Homestyle Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats
Have you ever craved a sweet, gooey, and crispy dessert and decided to try it at home? If yes, then what about single-serve dessert “Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats” for a richer and delightful flavor experience? The Chocolate Rice Krispie delights are created with melted chocolate and the traditional gooey and creamy texture of white marshmallows.
No doubt, this is a tremendous recipe for amusing get-togethers or just snacking on with your evening coffee. My younger siblings enjoyed the rice krispie treats with a mug of hot milk.
This is the most favored classic rice krispie squares or no-bake dessert to eat. My siblings tried this dessert at their friends’ birthday party, and believe me, they loved it so much.
The next day they insisted I try it at home. So, I tried it, and fortunately, they liked it just as much. The best part about this dessert is that it’s ready in just a few minutes, and no one can say no to it.
The crispiness of rice grain, gooey and creamy marshmallows, chocolates, and walnuts on top create mouth-watering treats for sweet tooths.
Stick with me to get the detailed recipe of chocolate covered rice krispie treats along with its ingredients, storage tips, variations, and some expert tips.
What Is Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats?
What is your favorite instant dessert? Have you ever eaten chocolate covered Rice Krispie treats? Rice Krispie treats are a delectable dessert assembled by mixing crispy rice grain with melted marshmallows to assemble a gooey and crispy base.
After refrigerating, rice krispie squares are then coated in melted cooking chocolate, which adds a rich and toothsome flavor to the classic rice krispies.
After coating the chocolate layer, garnish with walnuts or colorful sprinkles. It is a popular sweet treat enjoyed by kids and elders a lot because of its variety of textures and tastes.
Why Do We Love Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats?
Why are chocolate covered rice krispie treats considered a versatile dessert choice? There are many justifications why you will fall deeply in love with these delights. Let’s uncover them together:
- These rice krispie delights keep a coating of chocolate on them, and you can also garnish them with your favorite sprinkles or nuts to make them more presentable and delicious.
- For making this instant no-bake dessert you need only six ingredients that you must have already in your kitchen pantry.
- It requires a few minutes to make this delicious dessert. There is no need to preheat the oven for hours, it is an excellent choice when you do not have enough time to prepare dessert for your guests. This is the best instant dessert for busybodies.
- This is a perfect recipe for people who have food allergies as you can simply make them gluten-free.
Noted Ingredients For Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats
What are the main ingredients needed to make delicious chocolate covered rice krispie treats? The ingredients needed for this delicious treat resonate deeply so you must use top-quality ingredients for better taste. Here is the list of ingredients:
Butter
You can use whatever you have in your kitchen fridge salted butter or unsalted butter. I used unsalted butter because salt is already mentioned in the ingredients list of Rice Krispie grains.
Marshmallows
I used the pack of white mini marshmallows. Fresh marshmallows provide more rich and mouth-watering taste, but good quality ready-made marshmallows are also tasty.
Vanilla Extract
A small shot of vanilla extract is ever-promising with a marshmallow mixture. It enhances the flavor of the creamy marshmallow mixture.
Rice Krispie Grain
I used Kellogg’s Rice Krispies brand, but you can use your favorite brand that is easily available at your nearby supermarket.
Cooking Chocolate
Cooking chocolate is best for coating the rice krispie squares because it is less sweet and has a rich strong chocolate flavor that goes well with sweet marshmallows. You can also use the bars of your favorite chocolate like Galaxy, Dairy Milk, and Hershey’s.
Salt & Butter
Mix the butter in melted chocolate to provide a smooth and silky touch to the chocolate. Salt helps to balance the sweetness of chocolate.
Sprinkles & Cute Little Ribbon Bows
Colorful sprinkles, buntees, and chopped walnuts are the best options to garnish the chocolate-covered rice krispie squares. Knot the ribbon bows on lollipop sticks also glamorize your instant party dessert.
Please share the pictures of how you beautify your rice krispie square!
Variations In Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats
What innovative variations can be added to rice krispie treats to make them more delicious? You can enrich the taste by swapping coating or sprinkling ideas. You should customize the recipe as per your choices, there is no fixed rule to follow the exact recipe. Here are some most liked variations that everyone loved:
Candy Melts
Try distinct colors of confection melts rather than chocolate for coating. Any color of candy coating can be used such as red for Valentine’s Day, orange or brown for Halloween parties, and rainbow light colors for the Easter festival.
Except Marshmallows
Except for marshmallows, you can mix your favorite ingredients to make Rice Krispies squares. For instance, add butterscotch toffee, graham crackers with chocolate syrup, and roasted nuts with peanut butter.
White Chocolate
You can cover the rice krispie squares with the white melted chocolate and garnish with colorful sprinkles. It looks more appealing, and kids love the taste of sweet white chocolate.
Nutella
You can also coat the rice krispie squares in a room temperature Nutella for a chocolate-hazelnut twist. This is the best treat for Nutella lovers.
Fill Up With Fruits
Mix in the dried fruits in a marshmallow mixture such as cranberries or cherries or use fruit-flavored extracts for extra flavor or texture.
Storage Tips For Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats
How should rice krispie treats be stored to improve their freshness and texture? To keep the rice krispie squares fresh you must follow the storage guidelines that are written below:
- Before keeping, make sure the dessert has cooled down entirely to stave off steam during making.
- Separate each layer with butter paper to stop sticking. Store the rice krispie treats at a cool temperature for up to 3 days.
- Freeze the rice krispie treats for up to 2 months. Thaw the rice krispie square in the room before eating.
- In the fridge, you can store the delights for up to 5 days. Must thaw rice krispie to room temperature before serving.
FAQs On Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats
Yes, most marshmallows are not halal or legal because they don’t fulfill the dietary regulations of these beliefs. The straightforward justification is that most marshmallows fabricated in the United States or abroad are manufactured with gelatin obtained from pork. Marshmallows are a sweet candy.
Simply utilize gluten-free or dairy-free marshmallows and rice krispie cereal.
How To Make Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats?
Homestyle Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats
Course: Dessert, SnacksCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy25
servings20
minutes280
kcal30
minutesRice Krispie delights are prepared with Rice Krispies cereal, marshmallows, and butter. Krispie rice is covered with a creamy layer of marshmallows then coated in melted chocolate. This is a delicious no-bake dessert recipe for kids.
Ingredients
1 kg Marshmallows
7 tablespoons Butter
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
5 cups Rice Krispie Grains
- For Coating
2 cups Cooking Chocolate
2-3 tablespoons butter
2-3 pinches salt
Sprinkles of your choice
Directions
- Take a square baking pan, grease it with butter, and line it with butter paper.
- Take a pan, add butter into it, switch on the flame, and melt the butter on low heat.
- Add the marshmallows to melted butter and mix it continuously until completely melts.
- Switch off the flame and add vanilla extract, mix it well. Vanilla extract enhances the taste of melted marshmallows.
- Add the Rice Krispie grains to the melted marshmallows, mix well and then pour the paste into the baking dish.
- Smooth the mixture in a baking dish with the help of a rubber spatula. Refrigerate the mixture for about 25 minutes.
- For coating, add the cooking chocolate into a double boiler, and add the butter or salt into it for elegant smoothness.
- After refrigerating the Rice Krispie grain mixture, cut into squares.
- Coat the Rice Krispie bars with melted chocolate and garnish it with your favorite sprinkles or nuts.
- You can also roll the lollipop sticks into rice bars and knot the bow to make it more presentable and attractive for parties.
Notes
- Grease the pan to retain the butter paper in position and oil the spatula to stave off the delight from clinging to the spatula when you are mashing the mixture equally into the pan.
- Use a new pack of marshmallows because they melt smoothly and are delicate and gooey, which is perfect for Rice Krispies squares.
- Avoid old marshmallows as they get dehydrated and soften into a sizable chunk which also makes them tough to swirl into the rice grain.
- Melt the butter and marshmallows over low heat of the stove to prevent searing the mixture. It will take a few more minutes, but it will also stave off the Rice Krispies bars from getting stiff and you will get soft and gooey treats.
- Utilise a big sharp kitchen cutter for excellent neat squares.
Nutrition Facts
25 servings per container
Serving Size25g
- Amount Per ServingCalories280
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
9.1g
14%
- Cholesterol 3mg 1%
- Sodium 97mg 5%
- Potassium 163mg 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
47g
16%
- Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
- Sugars 28g
- Protein 4g 8%
- Vitamin C 8%
- Calcium 28%
- Iron 6%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.