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A Valentine's Day rice krispie treat leaning on its side to show the layers of chocolate ganache and rice krispies.

Valentine's Day Rice Krispie Treats

Author: Gail Ng
Chewy and gooey rice krispie treats with a layer of chocolate ganache and Valentine's Day themed toppings
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Yield 9 squares
Category Dessert
Cuisine American

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 60 g unsalted butter
  • 300 g mini marshmallows, plus a handful extra for topping
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 120 g Rice Krispies cereal
  • 150 g dark or milk chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 150 g heavy cream
  • flaky salt
  • freeze-dried raspberries
  • sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Prep: Line a 9x9" pan with parchment paper on the bottom and all sides. Set aside.
  • Melt butter: In a large sauté pan or saucepan, melt the butter on low-medium heat.
    Left to right: a square of butter melting in a pan, melted butter in a pan.
  • Melt marshmallows: Once melted, add ¾ of the marshmallows and vanilla extract into the pan, keeping the heat at low-medium. Stir the marshmallows around until they melt into a puffy and gooey mixture.
    Left to right: mini marshmallows in a pan, melted marshmallows in a pan.
  • Fold in cereal: Add all the Rice Krispies cereal and the remaining marshmallows. Fold them together until everything is coated. It's ready when the last marshmallows you added just begin to melt.
    Left to right: rice krispies cereal and marshmallows in a pan, mixing rice krispies and melted marshmallows together in a pan with a spatula.
  • Pat into pan: Transfer the mixture to your lined pan. Gently pat it into the corners of the pan. Don't press down too hard otherwise, your rice krispie treats will be tough. Set aside to cool at room temperature.
    Left to right: transferring rice krispie mixture into a square pan, pressing rice krispie mixture into a pan with a spatula.
  • Add hot cream to chocolate: Place your chopped chocolate into a small heat-safe bowl and set aside. Heat heavy cream on the stovetop or in the microwave until it just begins to simmer. Pour the hot heavy cream into the bowl of chocolate and let it sit undisturbed for 5 minutes.
    Left to right: pouring hot cream into a bowl of chopped chocolate, chocolate submerged in cream in a bowl.
  • Stir ganache: Stir the cream and chocolate mixture until all the chocolate has melted and it becomes a smooth and glossy ganache.
    Left to right: stirring chocolate and cream together with a spatula, stirring chocolate ganache with a spatula.
  • Spread ganache layer: Pour the ganache over the rice krispie treats and smooth it into an even layer.
    Left to right: pouring chocolate ganache on top of a pan of rice krispie treats, spreading ganache into a flat layer with a spatula.
  • Add toppings: While the ganache is still warm, sprinkle the top with toppings of your choice (eg. flaky salt, extra marshmallows, freeze-dried raspberries, sprinkles). Let the ganache set until firm to the touch before slicing into squares.
    Left to right: mini marshmallows on top of ganache layer, hand sprinkling freeze-dried raspberries on top of ganache.

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 1299IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 5mg
Keywords rice krispie treats, valentine's day rice krispie treats, valentine's rice krispie treats
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