this week I’m sharing my recipe for extra chewy rice crispy treats you’ll love – and the rest of the family will too!
In my house these don’t last long ! These easy chewy rice crispy treats are a classic, no bake treat that everyone loves to eat.
I’ve tried a bunch of recipes and I combined a few to come up with this one for easy chewy rice crispy treats and it won’t disappoint. The trick is lots of marshmallows, a little extra vanilla, a dash of salt and a few careful steps. These rice crispy treats are buttery, chewy and delicious ! Read my tips and tricks below for best results and my blog post on how to get the best results when baking here.
I love these no bake treats and better yet, they are something I can eat gluten free ! Last year I cut gluten out of my diet (mostly) and I was trying to find things that I could make quickly that everyone in the house would eat. It was easy to swap out for gluten free Rice Krispy cereal and marshmallows and we are good to go!
TIP: Add some food colouring to the melted marshmallow mixture before adding the cereal to change the colour of the squares
A few things about this recipe:
- If you use melted chocolate or candy melts you can make these into festive treats for any holiday
- Add some food colouring to the melted marshmallow mixture before adding the cereal to change the colour of the squares
- Use a cookie cutter to make these into fun shapes! If you do this you will want to make them thinner so you will need to use a 9×13 inch pan or two 8×8 pans to make them thin enough.
Ally’s tips:
- Work quick ! You don’t have a lot of time with these to make sure you have everything measured first.
- I suggest doubling the recipe and using a 9×13 pan to make them extra thick !
- Line the pan with parchment paper and then spray with cooking spray to make it easy to to get the rice crispy treats out of the pan. See the trick about using bulldog clips in my recipe for easy banana bread.
- Make sure to leave them for an hour to cool completely before cutting but don’t put them in the fridge or they will be hard as rocks.
- When putting them in the pan, don’t press down too hard or they will be hard once cooled. It’s also easy to smooth out the top if you spray the spatula with cooking spray so it won’t stick to the squares.
Storage:
Store in an air right container for 3-4 days. Don’t store in the fridge or it will make it hard and brittle.
follow along below while making these thick rice crispy treats in case you get stuck !
Easy Rice Crispy Treats – Thick and Chewy
Equipment
- Large sauce pan
- Spatula
- 8×8"cake pan
- Measuring cup
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
- 5 cups Rice Krispy Cereal
- 1/4 cup butter salted
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 bag Marshmallows
- 1 dash salt
Instructions
- Measure out all of your ingredients before you start. You don't have a lot of time before things can burn so it's better to be ready!
- Line your 8×8" cake pan with parchment paper. Optional: use bulldog clips to hold paper in place (see tips in recipe)
- In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Once melted, add 2/3 of the marshmallows and still frequently until melted to avoid mixture burning. Note: if you don't want any marshmallow chunks in your squares you can add the whole bag here.
- Once melted add vanilla, salt and remaining marshmallows and stir a few times. Then add Rice Krispy cereal to mixture and stir.
- Quickly transfer to parchment lined cake pan and smooth out using spatula.
- Let cool completely before cutting. Approx. 1 hour.
Notes
- Work quick ! You don’t have a lot of time with these to make sure you have everything measured first.
- I suggest doubling the recipe and using a 9×13 pan to make them extra thick !
- Line the pan with parchment paper and then spray with cooking spray to make it easy to to get the rice crispy treats out of the pan. See the trick about using bulldog clips in my recipe for easy banana bread.
- Make sure to leave them for an hour to cool completely before cutting but don’t put them in the fridge or they will be hard as rocks.
- When putting them in the pan, don’t press down too hard or they will be hard once cooled. It’s also easy to smooth out the top if you spray the spatula with cooking spray so it won’t stick to the squares.