Whole Macadamia White Chocolate Crunch

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If you’ve been fol­low­ing along on our sweet adven­tures, you know that our fam­i­ly adores all things trop­i­cal and Hawai­ian! Since my hus­band is a surfer and has a birth­day in the month of Decem­ber, we threw him a Mele Kaliki­ma­ka par­ty a few years back, por­tray­ing tra­di­tion­al Christ­mas ele­ments, such as San­ta, gin­ger­bread men and pen­guins in a trop­i­cal setting.

And after vaca­tion­ing on the island of Oahu this past Spring, as we intro­duced Hawaii and its cul­ture for the first time to my daugh­ter, she decid­ed she want­ed a Hawai­ian-themed Luau par­ty to cel­e­brate her 6th birth­day! We even brought back Hawai­ian Host choco­lates from our trip to pass out to guests!

With all the crazi­ness of the hol­i­days, I always look for sweet and sim­ple dessert ideas to serve my fam­i­ly, as well as share as gifts with friends, neigh­bors, class­rooms, etc. This sea­son, this recipe for Whole Macadamia White Choco­late Crunch from Hawai­ian Host was the per­fect choice, espe­cial­ly with our love of all things alo­ha! Tak­ing a favorite and time-hon­ored cere­al treat and giv­ing it a Hawai­ian twist, these dessert bars are so sim­ple to make, yet incred­i­bly nut­ty and delicious!

Though Hawai­ian Host prod­ucts are found in many stores nation­wide, I vis­it­ed my local Ranch 99 store and found White Choco­late Whole Macadamias for this recipe. Fol­low these quick and easy instruc­tions for these mouth-water­ing treats to wish your loved ones a Mele Kaliki­ma­ka this hol­i­day sea­son! Scroll to the bot­tom of the post to eas­i­ly print or save this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 7 oz. {18 pieces} Hawai­ian Host Whole Macadamia White Chocolates
• 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
• 1 cup mini marshmallows
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions:

1. Melt Hawai­ian Host White Choco­late in microwave oven in 4 quart casse­role at 70 per­cent pow­er for 3 to 4 min­utes, stir­ring peri­od­i­cal­ly, until melted.

2. Stir in creamy peanut butter.

3. Add both Rice Krispies and mini marsh­mal­lows, and stir.

4. Pour into but­ter 8 x 8 square pan or dish. I smoothed out the sur­face so I could add fon­dant top­pers once cooled, but there is no need if you are serv­ing them as is!

5. When firm, cut into squares or desired shape. I uti­lized a round met­al cut­ter to punch out circles.

The addi­tion of the white choco­late, macadamias and peanut but­ter to this pop­u­lar treat trans­form them into heav­en­ly deli­cious­ness! And, of course, I had to add some fon­dant hula pen­guins to my pre­sen­ta­tion, wish­ing my friends and fam­i­ly Hap­py Huladays!

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