My vegan Mint Chocolate Rice Crispy Squares give the classic 'cereal box' recipe for Rice Crispy Treats, a mint-chocolaty-spin.
I hesitated to post this recipe because I figured "oh, it's just another rice crispy treat. Bor-ing." Been there. Done that.
I ran it by my husband and he assured me, "Yes! You have to post that one!" I giggled and remembered that when he first taste-tested these bars he dramatically raved, "This is your best dessert ever!"
Huh? These four ingredient bars were my best ever? Clearly he had let the cool mint cocoa aroma get the better of him as he drifted off to a mint chocolate cluster of marshmallow clouds. ...Or wait a minute, maybe, just maybe, this is my best dessert recipeever!!...
..Nah!
But they are tasty little squares. If you'd like to try my "best dessert ever" 😉 ..here you go!
Mint UFO's. One of my favorite desserts is my Great Aunt Bee's Mint-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. I loved them when I was a kid, so last year I veganized the recipe using Trader Joe's cool, creamy Mint Dark Chocolate Disks. Or, UFO's is what Trader Joe's calls them.
Those same UFO disks were perfect for this recipe! They melted like a dream and gave an intense crisp mint flavor to the bars. If you don't have Trader Joe's nearby, you can try to find vegan mint chocolate chips (I still haven't though!) or buy a vegan dark mint chocolate bar and break it up into pieces. One bar should be perfect for one batch of these treats.
Dandies!I love Dandies. Yes, they are expensive, but as a treat I love them in my soy cocoa, smushed and melted into smores or for classic (vegan) rice crispy treats. Dandies prove that you don't need gelatin to make a perfect marshmallow. Alternative Use! Wow, I liked these treats as bars, but I loved them as cocoa crispies cereal! A few days after I made them, they dried out a bit. So, I crumbled a bar into a bowl and added soymilk. Perfect vegan cocoa crispies dessert cereal. If you want to skip the bars and go straight for the crispies, simply add less marshmallows (maybe only half the bag) to get a crispier cereal texture.
Now onto my recipe!..
Mint Chocolate Rice Crispy Squares vegan, makes about 12 bars
1 bag of Vegan Marshmallows *I used Dandies brand, 10 oz. bag 4-5 cups brown rice crispies (or white rice crispies) 3-4 tablespoon vegan buttery spread (I used Earth Balance) ½ - ¾ cup of mint-chocolate disks or chips (measure before melting) pinch of salt topping: reserve disks/chips for topping bars
modifications: *use less marshmallows for crispier, crumblier bars *use more buttery spread for silkier, shinier bars *use more chocolate disks for richer bars
1. Place large pot on stove, turn heat to med-high.
2. Add the vegan buttery spread and chocolate disks. Stir gently until most of the disks are melted.
3. Lower heat to medium and fold in the marshmallows. Stir until most of the marshmallows are soft and some have melted. Don't over melt the marshmallows though - a few big chunks are yummy.
4. Lower heat to low and add your pinch of salt and rice cereal. Fold until all the crispies are well coated and a thick mixture forms.
5. Remove pot from heat. Spread mixture into a lightly greased casserole dish or baking sheet. A smaller dish will give you thicker bars. Dot tops of bars with a few disks (optional).
6. Cover with plastic wrap and place bars in the fridge to cool and harden for at least 3 hours.
7. Slice into bars. Allow the bars to warm and soften a tad before serving. For crispies cereal, crumble bars into bits and store in bags.
Hey there! I'm Kathy, lover of kitty cats, weekend baking, 90's movies, travel, beach fog and foamy lattes. Since 2007, I have been sharing my vegan recipes and photos. My goal is to make your cooking life a little easier, delicious - and plant-loaded - while sharing some LIFE and conversation along the way.
High heat is the prime culprit for rock hard rice krispie treats. → Follow this tip: It will take a few more minutes of cook time, but melt the butter and marshmallows over low heat. You'll be rewarded with delicious, soft and chewy treats!
Too much marshmallow and butter can make a super sticky, wet or soggy slice, while too little makes a hard, dry or crumbly one. I recommend using a baking scale for my recipe to get the ratio JUST right, creating the perfect chewy but crispy Rice Krispie Squares. Melted marshmallow = sticky mess.
An important factor in a rice krispie treat recipe is the ratio of marshmallow to cereal. Too much cereal and the squares will taste dry, crunchy, and bland. Too much marshmallow and the squares will be too sticky and fall apart.
- Beef or pork gelatin may be used in all varieties of Kellogg's® Rice Krispies Treats® bars, including Kellogg's® Rice Krispies Treats® made with Whole Grain bars. - Beef gelatin is used in Pop-Tarts® Toaster Pastries. Because the gelatin is used in the icing, our unfrosted varieties do not contain any gelatin.
It's Cheaper – The ingredients in this recipe cost me $5.01 and made 16.1 ounces of rice krispies, roughly 30 cents per ounce. I bought an 8-piece box at the store for $4.43 cents, with each piece weighing 0.78 ounces. That's about 70 cents per ounce.
You can but I would not recommend it. The marshmallows will clump instead of melting into a nice even goo. Stick to fresh marshmallows for your treats and save the stale ones for a cup of hot chocolate later.
Why are my chocolate rice crispy cakes soggy and chewy? If your chocolate Rice Krispie cakes are turning soft and chewy, this may be due to incorrect storage. If they're exposed to air, your crispy cakes can lose their crispiness and turn chewy. You should keep them in an airtight container.
What happens if you put too much butter in Rice Krispies Treats? If you put too much butter in rice krispies treats they will become oily, the cereal will soak up the butter and the treats will become soggy, rather than crispy.
Stir in the Rice Krispies until well combined. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread it into an even layer. Press down firmly until the mixture is packed into the dish. Cover and let sit for 1 hour or until room temperature.
Do Rice Crispy Treats Need to be Refrigerated? No.I recommend keeping these Rice Crispy Treats in an airtight container at room temperature. Refrigerating will make the marshmallow in them super hard, so I advise to leave them at room temperature.
"My treats are hard instead of soft and chewy." How high was your heat when you were melting your marshmallows? If you crank up the heat and zoom through melting them, they will dry to a hard texture instead of a soft gooey one. So take the extra 5 minutes and melt them over low heat, stirring constantly.
Rice Krispies Treats (also called 'Rice Krispie Treats', 'Marshmallow Treats', 'Marshmallow Squares', or 'Rice Krispies Squares' in the United Kingdom & Canada, and 'LCMs' in Australia) are a confection commonly made through binding WK Kellogg Co's Rice Krispies or another crisp rice cereal together with butter or ...
The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. INGREDIENTS: RICE, SUGAR, SALT, MOLASSES, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).
Ingredients. Ingredients: Rice, sugar, cocoa, maltodextrin, contains 2% or less of malt flavor, palm kernel oil, iodized salt (salt, potassium iodate), natural and artificial flavor, red 40, yellow 6, blue 1, BHT for freshness.
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Mint UFO's. One of my favorite desserts is my Great Aunt Bee's Mint-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. I loved them when I was a kid, so last year I veganized the recipe using Trader Joe's cool, creamy Mint Dark Chocolate Disks. Or, UFO's is what Trader Joe's calls them.
