Vegan Rice Krispie Treats (Extra Ooey-Gooey!)
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A childhood favorite, these are the BEST Vegan Rice Krispie Treats, extra ooey-gooey and marshmallowy! Easy to make, too!
I have seen many recipes for Vegan Rice Krispie Treats, but most don’t include marshmallows! Which is fine, but I wanted to make a recipe for truly ooey…gooey…marshmallowy treats.
They are just a little different than regular homemade Rice Krispie Treats, because vegan marshmallows work slightly differently. But they actually turn out BETTER, because the vegan marshmallows create chunks of gooey goodness that is completely irresistible!
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I used Trader Joe’s vegan marshmallows, but Dandies work well too. I hope you love these treats as much as my family does! They are:
- Ooey-gooey
- Extra marshmallowy
- Buttery and rich
- Crispy
- & Nostalgic!
Want more vegan dessert bars?
- Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
- Vegan Raspberry Bars
- Vegan Lemon Bars
- Vegan Pecan Bars
- Vegan Smores Cookie Bars
Vegan Rice Krispie Treats (Extra Ooey-Gooey!)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup vegan butter
- two 10-ounce bags vegan marshmallows*
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 cups rice krispie cereal*
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with oil. Set aside.
- In a large pot, melt the vegan butter. Now add the vegan marshmallows and stir, until the marshmallows are melted. They won't melt as well as regular marshmallows, but they should still melt and turn into sort of a big blob.
- Remove the pan from heat and stir in the vanilla. Now fold in the cereal using a large spoon or spatula. There will be chunks of marshmallows and that's okay, just try to coat all the cereal.
- Transfer to the prepared pan and press down evenly either with your hands or a spatula. You can lightly grease the spatula if it sticks.
- Allow the treats to cool for 1 hour. Remove from the pan, using the parchment paper, then cut into squares and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
- Keep leftover treats in a covered container for up to 3 days. They do not freeze well.
- I used Trader Joe's brand of marshmallows, but Dandies brand works as well.
- Kellog's Rice Krispies are technically not vegan due to Vitamin D3 (which is made from animals), but Nature's Path work quite well and are gluten free!
Nutrition
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66 Comments on “Vegan Rice Krispie Treats (Extra Ooey-Gooey!)”
These are amazing !!! Is there any way to make these peanut buttery ?! Could I replace the butter with peanut butter ? We love your recipes , Nora !!
I’m so happy you love them, Chloe! You should be able to stir in 1/2-3/4 cup of creamy peanut butter here but you may want to omit the vanilla and use less butter (maybe around 1/4 cup). I hope this helps!
OMG 😱😍🥰. Best krispie treats EVVERRR! Thank you 🙏
I’m always so excited when Trader Joe’s gets their vegan marshmallows back in the stores, but I can never seem to get them to melt down enough. Apparently I wasn’t using enough butter! Followed your directions and they came out awesome!
That’s wonderful to hear, Cinda! Thank you for your amazing feedback and review!
Wonderful!!! Thank you, Nora, for giving us another great recipe
(also, I didn’t know about the D3- thanks!). The animals of the world would thank you if they could! 💜
Used this recipe for the school bake sale–so perfect!
That’s wonderful to hear, Marisa! Thank you so much for your review!
I am making these today and adding vegan Christmas sprinkles! Thank you again, Nora. I always know your recipes turn out amazingly well!
Thank you for using my recipes, and for your kind words! I am so glad you are enjoying them! Your treats are going to be beautiful! Happy holiday cooking!
I used the brand Mallows – they melt so good. And they’re soy free. For the cereal I used Crispy Rice brand. They turned out perfectly.
I didn’t add vanilla cause my mallows were vanilla flavored .
But loved this step by step guide! Thanks for this recipe
Delicious – read all the comments. Followed the advice, cut the marshmallows smaller, melted the Miyoko’s butter and then added the cut mallows. kept the temp low and stirred often. Wait and BE patient , then add the rice cereal.
You WILL be rewarded!!!
Thanks
now I will try them with Trader Joe’s Marshmallows .
Thanks for all your recipes ; ) I am
not vegan, but my son is and I want him to enjoy family events. I cut the marshmallows with kitchen shears and they mostly melted, and the butter browned.. I used a large cast iron enamel pot. I use my homemade vanilla … a lot ; ) and they were well received.