The rice crispy treat is a holy dessert in the HowChow family. Mrs. HowChow doesn't like cake, so we cut a giant rice and marshmallow treat in the midst of our wedding reception.Columbia Halal Meat in Elkridge specializes in, well, halal meat, but they have a pretty good rice crispy treat for sale at the cash register under the brand Halal Crispy Treats -- 59 cents each, two for a dollar.
Most pre-packaged treats are failures, either too sweet or a soft texture that misses the original. Mrs. HowChow loved Starbucks' version, but someone messed with that recipe about a year ago. In our taste test, we split on the Halal Crispy Treat. I thought it was good -- noticeably less sweet than the official supermarket Rice Crispie Treats and a definite snack options. Mrs. HowChow wants her told Starbucks treat back. She thought the Halal Crispy Treat still had a chemical taste common to prepackaged versions. (They're all still better than the Cheerios and Tang bars that my healthy mother served in decades past.)
If you're looking for more-traditional baked goods, check out my post about the best bakeries in Howard County.
I highly recommend the rice crispy treats at Noodles and Co. Of course, that's the only thing that I recommend there.
ReplyDeleteCheerios and Tang bars?? Nothing beats homemade Rice Krispies Treats.
ReplyDeleteMy son loves the crispy bars at the Borders cafe, and they're huge.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of a halal rice crispy treat before. Hey, why not? As far as pre-packaged crispy treats go I'll have to look for it next time I'm in Elkridge, if it is better than the standard ones everyone's familiar with.
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