Dec 19, 2025, 7:30 AM CST
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RICHLAND CENTER, WIS. (WRCO / WRCE) The “Santa’s Regret” Dessert Skillet. It’s a 2:30 AM Hillbilly Masterpiece.
Ingredients:
*1 cup chocolate chips (or any candy you’ve been hiding from yourself in the pantry for months)
*1/2 cup mini marshmallows (or the giant ones you chopped up with a butter knife like a mad scientist)
*1/2 cup crushed cookies or cereal (bonus points for Oreos, Cornflakes, or anything that sounds crunchy at 2:30 AM)
*2 tablespoons butter (or bacon grease if you’re feeling rebellious)
*A drizzle of peanut butter or caramel (optional, but highly recommended for dramatic effect)
Instructions (With Maximum Chaos and Flair):
Summon the skillet.
Place it on medium heat and let it warm while whispering to it: “Please don’t stick. Please behave.” If it hisses, that’s just excitement.
Melt the butter.
Let it bubble, dance, and coat the bottom like a tiny golden lake. Pretend you’re a wizard performing a magical spell.
Introduce the chocolate chips.
Toss them in. Hear them sizzle and start melting. Watch them liquefy into a gooey river of pure sugar chaos.
Add marshmallows.
Stir gently at first, then aggressively when they start clumping together. If they stick to your spatula, consider it a sticky victory trophy.
Incorporate crushed cookies or cereal.
Pour them in like confetti at a chaotic parade. Stir just enough to combine—but leave some peaks for crunch. This is texture theater.
Drizzle peanut butter or caramel.
Do not measure. Do not hesitate. Drizzle like a confetti cannon at a sugar-themed wedding. Watch your creation become ridiculously indulgent.
Final skillet inspection.
Smell it. Smile. If chocolate strings are clinging to the sides, that’s normal. That’s tradition.
Serve immediately.
Grab a spoon, or just eat straight from the skillet like a true midnight renegade. Napkins are useless. Plates are optional. Regret is forbidden.
Optional Extras for Maximum Chaos:
*Throw in a few crushed peppermint candies if it’s December.
*Add a sprinkle of cinnamon or a dash of cayenne for “holiday surprise.”
*Top with a mini marshmallow snowman if you’re feeling dramatic.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].
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