rice crispy snacks with chocolate!
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 2 dozen |
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate flavored crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- ¾ cup almonds
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 inch, square baking pan with heavy-duty foil, folding the foil over the edges of the pan.
- Put butter in pan and melt in oven. Add brown sugar, corn syrup and vanilla; stir to mix.
- Add cereal and stir with a spoon, then mix with fingers until thoroughly coated. Place waxed paper on top and press down gently but firmly.
- Bake for 25 minutes until entire surface is bubbly. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and let stand for chips to soften.
- Spread chips, then sprinkle with almonds, pressing gently into chocolate. Let cool until just warm, then refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight before cutting.
- Using foil as a lifter, remove from pan and, without inverting (almond would peel off), peel off foil. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 297 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 23 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 52 mg |
| Sugars | 30 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
2.24.19 First, I have to say that this did not even come close to what I thought I was making which was “chocolate rice crispy treats” which I could cut into bars. I bought a box of Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies®, tasted it, and found this cereal super sweet. The only deviation I made from the recipe instructions was reducing the amount of the brown sugar. When this came out of the oven, bubbling, I sprinkled the chocolate chips on the top, waited a few minutes for them to soften, but they didn’t soften enough to spread them. The recipe doesn’t tell you what kind of almonds to use (whole, slivers, sliced?), so I used sliced, but was unable to even press them down into the chocolate because the chips hadn’t softened enough. I put this in the fridge overnight, and what I ended up with is something that tastes like candy. It falls apart when you try to cut it, almonds and chips falling off, and looks like you’ve broken apart a large piece of candy bark, just not easy at all to eat. Not sure what went wrong here, but I won’t be making this again. I’m giving this 2 stars because it didn’t taste bad, but this was a huge disappointment!
I found the flavor of brown sugar a little to strong but my boyfriend enjoyed them. I may try this again.