Rice Krispies Treats with Chocolate Chips

These might be the best no-bake dessert bars! These Rice Krispie Treats with Chocolate Chips are delicious, nostalgic and full of chocolate chips and of course, marshmallows!

These Rice Krispie Treats with Chocolate Chips take your favorite childhood sweets to the next level. These treats are packed full of gooey marshmallows and chocolate chips. They are one of the best all-time snacks! They are so easy to make with just a handful of ingredients, plus no baking required.

If you're a fellow rice krispie treat lover, you have to try my Salted Pistachio Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats. They are the perfect balance of sweet and salty with lots of nutty flavor.

Why You'll Love this Recipe

• This recipe is easy and straight forward
• No baking required
• Perfect ratio of cereal to marshmallows with tons of chocolate chips
• Only 7 ingredients!
• Can't get enough of how delicious these homemade rice krispies treats are

Ingredients

• Rice Krispies cereal: What are rice krispies treats without rice krispies cereal?
• Unsalted butter: the base for great rice krispie treats. I use unsalted butter so we can control the amount of salt used.
• Mini marshmallows: melts faster and easier in the marshmallow base.
• Large/Jumbo Marshmallows (Optional): cut up into ¼ for lots of marshmallow gooeyness in the treats. Can be replaced with mini marshmallows.
• Flaky sea salt: just need a little to add an extra depth of flavor. Salt enhances sweetness!
• Vanilla extract: Enhances the flavor of these rice krispies! Just make sure to use a pure vanilla extract and not an imitation.
• Chocolate Chips: I used semi-sweet but you can use milk or dark as well. We add these at the very last minute once the rest of the ingredients have been combined and slightly cooled.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Line a 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
2. In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Swirl the pan occasionally, this will ensure the butter is evenly cooked. As the butter melts, it will bubble and foam. The color will change from yellow to a toasty brown. When you smell a nutty aroma, turn the heat off. You should see little golden brown bits at the bottom if looks black either try straining them OR you may have to throw it away and start over.

3. Next, add in 10 ounces of mini marshmallows, vanilla extract and salt. And stir until marshmallows are fully melted.
4. Pour marshmallow mixture into a large mixing bowl with the rice krispies cereal. Stir until marshmallow mixture is evenly distributed. Wait 5-10 minutes until its the mixture has cooled but can still be slightly warm to the touch. While waiting, chop large marshmallows into smaller piece until you have 1 cup roughly if you are using large marshmallow.

5. Once rice krispies mixture has cooled down, add in marshmallow pieces and chocolate chips. Mix again until evenly distributed.
6. Turn mix into prepared pan.

7. Gently press butter wrapper or another piece of parchment paper into the rice krispies treat until you create an even layer in the prepared baking pan.
8. Let cool at room temperature for at least an hour. Then, remove treats from pan and paper onto a cutting board. Cut into squares/rectangles and enjoy. (Optional: trim/cut the edges to cut the treats into clean squares/rectangles). Try one of the end pieces, add more salt on top if needed.

Expert Tips

• Let your treats set!: As tempting as it might be to cut straight into these gooey treats. Wait at least 1 hour to let them cool and harden. This will ensure your treats are well set and make them MUCH easier to cut!
• Don’t overcook the marshmallows: Once your marshmallows are mixed, turn off the heat. If you continue to cook the marshmallows they will get hard due to the sugar.
• Don’t overmix!: Once you've added your cereal, make sure to mix it with the marshmallow until it's mixed but be careful of overmixing. Your treats can become dense from all the breaking down.
• Don't add chocolate to the dutch oven/pot! I found even after waiting 10 minutes, if you add chocolate chips to the dutch oven or pot you cooked/melted the butter and marshmallows, it will still be hot enough to melt all your chocolate chips and turn it into a chocolatey mess.

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