Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats

These are the best chocolate covered Rice Krispie treats! This homemade dessert recipe is surprisingly easy to make and is huge hit with kids. This treat can easily be made gluten free, dairy free and vegan too.

Why you will love this recipe:

• The flavour! These chocolate Rice Krispie Treats are the best sweet treat.
• This no bake dessert is so easy to make and only requires a few minutes of hands on time.
• You only need five ingredients to make these Rice Krispie squares.
• You can easily make this dessert gluten free, dairy free or vegan.
• This is a kid friendly dessert that they can help make.
• You can use dark chocolate, milk chocolate or white chocolate to make this recipe, whatever you prefer!
• This dessert is so quick and easy to make that it can be served anytime but it's also great to serve for occasions like baby showers, halloween or Christmas.

Taste and texture:

This dessert is sweet and gooey, yet nice and crispy. The chocolate coating adds depth and flavour and even more sweetness.

Key ingredients and substitutions:

• Rice Krispies - you can use Kellogg's Rice Krispies or another brand of rice crisps cereal. If you are gluten free be sure to use gluten free Rice Krispies or anther brand of gluten free rice crispy cereal.
• Marshmallows - you want to use mini marshmallows to make this recipe. It's also best to use fresh marshmallows. If the marshmallows are stale they won't melt as well and so the squares will turn out harder, rather than soft and chewy.
• Chocolate - chocolate is what takes this dessert to the next level. I prefer to use dark chocolate but you can use any type of chocolate that you like including milk chocolate or white chocolate. You can use any type of chelate that will melt including chocolate bars, chocolate chips or baking chocolate.

How to make this recipe:

Step one:

First, line an 8" x 8" baking pan with parchment paper.

Step two:

Next, melt the butter over low heat in a large pot, stirring regularly to prevent the butter from burning.

Step three:

Once the butter has melted, add the marshmallows and vanilla extract to the pot. Stir the mixture until the marshmallows are completely melted, stirring frequently to prevent burning.

Step four:

Now remove the pot from the heat and fold in the cereal. Try to make sure that each piece of cereal is coated with the marshmallow mixture.

Step five:

Then transfer the cereal mixture to the prepared baking pan. Gently spread the mixture to fit the pan and press it down lightly so you have an even layer.

Step six:

Put the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or dish, and heat it on high for 30 second intervals until melted.

Step seven:

Pour the melted chocolate over the Rice Krispie treats and spread the chocolate evenly so you have a smooth layer. Then transfer the pan to the fridge for 20-30 minutes to let the chocolate harden, or let them set for 1 hour at room temperature instead. 

Step eight:

Now cut the treats into pieces and enjoy!

Tips:

• Heat the butter and marshmallows over low heat. If you try using high heat, the rice crispy treats will turn out hard, rather than soft and gooey.
• Be sure to stir the marshmallows regularly while they are melting so that they don't burn or stick to the bottom of the pan.
• I recommend using salted rather than unsalted butter for this recipe.
• Don’t press the rice krispies mixture into the pan too firmly. This will lead to rock-hard rice krispies treats. The key is to gently press the mixture into the pan, just until it’s even.
• Use a hot knife to make cutting these cereal bars even easier. I simply run my knife under hot water, dry if off and then use it to cut the squares.

Recipe variations:

• To make these Rice Krispie treats gluten free, use gluten free Rice Krispies or another gluten free rice crisps cereal.
• To make this recipe dairy free or vegan, use a vegan butter.
• You can use dark chocolate, white chocolate or milk chocolate to make these chocolate Rice Krispie squares.
• If you are making these for a baby shower feel free to use blue chocolate or pink chocolate.
• If you prefer to make chocolate drizzle Rice Krispie treats, simply drizzle the chocolate overtop rather than fully coating the bars.
• To add even more flavour and crunch, top the chocolate with ground almonds or other ground nuts.
• To give this dessert a different flavour use vanilla marshmallows.

To make these into chocolate dipped Rice Krispie treats on a stick:

If you would rather make these into rice crispy treats dipped in chocolate, once you spread the marshmallow-cereal mixture into the baking pan, place popsicle sticks or candy sticks into the mixture, so that you have 12-16 sticks in the pan spread out at even intervals.

Then let the dessert set for about an hour at room temperature to firm up. Then cut the treat into pieces, keeping the sticks at the centre of each piece.

Then melt the chocolate and dip each piece into the melted chocolate. Transfer the dipped treats onto a large plate or tray to allow the chocolate to harden. Then enjoy!

How to store:

Store these treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. To help keep them soft, place a sheet of wax paper in between each layer to prevent them from sticking together, then seal the top of the container.

Nutrition info:

One serving of these bars has approximately 200 calories, with 34 grams of total carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 33 grams of net carbs, 1 gram of protein and 8 grams of fat.

Frequently asked questions:

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