I’ve always loved the Original Rice Krispie Treat Bars. They taste amazing—but quite different from homemade Rice Krispie treats. Although I love both homemade and blue bar treats, I’ve never figured out why the blue-wrapped treats tasted so different from the homemade recipes I would make…until recently.
By luck, I decided to make the standard Rice Krispie treat recipe using Kellogg’s Frosted Rice Krispie cereal. I was amazed at the difference. The Frosted Rice Krispies made the recipe taste very similar to the bars in the blue package. This was the ticket! I used Frosted Rice Krispie Treats and ended up with treats that tasted just like the blue bars.
Ingredients
3 Tbsp butter
5-1/2 cups Jet Puffed mini marshmallows
5 1/2 Cups Kellogg’s Frosted Rice Krispies Cereal
Instructions in recipe below.
Rice Krispie Treats Recipe That Actually Taste Like Rice Krispies Treats
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3 Tbsp butter 5-1/2 cups Jet Puffed mini marshmallows 5½ Cups Kellogg's Frosted Rice Krispies Cereal
Author: Anita
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 5-1/2 cups Jet Puffed mini marshmallows
- 5½ Cups Kellogg's Frosted Rice Krispies Cereal
Instructions
- Microwave butter in bowl until melted. Add marshmallows and stir to coat. Microwave for 45 seconds and stir. Repeat until the mixture is well blended.
- Add cereal. mix well. Press firmly into greased foil-lined 13x9 inch pan. cool.
- Cut into 24 squares to serve. Wrap leftover squares tightly. store in cool dry place.
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No way! These treats look so dense and thick, just like the blue packaged ones! I’ll have to try them out!! Thanks!
These look ridiculously good, I’ll definitely be trying them!
It looks like the sugar goes from 4g to 12g when you switch from regular rice krispies to the Frosted ones. No wonder they taste so different!
I actually prefer the regular homemade rice krispie bars . . . or ones with peanut butter added!
Yummy!
Yes I prefer both and all varieties. I have a Reeses Rice Krispie treat recipe here. It was just fun to find a way to replicate the blue bars 🙂
You’re going to laugh, but I never even knew there was a frosted version! When we buy them to make rice krispie treats, we buy the plain kind. My kids always liked them when they were little. I’m sure they would have liked these too. 🙂 Once we made a castle out of them for a birthday cake…they make great building blocks! I might have to do this for my niece and nephews when they visit this summer…the kids all loved it!
That is so fun Michelle! I’m going to have to try making castles out of them—great idea for a potluck with kids. It would be a hit!
My question is; are they as soft as the pre-packaged ones? I love not only the flavor but the ooey-gooey-ness of them too. Mine always get hard!