Today I’m sharing a simple, no bake recipe that is so easy to make for the holiday season and guaranteed to be delicious! This recipe is based off of my classic Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats but tinted green and shaped into Christmas trees 🙂 This is perfect if you’re needing to make a last minute dessert or if you want to bake with kids! See below for some helpful tips as well as the recipe!
THE INGREDIENTS:
- Brown butter: If you follow this blog you know that brown butter is a flavor I love to add to my recipes (like in my Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies). This uses 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) and will simmer in a large pot for about 3-5 minutes. It will foam up twice and after the second time it will start to brown and give off a nutty aroma. Immediately pull off the heat and add in the vanilla.
- Vanilla Extract: Have you ever noticed that if you order a Rice Krispie treat from a bakery it tastes sooo good? That’s because they add vanilla extract. I add the vanilla extract to the brown butter and it adds a caramelized vanilla flavor that is just incredible. It leaves little brown butter specs throughout that you can see in the picture above!
- Marshmallows: I like to use mini marshmallows because they melt quicker, and this recipe calls for 2, 10 ounce bags. It creates that gooey deliciousness that makes for the best bite.
- Kellog’s Rice Krispies: You can’t make Rice Krispie treats without Rice Krispies! You can easily get 10 cups out of the Family Sized Kellog’s Rice Krispies and have leftovers for breakfast 🙂
- White Chocolate: I like adding white chocolate to bring all of these flavors together!
RECIPE TIPS:
- Spray your spatula! I like to use a silicone spatula and spray with nonstick to keep the mixture from sticking. You can also run it under water! This will help when you’re trying to stir the mixture and incorporate the Rice Krispies.
- Worried about the mixture sticking to your hands? I have a tip for you: before you touch the Rice Krispies, run a few drops of water over your hands and rub them together. The water will prevent the marshmallow mixture from sticking to your hands and allow you to easily manipulate the treats without having to crush them down!
- To shape the trees easier I used two 9 inch cake pans. Spray with nonstick spray and they mixture with come right out once set!
Rice Krispie Christmas Trees
These brown butter vanilla Rice Krispie treats are so festive! Dyed green, cut into triangles and drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkles, these are the perfect easy holiday treat!
Ingredients
For the Rice Krispie Treats
- 1 cup salted butter I used Challenge Butter
- 20 oz mini marshmallows
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 10 cups Rice Krispies
- green food dye
For the garnish:
- 8 oz white chocolate melted, room temperature
- ¼ cup nonpareils
Instructions
- Lightly mist 2 9 inch round pans with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. In a large pot melt your butter. Once melted, continually stir until the butter just begins to brown. The butter should foam up twice and then begin to give off almost a nutty aroma. Immediately remove from heat so the butter does not burn.
- Immediately stir in the two teaspoons of vanilla extract. The hot mixture will bubble up, so continue to stir an additional thirty seconds until the sizzling subsides.
- Add in half of your marshmallows and mix until almost completely melted before adding the remaining. Stir until all of the marshmallows are entirely combined and melted. Add in the green dye until it reaches the desired color. At this point, add in the Rice Krispies, 2 cups at a time, and lightly stir until combined. If the mixture starts to stick to the spatula spray the spatula with nonstick spray. Continue to add the Rice Krispies until everything is evenly combined.
- Pour the mixture into the two prepared pans. Lightly wet your hands and gently push into the pan to the edges. You don't want to crush it, so really be gentle with it! Allow to set up for 10 minutes and flip out onto the counter. Cut each circle into 8 even triangles.
- Break up the white chocolate and add to a heat proof bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until completely melted. Once it's ready, set aside for 3 minutes to chill down to room temperature. Using a spoon or added to a piping bag, drizzle white chocolate onto the treats. Sprinkle on rainbow sprinkles and enjoy!