Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats – Eat Your self Skinny

Scrumptious, melt-in-your-mouth spooky Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats made more healthy with creamy peanut butter, honey and vanilla simply made in simply quarter-hour! The proper deal with for Halloween that your children will love!

We grew up making rice krispie treats as children, you realize those with gooey marshmallows and melted butter, however you’ll critically LOVE these more healthy Frankenstein rice krispie treats! We’re swapping out the marshmallows for creamy peanut butter, honey and vanilla for some sweetness, then making them festive by including inexperienced meals coloring and enjoyable sweet eyeballs. These monster treats make the right addition to your Halloween get together and your children will love them! You additionally do not should make these only for Halloween, skip the inexperienced meals coloring and and make these scrumptious rice krispie treats any time!

Why You may Love this Recipe

• Solely 4 easy substances are used and simply made in simply quarter-hour!
• Made more healthy with peanut butter instead of marshmallows.
• Zero baking required and tremendous simple to make.
• Child (and grownup) accredited 👍🏼 and your children may have a blast making them with you.
• Good more healthy candy deal with for Halloween!

Components You may Want

• Brown rice cereal – I used this crispy brown rice cereal as the primary ingredient on this recipe, however you should use traditional Rice Krispies in case you choose
• Peanut butter – this takes the place of conventional marshmallows and holds the bars collectively. I used creamy peanut butter, however any nut butter will work in these and even sunflower butter when you’ve got a nut allergy
• Honey – naturally sweetens these bars with out utilizing any refined sugar, however it’s also possible to use maple syrup if you wish to maintain these vegan
• Vanilla extract + salt – boosts of taste!
• Inexperienced meals coloring – it is a should to make them seem like Frankenstein! Any kind of inexperienced meals coloring will work
• Spooky additions – you may want some enjoyable sweet eyes, pretzel sticks and black sweet melts (common chocolate chips will work too, however might be extra brown than black)

The way to Make Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats

1. Combine the moist substances. In a medium saucepan over low to medium warmth, stir collectively the peanut butter, honey, vanilla and a pinch of salt till melted and all mixed. You can additionally soften the substances in a microwave-safe bowl within the microwave in 30 second intervals, mixing every time, till all mixed.
2. Add rice cereal. Flip the warmth off the range and add in a couple of drops of inexperienced meals coloring. Whisk collectively till the combination is the shade of inexperienced you need then add within the brown rice cereal, combine till all is mixed and the cereal is totally coated.
3. Let bars set. Switch the rice cereal combination to an 8×8 baking pan lined with a chunk of parchment paper (or nonstick cooking spray) and unfold the combination out utilizing a spatula, urgent it all the way down to evenly flatten the treats and pack every little thing down. Cowl the pan and place within the fridge for at the very least 3 hours till the treats are set. Rigorously take away the treats from the pan and reduce into 16 bars.
4. Enhance! Add black sweet melts (or chocolate) in a small bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals, mixing every time, till melted. Reduce a small slit on the tip of a plastic dishevelled or piping bag and add melted sweet melts. Slowly pipe the hair and squiggly mouth onto every bar and use the melted chocolate to ‘glue’ the sweet eyes on. Alternatively, you could possibly dip the tops of the bars into the melted chocolate. Trim the pretzel sticks and place them on both facet of the bars because the bolts, utilizing the sweet melts once more as glue. Rigorously press them into the bars in order that they stick.

Ideas for Making Frankenstein Treats

1. Be certain that the peanut butter is blended nicely as you need it to be good and thick to carry the combination collectively.
2. Use a spatula to combine the crispy rice cereal with the remainder of the substances which prevents sticking and helps unfold the combination out within the pan. Be certain that to press down firmly in order that the combination is packed and holds collectively when set.
3. You may simply swap out the peanut butter for any kind of nut butter! Another nice choices are almond butter, cashew butter and even sunflower seed butter when you’ve got a nut allergy.
4. I discover that utilizing parchment paper makes it a lot simpler to take away the treats from the pan in an effort to reduce them evenly, however you should use nonstick spray if that is all you might have.
5. You may wish to refrigerate the bars for at the very least 3 hours (and even in a single day) to essentially make sure that the bars are set and are agency sufficient to chop in order that they will not disintegrate.
6. The melted sweet chocolate isn’t solely ornamental, however acts as glue to stay on the eyes and maintain the pretzel “bolts” on the edges of those bars.
7. If making a bunch of rice krispie treats (good for events!), be happy to double this recipe and use a 9×13 baking dish.

Prepping and Storage

To-Retailer: These cute Frankenstein rice krispie treats might be saved in a sealed, hermetic container for as much as 1 week within the fridge. Earlier than serving, allow them to sit for a couple of minutes at room temp in order that they soften a bit and revel in!

To Freeze: These will also be frozen for as much as 3 months in a sealed, hermetic container or you’ll be able to individually retailer them in plastic wrap and take them out individually to thaw.

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