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Salted Caramel Rice Krispy Treats

May 13, 2015

Traditional rice krispy treats merge with salted caramels in these easy, naturally-sweetened cereal bars.

Salted Caramel Rice Krispies

For a recipe that wasn’t on my “do-list” and just happened to be more eventful than planned, (there was a mishap with the caramel and my wrist has a burn to show for it) these rice krispy treats turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Every once in awhile, I’m lucky when instead of struggling for days on one recipe, an idea will spark and in just a couple hours I’ll have a dessert on the table and a half written blog post. Last week, that spur of the moment dessert came out to be these delicious salted caramel rice krispy bars!
Salted-Caramel-Bars
 You won’t believe how quick and easy this recipe is to make. A quick shortcut with the microwave for the caramel and just 7 simple ingredients later, you’ll have these sweet rice krispy treats ready. They are almost easier than traditional marshmallow treats! Caramel mixed with soft natural rice krispies creates a really soft chewy bite that is not overly sweetened. And nothing makes a dessert more fancy (or more delicious) like a layer of coarse sea salt. With a sweet caramel flavor and a nice crunch, this fleur de sel caramel flavor is over the top!

Vegan Rice Krispie Treats

Salted Caramel Rice Krispy Treats (vegan, gluten-free, soy-free)
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1/2 cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup Coconut Sugar
1/3 cup Raw Honey or Agave
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon Natural Butter Extract
3 1/4 cups Puffed Rice Cereal
3/4 teaspoon Coarse Sea Salt

Butter an 8 by 8 dish with coconut oil and set aside.

In a microwave bowl, heat the coconut oil, coconut sugar and honey for 30 seconds. Stir sweeteners and heat for another 30 seconds. Heat for an additional four-15 second increments, stirring between each heating. Carefully remove caramel from microwave and stir in vanilla extract and butter extract. Stir until caramel is smooth. In a mixing bowl, combine caramel with the puffed rice, reserving about 2 tablespoons of caramel sauce. Spread puffed rice mixture evenly into the buttered dish. Scrape out leftover caramel sauce and spread over bars, then immediately top with salt. Place bars in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes. Cut into bars and enjoy!

Note: I chose to use puffed brown rice which has no sweeteners added to it all, so even with the caramel, they are not overly sweet! If you use regular Rice Krispies, they will be a lot sweetener.

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Comments

  1. June Burns says

    May 14, 2015 at 2:12 am

    Those look scrumptious! Love the ingredients you used, so creative :)

    Reply
    • Annie says

      May 15, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      Hi June, Thank you! Thanks for the comment! :)

      Reply
  2. Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness says

    May 13, 2015 at 12:30 pm

    Funny, I posted a salted caramel rice crispy treat recipe awhile back and was JUST looking at the recipe last night because I’m craving them! I love using sea salt with sweets, especially chocolate recipes.

    Reply
    • Annie says

      May 15, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      Great minds think alike, I guess! :) I didn’t realize how tasty caramel was with rice krispies and I agree, salt is amazing in desserts – especially with chocolate!

      Reply

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