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Fluffy rice cereal treats with marshmallows on marble surface.

Rice Krispies Treats With Vanilla Brown Butter

Bree Hester
4.54 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 18 servings
Calories 144 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 9 cups Rice Krispies cereal
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 vanilla bean
  • 2 bags marshmallows 10 ounces each
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with a coating of butter or nonstick cooking spray.
  • Place the cereal in a very large mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Melt the butter in a large, light-colored saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally.
  • Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with the back of a knife. Add the seeds (and pod, if you like) to the melted butter and continue cooking over low to medium-low heat.
    A vanilla bean pod and knife on a white cutting board, highlighting baking ingredients for homemade desserts.
  • The butter will foam, bubble, and crackle as the water cooks off. Keep stirring and watch the color at the bottom of the pan.
    Buttered melted butter melting in a saucepan for baking or cooking.
  • After about 5-7 minutes, the bubbling will quiet down, brown specks will form on the bottom, and the butter will turn a deep golden brown and smell nutty. As soon as it reaches this stage, take the pan off the heat to prevent burning.
    Golden melted butter bubbling in a saucepan, ready for baking or cooking.
  • Remove the vanilla pod and immediately add the marshmallows and salt to the hot browned butter.
    Melting marshmallows in a pot for Rice Krispies Treats With Vanilla Brown Butter.
  • Stir over low heat until the marshmallows are completely melted and the mixture is smooth, about 3-5 minutes.
    Stirring marshmallows and brown butter in a saucepan for Rice Krispies Treats.
  • Pour the melted marshmallow mixture over the cereal. Fold gently with a spatula to coat evenly.
    Folding the melted marshmallow mixture into Rice Krispies cereal with a spatula.
  • Using a buttered spatula or lightly greased hands, gently press the mixture into an even layer. Don’t pack it down too hard or the treats will be too dense.
    Rice Krispies Treats with vanilla brown butter pressed into a white baking dish.
  • Let the bars cool at room temperature until set, 30-60 minutes, before cutting into squares and serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 144kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 220mgFiber: 0.1g
Keyword comfort food, Easy dessert Recipe, Rice Krispie Treats, Vanilla Brown Butter
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