Brown Rice Crispy Treats

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: about 24 bars, depending on shapes
  • Total: 30 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Cook: 15 min
It's hard not to love cocoa-flavored crispy treats. If your kid is a lunchtime food trader, this'll be a high-stakes item.
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Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 (10-ounce) bag marshmallows

6 cups brown rice cereal, such as Koala Crisp

1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins, optional

2 tablespoons sesame or sunflower seeds, optional

Directions

  1. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Quickly stir in the marshmallows and cook until completely melted. Remove from heat.
  3. Stir in cereal, and dried fruit and seeds if using, until well coated and combined. Spray a rubber spatula or wooden spoon with nonstick cooking spray and press mixture evenly into pan. Cool and cut into 2 by 2-inch squares or use cookie cutters to cut into playful shapes. Pack in an airtight container.

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Leska M.

I searched for this recipe to find out the ratio of butter/marshmallow for this treat, but have become side-tracked. Several people are debating the nutritional advantages of these treats versus the regular Rice Crispy treats, either the homemade version or the processed, individually-packaged kind. They are treats, something to eat every once in a while. I am also amused by the comment about the Koala Crisp cereal which points to just how brainwashed we've become: just because it's organic, doesn't mean it's healthy or good for you (or your kids). Organic means foods are made in a way that limits or excludes the use of synthetic materials during production, nothing more. Koala Crisp, while organic, has 10 grams (~2.5 tsp.) of sugar per serving - yikes! That's dessert all on it's own. A better cereal alternative is to use the puffed/crisp brown rice that is sold in bags (Arrowhead Mills, Alfs): no sugar, no salt. And the plain brown rice works great for these treats ;D

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