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.
Kristi says
Um, I think you took rice Krispy treats to a whole nother level.
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
I do not care of a dessert is 100 years old, if it got brown butter on it, I am going to love it!
Karly says
Same here!
Madison says
Oh my gosh–this is like rice krispie treats 5.0!!! i cannot wait to give these a try!
Tieghan says
That brown butter glaze does it for me! Oh my gosh, so awesome!
Kirsty Hutchison says
I WILL be trying these this weekend. May I make a suggestion to make them even more awesome?! Try melting a bag of butter toffees in with the marshmallows…let me know what you think!
Karly says
Definitely going to try that!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
I love rice krispies and the only thing that can make them better is BROWN BUTTERRRRRR!!!!
Karly says
Truth.
Jodi says
These look amazin! I love browned butter anything! I am so making these today! Thanks for all your amazing recipes.
Karly says
Me too!
And you are welcome. Thanks for reading! 🙂
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
They may be 1977 but I looooove love love RKTreats. They are my thing. I would post them every week if I could and probably not make many other things. Easy, nobake, sticky, gooey, sugary. Yes! I make some with browned butter in them too and it takes them to new levels. Love browned butter!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
I bought a bag of marshmallows to make krispie treats with but so far haven’t got much further than just opening the marshmallow bag and throwing them into my mouth. You gave me motivation!
Julie says
Oh Wow! These are wonderful!! Thanks for the idea :).
Mimi @ Culinary Couture says
Yummm I’ve seen brown butter in rice krispies but never on it! You’re a genius!
Allie | Baking A Moment says
Girl, we might be soul mates! I’m totally having a love affair with RKT’s right now! I’m totally drooling over your brown butter version 😉
Joanne says
You basically hit on one thing I can never resist in life. Brown butter. I’m such a sucker for it. Good move.
Leslie says
Definitely will make a batch of these and take to school. Teachers will have a fit over these.
Deborah says
yeah, put a pan of these in front of me and I’m pretty sure I’d devour the whole thing!
Dina says
they sound yummy!
Jessica says
THESE WERE SO GOOD!!! I am still trying to get my browsing butter technique down still,-my glaze was more of a frosting texture – but the hubby & I devoured them!!
Karly says
So glad you liked them!
Shannon says
Karly, I just made this recipe and I am going nuts waiting until they set up–the perfect treat! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Karly says
Hope you enjoyed them!
Jennifer says
Wow! These are off the charts delicious!! Thank you!
Susan says
Made these to help my coworkers ease into yet another Monday. Added a touch of cinnamon to the glaze for that “fall touch.” Love them!
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! 🙂
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.
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!