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
4.87 stars (130 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
Ian brooks on 2026-11-11 (5 stars): recipe is great but I mostly wanted to comment this - this is the first time I've been on the site and WOW how are you the first person I've seen to include the measurements on each step?? that is so incredibly helpful. from now on when I need to use any recipe ill check you first. AMEN.
Susannah Ragab on 2026-11-07 (5 stars): Made this twice now, cut the recipe in half and don’t have the sprinkles on hand. Usually just use TJ butter, may or may not have been salted. Also use jumbo chopped mallows. Turns out great every time. I suspect the medium to low heat, constant stirring and breaking mallows into portions is what works
Ruby on 2026-10-22 (5 stars): I have tried it. My kids and ai absolutely love thus.
Brie on 2026-10-12 (5 stars): I’ve made the recipe using fruity pebbles and honey grahams, and it works great!! For larger cereal like the honey grahams you just have to make sure you pack it into the pan pretty good, so it sticks together as this recipe does make a “gooier” cereal bar
Nancy on 2026-10-06 (5 stars): I always added extra butter to my rice crispy treat however I never thought about vanilla…so good!! 🥰
You got this spot on. 🙌🏼
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.
