Rice Krispie Treats
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Rice Krispie Treats are hands down our family’s favorite retro recipe! Only 4 simple ingredients for an ooey gooey delicious dessert!
This simple rice crispy bar recipe is a bake sale must! I also like to include other beloved snacky desserts like oatmeal monster cookie bars, classic butter cookies, and donut sugar cookies.
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Rice Krispie Treats
Rice Krispie Treats
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Why you’ll love this recipe!
📌 Classic, classic, classic!
📌 Easy to adjust to your tastes with add-ins or tweaks.
📌 No baking necessary! Don’t worry about heating up your house with the oven.
Rice Krispies Treats Ingredients
- Butter – Salted butter.
- Marshmallows – Mini marshmallows. Make sure they’re fresh!
- Vanilla – Real vanilla extract.
- Rice Krispies – We use the classic Rice Krispies cereal, but feel free to try any of the variations!
How to make rice krispie squares (step-by-step)
⭐ First, melt butter in a large pot or skillet. Add the marshmallows and continue to heat, stirring until they have completely melted. Stir in the vanilla.
⭐ Then, remove from heat and stir in the cereal until it has been evenly coated.
⭐ Next, gently spread the cereal mixture into a prepped casserole dish. Press gently to even the mixture out, if the mixture is too compact it will be hard to eat.
⭐ Finally, allow to cool for about before cutting.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card toward the bottom of this article for ingredient measurements and detailed cooking instructions.
Preparation
Can you make rice crispy squares ahead of time?
Yes, the treats can be made 1 – 3 days ahead of time and still taste fresh and delicious.
Can you add extra marshmallows to a rice krispy treats recipe?
Absolutely, you can add up to an extra half a bag of mini marshmallows to this recipe if you like them extra ooey gooey!
What else can you add to rice krispies treats?
Some of our favorite stir-ins are mini chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, crushed oreos, and sprinkles!
Why are my rice krispies treats hard?
There’s a couple of likely culprits for hard rice krispies treats!
Too much cooking
If you cook the butter and marshmallow together too long it will make the sugars harder. You’ll want to cook them only until they’ve just melted and combined.
Pressed into the pan too hard
When you press the warm mixture into your pan, do so gently and just enough for them to take shape. If you condense them too much they will be hard and difficult to eat.
Leftovers and storage
How long do they last?
These will keep up to 5 days when stored at room temperature in an air tight container.
Can you freeze rice crispy bars?
We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
Tips, tricks, and frequently asked questions
✅ Make them extra ooey gooey by adding even more marshmallows.
✅ Don’t overcook the marshmallow and butter or you’ll end up with hard treats.
✅ Press them into the pan gently, just enough to shape so they’re light and airy still when you eat them.
✅ Mix in your favorite candies and crushed cookies!
What to eat with homemade rice crispy treats (serving suggestions)
This retro recipe is best when served after a nostalgic meal like ham salad on white bread with creamed peas on the side.
Other awesome no bake recipes
More yummy recipes with cereal
- Scotcheroos recipe
- Raisin bran cookies
- Rice krispies coal treats
- Fruity Pebbles Doughnuts Recipe
- Strawberry shortcake rice krispies treats
- See all our recipes made with cereal!
Tools we love
- Ceramic bakeware set – This baking dish set is gorgeous and has all the size casserole dishes you’ll ever need!
- Large spatula – No one wants a small portion!
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How to Make Rice Krispie Treats
Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 bag mini marshmallows (10 ounces) up to half a bag more can be used if you like them extra marshmallowy
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
Instructions
- In a large pot or skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
- Add the marshmallows and continue to heat, stirring until they have just melted and combined. Stir in the vanilla.
- Remove from heat and stir in the cereal until it has been evenly coated.
- Gently spread the cereal mixture into a lightly greased or lined 9x13 inch casserole dish. Press gently to even the mixture out, if the mixture is too compact it will be hard to eat.
- Allow to cool for about 1 hour before cutting.
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We probably make these at least once a month!! We love rice krispies!! They are so soft & gooey!
So easy to make and such a delicious recipe for everyone!
You can’t beat a soft and slightly warm rice crispy treat!