Name: Peanut Butter & Honey Rice Crispy Treats
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup peanut butter; 1/2 cup salted grass-fed butter; 1/2 cup honey; 2 cups organic puffed rice; pinch sea salt; chocolate chips, peanuts, shredded coconut, dried fruit of your choice ((optional add-ins))

Peanut Butter & Honey Rice Crispy Treats are pretty much amazing.

Our friends over at the First Forty Days are generously sharing a few of their favorite recipes with us at Fourth Trimester. We love having a these delicious rice crispy treats on a snack tray for new moms.

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Recipe source: The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother

While you’re making this recipe, listen to the women who created it, Heng Ou, Amely Greeven, and Marisa Belger on the Fourth Trimester Podcast:

Seven Factors That Influence The First Forty Days – this episode takes you on a journey centered around the core concept of mothering the mother. When we take care of ourselves, we can care for our children. The article is an excerpt from the book that is one of my favorites – grab a pencil, your journal, a cup of tea and start articulating to yourself what your expectations are (and could be!) for your postpartum experience
Four Relationship-Saving Questions To Ask Before Baby Arrives – when it comes to partnering to bring a new baby into this world, communication is key. Invisible, unspoken assumptions about who does what or what it means to play different parenting roles can make or break a happy home environment. Set your relationship up for success. Don’t skip out on asking the big questions.

And of course, Here is their book!

Enjoy!

Peanut Butter & Honey Rice Crispy Treats

Nothing makes you grow up quickly like becoming a parent. These treats permit you to feel like a kid again. They are a snap to make and the peanut butter is so much better than the marshmallows found in packaged versions. (Almond or sunflower seed butter are fine substitutions.) Goji berries, raisins, or crunchy-sweet g pieces work great as add-ins.

Recipe from The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou

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Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Equipment

1 8-inch square pan

Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup salted grass-fed butter
1/2 cup honey
2 cups organic puffed rice
pinch sea salt
chocolate chips, peanuts, shredded coconut, dried fruit of your choice (optional add-ins)

Instructions

Put the puffed rice in a mixing bowl with the pinch of sea salt, add the peanut butter mixture, and stir until the cereal is evenly coated. Stir in any optional ingredients you’d like.
Transfer the mixture to an 8-inch (20-cm) square pan and press down gently to cover the bottom. Chill in the fridge forat least 20 minutes, or up to several hours.
When they are hard to the touch, cut into squares and enjoy. They will soften at room temperature, so best to keep them chilled until you are ready to eat.

Keyword comfort, snack tray

While you’re making this recipe, listen to the women who created it, Heng Ou, Marisa Belger and Amely Greeven, on episodes 17 & 19 of the Fourth Trimester Podcast:

Click here for iTunes and click here for Google Podcasts. Enjoy! xo

As we cover in Nutrition and Nourishment & The Essentials, new parents need sustenance for their physical (food!) and emotional (care!) self.

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