Brown Rice Krispie (Crisp-Wee) Treats
Eating and making Rice Krispy treats are a cooking right of passage for all kids — even the ones who don’t like to cook. It’s a lot of fun to do and making sweet, gooey goodies doesn’t get much easier than the that. Still, just take a minute to look at what’s in a regular Rice Krispy treat and your head will spin. Don’t get me wrong, I love the old fashioned kind, but the thought of marshmallows made with cups of corn syrup made me think twice about making them for Kenya.
Still, the thought of him missing out on this kids classic broke my heart, so we came up with a version that’s actually healthy without giving up any of the flavor of the original. Recently, I brought a batch of the weelicious version for Kenya and his friends to have after their sports class. Normally I would feel guilty about showing up so late in the afternoon with sweet treats for the kids (I hate getting the evil eye from other moms), but these snacks are different. Since they’re made with peanut butter, almond butter and brown rice, that means they’re packed with protein and a healthy carbohydrate. So, the next time you want a sweet treat that you secretly know is good for your kids, try making these and watch the huge smiles all over everyone’s faces!
Brown Rice Crisp-Wee Treats (Makes 16 Squares)
2/3 Cup Rice Syrup
1/3 Cup Peanut Butter
1/3 Cup Almond Butter
3 1/2 Cups Organic Crispy Brown Rice Cereal
1. In a large sauce pan, heat brown rice syrup, almond and peanut butter over low heat and whisk until melted and combined, about 2 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat and pour over rice crispies in a large bowl.
3. Stir with a plastic spatula until completely combined.
4. Pour into a greased 8 x 8 inch pan and press down to flatten the top (sometimes I put a zip lock bag on my hand like a glove, to press into the pan and flatten the treats).
5. Cool for 5 minutes and cut into bars.
6. Serve.
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I have 14 month old triplets who eat mostly homemade food. Like many moms, I am always looking for a quick and easy treat that isn’t too loaded with bad stuff. I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Thanks!
Sarah
Kentucky
What a great rice crispy treat alternative. I don’t have any kids to make this for but me and my bf will surely enjoy it. I’m really glad to have an alternative to the classic and not feel so terrible when i eat them. Thanks for the recipe!
I love your recipes!!
Can I substitute rice syrup with something else? What would you recommend, honey, agave ?
Thanks
There really isn’t any substitute for rice syrup because of its neutral flavor and tacky sticky consistency.
I went out and bought brown rice syrup today just so I could make these (and your “O” cookies) and followed your directions exactly – they’re delicious but totally not staying together as a “bar” – they fall apart when I pick it up. Why is this not working?
hmm , i wonder what happened. Are you sure your amounts are right? I make these a lot and they come out perfect each time.
Falling apart here too… what brand rice syrup and butters do you use. I’m wondering if that could help improve. Thanks!
Did you use organic butters? I use organic butters which do not have the extra oils that JIF and Skippy have.
Can I make these with all sunflower butter?
Yes you can use any type of nut butter you like
I just made these and ate about 4 already. They are SO good.
My new heaven…………I had to force myself to stop eating them.
They are so good and followed the recipe to a “T” and came out perfect. My kids loved them too.
I’m in charge of soccer snacks next week and will be making a batch of these!
Daria- I had the same problem…still tastes good though. gonna just put a little cupful in my daughter’s lunch anyway.
These are awesome!!! I just made them for DH and DS. DH requested a couple for his lunch for work tomorrow!!!!! Thank you for giving us such an awesome alternative!!!!
I really wanted to make these for my kids, but we didn’t have the right syrup. We have a TON of honey, so I made them that way, and popped them in the fridge. They are great, and my daughter loves them, but of course, what kid doesn’t love peanut butter and honey?!
Can I use peanut butter instead of the almond butter?
(It cost $7 for a small jar at Walmart and they didn’t
have the other ingredients.)
Yes you can
What brand of cereal do you use? I’m having trouble finding it- checked at my local Trader Joe’s and a few traditional grocery stores. I haven’t looked at Whole Foods, yet, though. I’d like to find the cereal, because these look great!
Its just regular brown rice crisps – just like the rice krispies kind.
I’m also having trouble finding the brown rice cereal and the rice syrup. I’ve checked several stores. what aisle is the syrup in? I’ve looked by the pancake syrups and in the baking aisle.
Have you looked at your local health foods store?
Is there anything I can use besides the rice syrup. I can’t find it at our health food store.
You can test it out with honey but not sure how it would hold. You really need the rice syrup for its tacky consistency
TOTALLY worth tracking down the rice syrup. YUM. Might be the only remotely healthy thing on our superbowl menu!
Great website!! I am a cooking novice. I am Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Corn Free, and Soy Free. When you say grease the pan, can you tell me what I can grease the pan with, given my restrictions. Thank you! Paul
My daughter is allergic to tree nuts (which includes almonds.) Can you think of something that I could use to replace the almond butter? Usually I’ve been able to think of replacements, but I’m stuck this time. I don’t want to just use more Peanut Butter because I don’t want just the PB taste. Thoughts?
Thanks!
You can use sunflower butter
Thanks for the reply, but she’s allergic to sunflower seeds too. Bummer…anything else?
my daughter is allergic to all nuts and seeds… we did soy butter. Can your daughter have pumpkin butter?
I wonder if coconut oil would work?
These are so good! I think that they taste better than the usual Rice Krispie treats.
Laughing at myself…I used puffed millet (because I thought it would be cool), but it’s not so crispy. :p I love the flavor and will be making them again with puffed brown rice.
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Thank you for this wonderful recipe. I run a dayhome and am always looking for snack ideas (and baking ones) that the kids can have that aren’t loaded with sugar. The rice syrup was a little tough to track down, but once we found it (at the health food store, but I checked at the supermarkets we go to first as I was already there) I am in heaven
A keeper for years to come!
I have made these a few times since you posted them, but this time I added chia seeds. Yummy and even more nutritous! yay!
Made these this am for afterschool snack. My son is allergic to nuts, so I subbed in all soynut butter and added a heaping tablespoon of hot fudge to the mix. YUM! They stayed together just fine! My 2 year old keeps asking for ‘mo’………
add vegan chocolate chips to these! it says 1 cup on my recipe but i add a bag!!!! addicted to these treats!
Do you think these would work with puffed wheat? I have a whole bag I need to use up!
Yes, I think it would!
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tasted really good! a little on the sweet side. rice syrup still has 22 grams sugar for 2 tbl. serving, seems like a lot to me. maybe its better for you sugar? still gonna serve to my wee one