Who knew Rice Krispie Treats Could be THIS GOURMET!? Steal my Tips & Tricks!

A gourmet twist on the classic, my rice krispie treats recipe uses extra marshmallows, premium butter, and a splash of vanilla extract. Less than 30 minutes to prepare!

Ingredients
6 Tablespoons (85 g) European salted butter*, cut into 6 pieces
15 oz (425 g) miniature marshmallows this is generally 1 ½ bags, 8 ½ cups
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 cups (175 g) Rice Krispies cereal
3 Tablespoons colored sprinkles optional

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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Lightly grease a 13×9 pan with butter or line with parchment paper and set aside.
02:02 Place butter in the bottom of a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally until butter is completely melted.
02:47 Add 10 oz (about 5½ heaping cups) of marshmallows and stir until just melted. Keep your heat below medium and stir frequently, this will take a bit of time for the marshmallows to melt but too-high heat can cause your rice krispie treats to come out too hard.
03:05 Stir in vanilla extract, and then add rice krispies cereal and remaining marshmallows (5oz/about 2 ½ heaping cup). Stir until ingredients are combined and additional marshmallows are just beginning to melt.
03:58 Scatter sprinkles over the mixture and briefly stir to combine. Immediately transfer mixture to prepared 13×9 pan and use a silicone spatula or your hands to gently pat rice krispie treats down evenly into pan (don’t over-handle them or this will also make them come out too hard).
04:58 Allow Rice Krispie Treats to cool completely at room temperature before cutting and serving — about 30-60 minutes.

Notes
Butter
You can substitute with regular salted butter, but I really like the flavor and quality of European.
Storing
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. I do not recommend refrigerating or freezing.

[eileenbrooks-laitinen]

My new favorite way is basically your recipe but with browned butter. Yum!

[laurasourdough]

You never cease to amaze me, Sam! Elevating a simple recipe like Rice Krispie treats—so cool. I haven’t made these for over a decade? I can’t even remember. Probably bc I did all the wrong things! Totally going to make them now. Thank you!

[poochiejack]

I love rice krispie treats and have been making them for years. But, I didn't know real gourmet ones, until I made your recipe for Easter. They are so awesome! You are my "go to" when I'm looking for better techniques on my old recipes. Going to try your carrot cake this weekend.

[DeboraGonzalez-hy]

I made these for St. Patrick’s Day. Using half of St. Patrick’s themed, lucky, charm, cereal, and rice crispy cereal.

[juliestock]

I make these all the time with my granddaughter, we'll try your method next time! Thank you!!

[Maz-cvym]

You are spot on! I've seen people just push down as hard as they can. Then they go to cut them & they're hard as a brick! Thank You for sharing the correct way.

[ciegosordomudo]

The marshmallow tip seems so obvious as you explain it, but I admit I wouldn’t have thought of that myself 🤣 I think simple recipes like this always prove the importance of patience and technique to kick up your goodies another notch.

[laurasourdough]

I made these Rice Krispie treats this weekend. Omg. I’ve never had a good Rice Krispie treat before now. Who knew? These were freaking gourmet, and it’s such simple ingredients (I used my regular salted butter, didn’t have Kerry Gold on hand). All about technique, which Sam has down! We ate them in 24 hours lol.

[mariacasella]

My childhood treat -I now make these and use different holiday cookie cutters designs, fun for the kids to decorate with holiday sprinkles-I do the same with brownies too

[Spitpoole]

I make adult Rice Krispie treats…Bailey’s, Rum….delicious! And, I use mini marshmallows and Fluff. So good!

[glendaharding]

Thanks for the great tips on such a classic treat!!

[thegoldilockskitchen]

Thanks for the tips, now I'll have to make these using your tips!

[anneh]

Girl you popped off with this recipe! Thank you for all the tips and tricks 🙌🏻🤤

[cindypieterick]

I made them yesterday. They are delicious! What a difference from the standard recipe. Thank you🤩

[christinebrown]

Thanks Sam those look great now I know what I've been doing wrong, like always you make all of your delicious recipes easy and good

[PIC-RyanMatthew]

One of my favorites growing up!! Great tips!!! Thank you!

[jenniferwong]

Just tried your recipe - super easy to make and extremely delish! Thanks for sharing!

[thuggy]

My grocery bill can't handle you 😂 Now I have to go back to store because I need these!!!!

[Detectagency]

Marshmallow cream works great and delish!😉

[kellyr]

Thanks Sam! My neighbor loves krispies treats & I've been meaning to make them for awhile now so this video is perfect for me to get moving on making them for him! 🤗