completely overnight (in an airtight container).
Place frosting in a microwave safe bowl. Melt in 30 second increments, stirring in between until frosting is liquid.
Drizzle frosting over star and then sprinkle with sprinkles.
Julius shows off his creation
Eat!
Nom! Now I know why she thinks wands are delicious!