Caramelized Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Updated February 2, 2017
Craig Lee for The New York Times
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
8 ounces butter, salted or unsalted, preferably cultured, plus extra for pan
2 10 ½-ounce bag marshmallows (see note)
1 12-ounce box Rice Krispies cereal
Nutritional analysis per serving
19 grams carbs; 12 milligrams cholesterol; 120 calories; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 5 grams fat; 57 milligrams sodium; 1 gram protein; 9 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Line rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper or wax paper, or butter it well.
- Step 2
In a large pot, melt butter over medium-low heat. It will melt, then foam, then turn clear golden and finally start to turn brown and smell nutty. Watch closely and stir often.
- Step 3
When butter is evenly browned, stir in marshmallows. (If using unsalted butter, stir in ⅛ teaspoon salt.) Melt and cook, stirring often, until mixture turns pale brown, then stir constantly until lightly browned but not dark, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Step 4
Turn off heat, add cereal, and mix well, preferably with a silicone spoon or a spatula. Scrape into prepared pan and press down lightly. If necessary, butter hands to press mixture flat. Let cool, and cut into squares or bars.
Most marshmallows contain gelatin. For a vegetarian version of these treats, be sure to use vegan/vegetarian marshmallows available at most health food stores.
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at the risk of giving away a Crowd pleasing concoction,
i roast the rice under a broiler till just browned, constantly turning.
i also add brown sugar to the butter while it's browning...
and I add vanilla and almond extract to that mixture as well.
frozen crushed heath bars added at the last minute of stirring in the
marshmallows takes this over the top.
finally, take these puppies camping and roast them over the campfire.
I make these with two bags of marshmallow and all the butter, same amount of cereal. People faint.
Just made these, substituting an 8 oz bag of Ruffles potato chips for the Rice Krispies. Used unsalted butter and omitted the salt. Plan to dip a side in ganache. Hey, nobody said these were supposed to be health food, right?
In the haze of frantic recipe research, I saw a couple comments say "use only half the cereal or else it becomes hard and not-gooey and horrible!". So I used just 10.5oz rice krispies (gluten free version) but kept all the other ingredient amounts the same. I also bashed up a good few handfuls of plain ruffled chips and added that to the mix bc chips always help. I had my doubts. It looked like baby vomit. I added some sprinkles to try pretty them up. But my colleagues ate them UP. Recommend!
These are incredible. I use one stick of salted and one stick unsalted butter, then I sprinkle the bars with moldon sea salt after turning into the sheet pan. I also stir in a dash of vanilla extract just before stirring in the cereal. I sprinkle the bars with rainbow nonpariels after pressing bars into the pan.
The only rice krispie treat recipe you will ever need. I added vanilla bean paste and a bit more diamond crystal kosher salt to taste. Amazing. I also made a half batch because I'm a single woman and I can't physically eat that many.