A gourmet twist on the classic, my rice krispie treats recipe uses extra marshmallows, premium butter, and a splash of vanilla extract. Less than 30 minutes to prepare!Recipe includes a how to video!
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT5M
Total time: PT20M
Rating
4.86 stars (125 reviews)
Keywords
rice krispie treats
Ingredients
6 Tablespoons salted butter*, cut into 6 pieces ((I strongly recommend European butter))
15 oz miniature marshmallows (this is generally 1 ½ 10-oz bags, or 8 ½ cups)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
3 Tablespoons colored sprinkles (optional)
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
Lightly grease a 13x9 pan with butter or line with parchment paper and set aside.
Place butter in the bottom of a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally until butter is completely melted.
Add 10 oz (about 5½ heaping cups) of marshmallows and stir until just melted. Keep your heat below medium and stir frequently, making sure the butter is well combined with the marshmallow and doesn't separate too much. This will take a bit of time for the marshmallows to melt but too-high heat can cause your rice krispie treats to come out too hard.
Stir in vanilla extract, and then add rice krispies cereal and remaining marshmallows (5oz/about 2 ½ heaping cup). Stir until ingredients are combined and additional marshmallows are just beginning to melt.
Scatter sprinkles over the mixture and briefly stir to combine. Immediately transfer mixture to prepared 13x9 pan and use a silicone spatula or your hands to gently pat rice krispie treats down evenly into pan (don't over-handle them or this will also make them come out too hard).
Allow Rice Krispie Treats to cool completely at room temperature before cutting and serving -- about 30-60 minutes.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 square
Calories: 99 kcal
Carbohydrates: 15 g
Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 9 mg
Sodium: 80 mg
Sugar: 6 g
Reviews
Kelcey on 2026-09-23 (5 stars): It was the first recipe I found, super easy to follow. Definitely keep the heat on the lower side of the scale and prepare for a sticky marshmallow clean up. DELICIOUS TREAT 🤩😍🙂↕️ if i, not the best in the kitchen, can do it- You can to!
Tammy on 2026-09-16 (5 stars): This recipe is delicious! I followed it exactly as written. Perfect!
Bjvpeden on 2026-09-12 (5 stars): Stirred in 1/3 c Biscoff & 1 t. salt. Delicious!
Sarah Andersen on 2026-08-30 (5 stars): I just made three different flavors of these treats for our church picnic tomorrow! The first batch was made as written. The second batch was made with 4cups regular rice crispy cereal and 2cups Cocoa Pebbles cereal, and 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (mixed in after the treats have been blended, to avoid too much melting). The third batch was made similarly to the second batch, but with 2cups dye-free Fruit Loops cereal (instead of chocolate crispies), dye-free multicolored marshmallows (mixed in after the treats are blended, so the colored marshmallows don’t melt, as well as sprinkling some on top of the treats after they’re spread in the pan), and dye-free sprinkles. Oh, and I flavored the melted marshmallow mixture with strawberry extract instead of vanilla, as well as dried strawberry powder. I cannot wait to try them! Thank you for the recipe!
Kaci on 2026-08-27 (5 stars): These are the absolute best! Be sure to double the recipe cause they get eaten fast! Nice and gooey!
Mahalia on 2026-08-23 (5 stars): My 6 year old said “we would give it 1000 stars if we could.”
My 3 year old gives it 1234567891011121314151617181920 stars.
Recovering Perfectionist on 2026-08-17 (5 stars): I’ve come to have an annoyingly sensitive stomach and yet, these were PERFECT!
I halved the recipe (only two of us), weighed everything in grams, used Dandies (organic, vegan, vanilla mini marshmallows), and only saved 1/4 of the marshmallows for the pockets at the end.
After everything was combined, I moved it to a 6-cup Pyrex rectangular container that I’d lined with parchment paper (great tip!). Then put the lid on.
To say they were gone same day would be an understatement, I can’t wait to make your recipe every so often when we have that craving.
THANK YOU!!!!! And especially for providing the weight. The first recipe I found only provided the measurements which seemed daunting given marshmallows are so finicky to measure by “cup” 😣
Robyn on 2026-08-04 (2 stars): Too sticky, i would decrease the marshmallow next time. I did like the use of salted butter.
Sandy on 2026-08-01 (5 stars): Just the best!!! Ooey gooey greatness!
Hannah on 2026-07-31 (1 stars): This recipe was terrible to work with. The second batch of marshmallows don’t melt and I ended up throwing the whole batch away
Sydney on 2026-07-28 (5 stars): This is a dangerous recipe. I've made this five times in a week. This is truly the best rice krispie treat I've ever made. When my husband first tried it, he said can you make it like this every time?
