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Use this recipe to make Soft & Gooey Rice Cereal Treats. This is a quick and easy dessert and you can even let the kids help. They can also be customized for holidays as gifts. 

Soft & Gooey Rice Cereal Treats are one of my favorite snacks because they’re easy to make and they stay fresh for up to a week. They are so versatile because they can be customized for holidays and given as gifts or just put in a lunch box for an easy snack. There are probably more than a million different versions for this type of snack but one thing I’ve never seen that I love to do is brown the butter. Most recipes call for the butter to be melted but not browned. It adds an extra buttery richness to the treats that make them even better! 

Soft & Gooey Rice Cereal Treats

Yield: 1 9×13 Pan

Ingredients:

• 1 stick Butter
• 7 cups Rice Cereal
• 5 cups Mini Marshmallows

Instructions:

1. Melt the butter over medium heat. Once the butter is melted the browning will happen quickly. The top will be covered in white foam, that typically means it has browned. Use a wooden spoon to move the foam aside and check the color. It goes from brown to burnt quickly so don’t walk away and be ready with the marshmallows.

2. As soon as the butter brows it’s time to immediately add the marshmallows. Reduce the heat by half. Stir until completely melted. 

3. Remove from the heat and add the rice cereal. Stir until completely combined. 

4. Pour the rice cereal mixture into a prepared 9×13 baking pan. Smooth top with rubber spatula. 

Soft & Gooey Rice Cereal Treats

Jennifer

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 15 Squares

Ingredients

  

Ingredients:

• 1 stick Butter
• 7 cups Rice Cereal
• 5 cups Mini Marshmallows

Instructions

 

Instructions:

• Melt the butter over medium heat. Once the butter is melted the browning will happen quickly. The top will be covered in white foam, that typically means it has browned. Use a wooden spoon to move the foam aside and check the color. It goes from brown to burnt quickly so don’t walk away and be ready with the marshmallows.
• Once the butter is browned immediately add the marshmallows. Reduce the heat by half. Stir until completely melted.
• Remove from the heat and add the rice cereal. Stir until completely combined.
• Pour the rice cereal mixture into a prepared 9x13 baking pan. Smooth top with rubber spatula.

Keyword Soft & Gooey Rice Cereal Treats

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