S'mores Rice Krispie Treats

5 from 11 votes

These S'mores rice krispie treats are an easy no bake dessert for summertime! And the best part is they are mixed up and ready to eat in about 15 minutes and are an easy no bake treat made on the stovetop.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Resting Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 303kcal

Author: Heather Perine

Ingredients

6 Tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter
20 ounces mini marshmallows divided
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups (112 g) rice krispies
4 cups (112 g) graham cereal squares *I used Golden Grahams
1 cup (170 g) milk chocolate chips
2 Hershey chocolate bars *optional

Instructions

Prepare pan. Lightly spray x 9x13 pan or line with parchment paper (or tinfoil) for easy removal. Then spray with cooking spray. You can use a smaller pan if you want thicker treats.
Melt butter. In a large pot, over low heat, melt butter.
Melt marshmallows. Set aside 2 cups of the marshmallows. When butter is melted, add the remaining marshmallows. Stir with a rubber spatula or a wooden spoon until melted.
Add vanilla and salt. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and salt.
Add remaining ingredients. Immediately stir in remaining 2 cups mini marshmallows, rice krispies and graham cereal squarse. This can cool and set quickly so be sure to stir in immediately. Stir in your milk chocolate chips.
Press in pan. Immediately spread in pan (I like to use a piece of saran wrap lightly sprayed with cooking spray, a piece of wax paper, the butter wrapper, or you can spray your hand with cooking spray) and press into the pan. Be sure to not press down too hard or it can make them very hard and compact. Top with Hershey chocolate squares, or you can sprinkle on some more chocolate chips. Let sit for 1 hour to harden. Lift out of the pan and cut into squares and enjoy.

Notes

Storage: I keep them covered at room temperature and they keep for up to 3 days. Do not stir in the fridge or they will dry out.
Freezing: I don't really recommend freezing rice krispie treats as they don't thaw and have the same texture. But if you do want to try freezing be sure to wrap between layers of parchment or wax paper and place in a freezer bag or container and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.
Butter - I always use unsalted butter but if you use salted butter I would omit the salt.
Marshmallows - I use two bags of mini marshmallows. I reserve 2 cups of marshmallows to stir in at the end. If you only have large marshmallows then just stir in all the marshmallows to melt at the beginning. Or if you want to use marshmallow creme you can use two 7.5 ounce containers.
Vanilla extract - Pure is best, but imitation would work just fine.
Rice Krispie cereal - Regular rice krispies work, generic is fine, or try using cocoa krispies for a fun chocolate twist.
Graham cracker cereal - I used Golden Graham cereal, but you could also try crushing up graham crackers and stirring them in. I haven't tested them with graham crackers but think it should work just fine!
Milk chocolate chips - As a S'mores purist, I stirred in milk chocolate chips, but you could also use semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped up chocolate bars.
Hershey bars - For more S'mores flavor and a pretty presentation I topped them with a couple Hershey bars, but you can also sprinkle on more chocolate chips.

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