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Nebraska woman turns Rice Krispie treats into great side gig [Video]

Papillion resident and cottage baker Nancy Valenzuela has a lot of tricks up her sleeve.

Nancy Valenzuela stands for a portrait with some of her treats at her Papillion home on Tuesday. Her various creations made with cereals and other ingredients have been a hit.

Including the kind of Trix you find in a cereal box.

A few months ago, she started experimenting with Rice Krispie treats, traditionally made with only three ingredients: butter, marshmallows (or marshmallow creme, as a shortcut) and the toasted Kellogg’s breakfast food.

She came up with some doozies. Including Banana Pudding, made with dried fruit chips, boxed pudding mix (no milk added), vanilla wafers and a drizzle on top; and Fruity Flintstones, using fruit-flavored marshmallows and Fruity Pebbles instead of Rice Krispies.

So far, she has 23 varieties — and a new gig she hopes will last for a while.

“When I started, I said …

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