How to Make Rice Krispie Treats

Rice krispie treats are a universal favorite among everybody around the world. They are great fun to relish in whatever form they are served in. Whether they are cut in rounds or squares, their taste never diminishes. Be it be the birthday of your kid or any other special occasion in your family, rice krispie treats can be the perfect dish to serve. Let us know how to make rice krispie treats by gathering the ingredients mentioned below:

10 oz pack of marshmallows
Rice krispie cereal
1 cup of peanut butter
A stick of butter or margarine
Wax paper/buttered spatulas
13x9x2 inch pan
Large saucepan

The method of making delicious rice krispie treats is as given below:

First of all assemble all the ingredients required for making the rice krispie treats i.e. butter/margarine, marshmallows and rice krispie cereal. Take a 13x9x2 inch pan and spray some cooking spray into it. Leave it aside.
Take a large saucepan and over low heat melt the stick of butter. After the butter has melted nicely, add some marshmallows to the saucepan and stir properly so that the mixture melts completely.
Now remove the saucepan containing the marshmallow and butter mixture from the heat. However make sure that it does not cool off before the next step.
Add the rice krispie cereal to this mixture in the saucepan and stir properly till all of the cereal is nicely coated.
Now take some peanut butter and add it to the mixture for some flavor enhancement. However this is an optional step.
Take a waxed paper or a buttered spatula to press the rice krispie mixture to the pan which you had buttered in the first step.
Let the mixture cool down in the pan and after that you can cut out the rice krispie treats into 2-inch squares. These rice krispie treats can be stored in an air tight container for future use.

Now that we know how to prepare rice krispie treats in the basic way, we can turn our attention towards making some low fat rice krispie treats. The method of preparing low fat rice krispie treats is as given below:

As we know that everyone of us has become more health conscious in today’s world, the focus on eating healthy has become very important. By reducing the fat content of rice krispie treats, we are not compromising on its taste rather we are making it a more acceptable dish worldwide. For making low fat rice krispie treats, coat a saucepan with some cooking spray and also spray the 9x13x2 inch pan with the cooking spray. Set them both aside.
Take the saucepan which you have sprayed with cooking spray and heat in it some water, butter buds, vanilla and salt. Cook all of these ingredients over medium heat. Continue stirring the contents of the saucepan till all of them have combined properly. After some time add the marshmallows to the mixture in the saucepan. Keep on stirring till the marshmallows have melted completely. Take the saucepan out of the heat after some time.
Now add the rice krispie treats to this mixture slowly and keep on stirring till the marshmallow mixture gets coated nicely onto the cereal. Now pour out this mixture onto the 9x13x2 inch baking pan.
Spray some cooking spray onto your palms and press the krispie treats evenly into the pan. Let the mixture cool off and then cut it into squares. You can also store these rice krispie treats in an air tight container.