Melt a half-stick of butter in a large saucepan. Stir in 4 1/2 cups mini-marshmallows and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until melted and well-blended. Stir this into the cereal mixture until well-coated. Press cereal mixture evenly into the square pan and let cool completely. Cut into 16 squares.

—Bon Appetit, October 2003

• S'mores With a Twist: For 12 servings, use 12 whole regular or cinnamon-coated graham crackers, broken in half, or 24 wheatmeal biscuits or 24 chocolate wafer cookies. Place two cracker halves or two cookies on each of 12 plates. Top one on each plate with chocolate pieces in a single layer. (Use six imported filled chocolate bars, 3.5-oz. each, broken into pieces. Look for chocolate bars that have orange, pistachio or caramel fillings.) Skewer 12 marshmallows on toasting forks. Brown directly over coals or gas flames. Push a marshmallow onto each chocolate layer. Press second cracker half or cookie onto each hot marshmallow to form a sandwich.

—Bon Appetit, October 2003

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