Happy V-day Treats

Well Valentines day is just around the corner.  I am working on my things early so that I can send my wonderful hubby overseas his goodies box.  I made him and the other soldiers with him, Chocolate covered rice krispe treat heart pops.  These where fun to made and I sure hope everyone that gets them enjoys them.  :)

Make your Rice Krispe treats:
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 1/4 cups small marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt together then pour over
3 cups Rice Krispies cereal
(I added one cup of choc. chips to the cereal before adding the marshmallow mixture)

Pour warm cereal into a shallow pan and with greased hands press down to make an even service.  You want to have the treats to be about 1/2 inch thick because you will be putting two hearts together to make the Heart pop.  Allow to cool and set for about thirty minutes.
Tools needed for the next steps:
Heart cookie cutter
cookie sticks
flat cookie sheet
parchment or wax paper
Red melting Chocolate
White melting Chocolate

Steps to make Heart Pops:
1.  You will need to cut out an even number of hearts, because two hearts will make one POP.

2.  Take a cookie stick and press into the middle of half of the hearts.  Take the other half and press on top of the heart with the stick.  Press the edges together.

 

3.  Put the red melting chocolate into a microwave safe bowl, add about 1/2 teaspoon of veggie oil. Heat for 30 seconds and stir,  if the chocolate is not completely melted put in for another 15 or 30 seconds. 
4.  Have a piece of paper on the top of the cookie sheet.  Using a spoon cover each heart pop with the chocolate then place onto the paper.
5.  Place into the fridge for ten minutes.  While they cool melt a little white melting chocolate the same as you did the red.  Once completely melted put the white chocolate into the corner of a sandwich bag (you are making a little piping bag) 
6.  Pull hearts out of the fridge.  Snip off a little bit of the corner of your piping bag.  Write messages onto the top of your hearts.  Allow to sit to harden.

Pass out to your special Valentines!!!