Brown Rice Crispy Bar

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LOVED this recipe! My husband is allergic to nuts (but not peanuts, so I substituted the almonds with crushed peanuts. For the dried fruit part, I used golden raisins and dried blueberries. I didn't have flaxseed oil, so I used canola. Delicious! Toasting the cereal in the oven was a must, though, so these are a little more work than regular rice crispy treats. Well worth the extra effort, though.

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Instead of puffed brown rice, my grocer advised brown crispy rice cereal so no need to toast and I melted the marshmellows in the nuke like "traditional" Rice Crispy Bars. Yum! Very oooey, gooey. The bars were extremely sweet for me(the only dried fruit I coud find had sugar added and aromatic so I just cut them into smaller squares which also blissfully makes more bars to enjoy. The almonds are such a magical addition. Toasted those in the nuke, too. No need to heat up the oven in this midwestern heat spell.

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These came out great. Sometimes at our high altitude, recipes just don't come out the same way that they appear on the show. This one did. The only part that was different, was that it took the mini-marshmallows much longer to melt. The mixing was hard and I couldn't get it all combined. That wasn't a problem because the parts that didn't stick together, tasted great also. Thanks, Alton!
Jan from Sparks, Nevada

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I eat the puffed brown rice cereal all the time and was excited to see it used in a recipe. I'm allergic to wheat and finding fun and tasty treats is a real challenge. Finally something that tastes great that everyone will want to enjoy with me!

The bars are easy to make and are ready to eat almost immediately. They aren't too sweet and aren't sticky, either.

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This recipie is absolutely delicious! My husband and I both prefer this version over the store-bought kind; the fact that is is healthier is a nice added bonus. Pre-toasting the cereal is a brilliant idea, as is adding dried fruit and almonds. YUM!

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I saw the show and like everyone else had to try this. I had not problem with my brown rice getting mushy, I toasted it in the oven a few minutes longer than suggested at a lower temp.

These taste great, are good for me and I am so glad to have an alternative to the regular rice krispie treat. I added different fruit also, dried apricot, papaya, and sour cherries these are great.

Being pregnant this is just the evening snack that I have been looking for. I get my treat and none of the guilt.

Thanks again Alton.

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this is the absolutely best tasting alternitive to the rice crispy treats you get from the store!

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I'm allergic to wheat so I jumped on this recipe. I totally loved it. We doubled it because I bought way too much puffed brown rice (86 cents a bag! and used dried apricots and dried cranberries because it is what we had but it was still great. The only problem with this recipe is trying not to eat half the pan before it cools. Thanks Alton!!!

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I saw AB?s show last night and decided to try this recipe right away. As I am pregnant and constantly looking for healthier snacks, ricekrispies treats are a craving and this looked like a great alternative. Well, didn?t work for me. Puffed brown rice tastes OK by itself, but mixed with the marshmallows, honey and oil became soggy and too chewy, and, in this case, chewy was not good. To me what makes RK treats great is precisely the crispness, but these are limp like they were made with old cereal. Adding fruit and nuts, though, is a nice twist and I will try it again but with the original recipe.

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I saw this recipe on AB's show last night and HAD to try it. I have lost over 25 lbs since January 1, and am always looking for healthy snack choices instead of the usual garbage that is out there.

I made this about an hour ago, and couldn't wait to try a piece. The dried fruit gives the treats a wonderful "bite" to them, which complements the melted marshmallow. The slivered almonds add a unique crunch, which almost "pops" in the mouth.

One thing that is lacking though, and perhaps this is a good thing, is the lack of sweetness as compared to the original rice crispy bars. I found the marshmallow to puffed rice ratio to be a little unbalanced. I would suggest changing the marshmallow portion by adding another half cup to the original amount. I found the portions to be a bit dry tasting for this very reason.

Otherwise, this is a wonderful recipe. I have really come to love AB's suggestions, and find them well worth the time and effort to make.

Thanks for thinking of us "health conscious" people, AB!!