I’ve always loved doodling, painting, and sculpting (and eating) cheeseburgers. I covered sales reports with tiny ones rendered in blue ink at work, painted them in oils in a college painting course, and made a teeny-tiny Play-Doh version that I photographed on top of a credit card to demonstrate scale. Once, I even sculpted a mini burger out of coloured Tootsie Rolls. I’m not sure why cheeseburgers have always been my muse, but they’re colourful, delicious, and, when made of anything besides bread, cheese, and meat, they’re pretty silly. It’s no surprise that a cheeseburger was my first-ever creative crispy treat, and it’s remained a fan favourite. Plus, it doesn’t require any icing, so it’s supremely easy to make and sure to impress. Pro tip: Substitute chocolate crispy rice cereal in the patty (E batch) for some flavour variety.

Cheeseburger Recipes Ingredients: 

1 C batch:

• 8 cups of cereal
• 6 cups of marshmallows
• 4 tablespoons of butter

 1 E batch:

• 4 cups of cereal
• 3 cups of marshmallows
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 6 drops of brown food colouring

1 H batch:

• 1 cup of cereal
• 3/4 cup of cereal
• 1/2 tablespoon of butter
• 1 drop of orange and 1 drop of yellow food colouring

1 H batch:

• 1 cup of cereal
• 3/4 cup of cereal
• 1/2 tablespoon of butter
• 3 drops of green food colouring

1 H batch:

• 1 cup of cereal
• 3/4 cup of cereal
• 1/2 tablespoon of butter
• 3 drops of red food colouring

Special Ingredients

• Pearl sugar

Equipment

• Large stockpot
• Parchment paper
• Cheeseburger template
• Cooking spray

Excerpted from Treat Yourself: How to Make 93 Ridiculously Fun No-Bake Crispy Rice Treats by Jessica Siskin (Workman). Copyright © 2017. Photographs by Evi Abeler. Used with permission of the publisher.