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Kicked Up Rice Krispy Treats

Whether you're entertaining or relaxing, this recipe hits the spot.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 24 Squares
Calories: 130 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 (10-ounce) 1 (10-ounce) bag marshmallows
  • ½ ½ cup white chocolate chips
  • ½ ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
  • 1 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries
  • ½ ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips melted

Instructions

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  1. Prepare pan by lining an 11X7-inch baking dish with foil, allowing excess foil to hang over pan edges. If you want the treats thinner, use a 9X13 – for thicker treats still use an 8X8-inch pan. I found the 11X7 pan size to be perfect – not too thick and not too thin. Grease the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Melt butter in a large pot over low heat. Add marshmallows, white chocolate chips, and salt and cook, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth, about 8 minutes. Stir in vanilla.
  3. Off heat, stir in rice krispies and cherries or cranberries until incorporated. Scrape mixture into prepared pan and press into bottom and corners with a greased spatula (I just used my fingers since the marshmallows weren’t overly hot at this point). Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
  4. Melt semisweet chocolate chips in the microwave on low at 30 second intervals until smooth. Pour melted chocolate into a ziploc baggie, pressing chocolate into one corner of the bag. Using scissors, clip a tiny piece off the corner and drizzle chocolate over cooled treats. Allow chocolate to cool, about 45 minutes. Using foil overhang, lift treats from pan. Cut into squares. Serve.

Notes

  • Double Chocolate Caramel Turtle Treats: prepare crispy chocolate cherry treats, substituting 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips for white chocolate chips. Omit the cherries or cranberries and stir in 15 soft caramel candies, quartered, and 1 cup chopped toasted pecans with the rice krispies.
  • Fluffer-Nutter Treats: prepare crispy chocolate cherry treats, substituting 1/2 cup peanut butter chips for white chocolate chips, 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts for dried cherries or cranberries, and 1/2 cup peanut butter chips for semisweet chocolate chips.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Square Calories 130kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 105mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 14g (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24Squares

Amount Per Serving

Calories 130

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Square
Calories 130kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 105mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 14g 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.