You guys.
Just. No. I can not even.
I mean, rice krispies treats. They’re so 1977, amirite? And yet, here I am in the midst of a ridiculous rice krispies treat obsession. I can’t stop. I don’t want to stop. I just want to put all of this browned butter goodness in my face as fast as is humanly possible!
Seriously. A straight up krispies treat is fine. I mean, I would never turn one down, it’s just that they have never been my first choice.
Now? I went and topped my rice krispies treats with a browned butter glaze that seeps into the cracks and crusts over into this perfectly amazing topping that melts into sweetness the minute it hits your tongue.
My family can not get enough of these. I’ve literally made four batches in one week. Two batches went to work with the husband, a half batch went to my parents, and the remaining one and half batches went straight in the rice krispies treat shaped hole in my face.
I hope you’ll give these a shot.
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Browned Butter Krispies Treats
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups butter, divided 1 1/2 sticks
- 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
- 10 ounce bag marshmallows
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large stock pot, melt 1/4 cup of the butter over medium. Whisk constantly until the butter turns a golden brown. Immediately add the marshmallows to the pan and continue stirring until the marshmallows have melted. Remove from the heat and pour in the cereal. Stir to coat.
- Line a 9x13 pan with parchment or wax paper and press the cereal into the pan. Use another sheet of parchment or wax paper to press the treats into place in the pan.
- In a small sauce pan, melt the remaining 1/2 cup of butter over medium heat. Whisk constantly until the butter turns a golden brown. Remove from the heat and stir in the powdered sugar until smooth.
- Pour the hot glaze over the krispies treats and smooth it over the top. Let sit until hardened, about 1 hour.
- Cut into small squares and serve.
Brittany Benners says
The first time I made the glaze it came out thick, and then the more I stirred it, the butter and sugar started to seperate. It was the weirdest thing. But I finally figured it out, I did it in a much smaller pan and whisked it really quickly and it came out perfectly. Just thought I would add this comment for anyone else struggling with the glaze! These look amazing and I can’t wait to try them once they cool!
Mike says
Made the frosting. but I must have kept on stove too long. Was dark brown, poured it on scotcheroos and the frosting kind of stiffened up and didnt really spread as I had hoped
Karly says
Oh no, I’ve never had that problem with it stiffening up. It shouldn’t get too dark brown or your butter is burnt, but not sure why that would make it stiffen up.
Jenn J says
You are a genius. Just made these for Friendsgiving and added a little vanilla and cinnamon into the marshmallow mixture and they are AMAZING. 🙂
Karly says
Glad to hear you enjoyed these! 🙂