Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Elevate your rice krispie game with these Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats! Brown Butter and a little sea salt turn these into literally the best rice krispie treats ever. Caramel-y, sweet, nutty with the perfect lil touch of salt. SO good!
Rice Krispie treats are a beloved classic. And for good reason–that gooey, crispy, and marshmallowy goodness is hard to resist. But if you want to make rice krispie treats even better, you need to make them with brown butter. Brown butter adds deeply satisfying nuttiness and sea salt perfectly balances out all the sweetness. These are a classier version of the original and I’m all about it. Let’s make them!
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Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients:
- Rice Krispies cereal
- Salted butter
- 1 bag mini marshmallows (10 oz)
- Vanilla extract
- A pinch of sea salt, plus more for topping
How to make brown butter rice krispie treats
- Start by making the brown butter: melt the butter over medium heat in a large stock pot. Keep a close eye on it, stirring frequently. The butter will go through various stages, starting with melting, then foaming, and finally, it will turn golden brown with a nutty fragrance. This process takes about 5-7 minutes. Remove it from the heat as soon as you see little brown flecks in the bottom of the pan.
2. Once the butter is browned, remove it from heat and stir in the pinch of salt and vanilla. Then add the marshmallows. Stir for 1 minute, then place it back on the burner you used, but keep it off. It should melt as you stir without turning the heat back on, but you can turn it back on low if it needs some encouragement.
3. Once the marshmallows are fully melted, remove the pot from the heat and stir in the rice krispie cereal.
4. Once fully combined, add the mixture to a greased, 9 X 13 inch baking dish. Press the mixture into the pan with buttered hands so it doesn’t stick to your fingers. Use the bottom of a measuring cup to make a super even top.
Allow the treats to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes before cutting and serving!
Sprinkle with sea salt before serving!
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Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats
The most delicious rice krispie treats because they are made with brown butter and topped with flaky sea salt. The brown butter is a simple yet impactful change to a classic rice krispie that will blow your mind.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 12 treats 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 6 cups krispie rice cereal
- 1/2 cup salted butter (one stick)
- 1 10 oz bag mini marshmallows
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- sea salt
Instructions
- Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with butter and set aside.
- Add the butter to a large stock pot over medium heat. Stir frequently and watch as the butter starts to foam. Shortly after you will start to see little brown flecks in the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat once you see those flecks.
- Add vanilla, pinch of sea salt and the marshmallows. Place the pot back on the burner you used (heat still off) and stir until marshmallows are melted. If they don’t seem to be melting fully you can turn the heat back on low until they do. Just make sure to stir constantly.
- Once marshmallows are melted, remove the pot from the heat and add the cereal. Stir until fully combined.
- Scrape the mixture in the greased baking dish and press the mixture down firmly with greased fingers. Using the bottom of a measuring cup to press down is helpful to achieve an even, flat top.
- Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with more sea salt once set.
