Rice Krispies snacks – A favourite among young and old

Looking for a quick and easy recipe to keep the kids busy? This Rice Krispies snacks recipe is perfect for little hands to prepare. Not only will your children love preparing them, but also testing them out.

Rice Krispies snacks are an old, trusted recipe that has been made over the years. It takes only about 15 minutes to prepare, and no baking is required. So much more reason to quickly spend 15 minutes in the kitchen to prepare a tasty bite for the kids.

This snack is a delicious surprise for the lunch box or to enjoy at a picnic. If you need to prepare something for the school bazaar or cake sales, this recipe will also do and will not take you much time to prepare. Alternatively, just whip up these Rice Krispies snacks to enjoy any time of the day.

Enjoy some of your most favourite childhood memories as you prepare a batch of these delightful snacks. This recipe makes 18 portions, depending on how you cut them.

Rice Krispies snacks recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Melissa Jacobs Course: SnacksCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

18

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

Total time

15

minutes

Ingredients

• 60 ml 60 butter

• 30 30 marshmallows

• 5 cups 5 original Rice Krispies

• 5 ml 5 vanilla essence

Method

• Grease a baking tray. 
• In a saucepan, over low heat, melt the butter.
• Add the marshmallows. Stir until all the marshmallows have melted. Remove from the heat.
• Add the Rice Krispies and vanilla essence. Evenly press the mixture into the pan.
• Cut when cooled.

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