If you love rice krispy treats, or love sea salt, sweets, butter or a combination of all of the above…these Salted Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats are going to wow your tastebuds!
| Salted Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats |
Recipe Type: dessert
Author:
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Serves: 16
Um, the best thing to happen to krispy treats, well, ever.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (1/4 pound or 1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for the pan
- 1 10-ounce bag marshmallows
- Heaping 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal (about half a 12-ounce box)- or 5 cups for chewier krispy treats
Instructions
- ounces (1/4 pound or 1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for the pan
- -ounce bag marshmallows
- Heaping 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- cups Rice Krispies cereal (about half a 12-ounce box)
- Butter (or coat with non-stick spray) an 8-inch square cake pan with 2-inch sides.
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium-low heat. I
- t will melt, then foam, then turn clear golden and finally start to turn brown and smell nutty.
- Stir frequently, scraping up any bits from the bottom as you do.
- Don’t take your eyes off the pot as while you may be impatient for it to start browning, the period between the time the butter begins to take on color and the point where it burns is often less than a minute.
- As soon as the butter takes on a nutty color, turn the heat off and stir in the marshmallows.
- The residual heat from the melted butter should be enough to melt them, but if it is not, turn it back on low until the marshmallows are smooth.
- Remove the pot from the stove and stir in the salt and cereal together.
- Quickly spread into prepared pan.
- Use piece of waxed or parchment paper to press it firmly into the edges and corners (or spatula)
Notes
I use an 8×8 pan, line with foil and spray with non stick spray. Also, I use only 5 cups of rice krispies, they come out chewier. Delicious!!!!
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Michelle Hayden says
Wow…that sounds so so good! Adding sea salt to sweet recipes really enhances the flavors. Thanks for the recipe!