From the top, you’d never know that the delicious looking, chocolate and caramel desserts above are humble rice krispies treats! Well, once humble rice krispies treats… now elevated to a delicious, decadent dessert! I’ve been playing with a few ideas for dressing up rice krispies treats, and this is one of my delicious successes!
~ Directions ~
(The ingredients you’ll need are in bold)
Prepare Rice Krispies Treats as directed on cereal box (so you need Rice Krispies, marshmallows and butter). Spread into a 9″x13″ pan (as directed).
In the top of a double boiler, melt 3/4 of a pound of store bought individual caramels (Brach’s brand works well), along with 2 Tablespoons of water and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
It will take about 10 minutes to melt everything together. Stir as needed.
Pour the melted caramel over the prepared Rice Krispies treats, reserving a small about of caramel in the double boiler (that will be used on the very top as decoration). Spread caramel evenly over the Rice Krispies treats. Place the whole pan (of caramel topped rice krispies treats) in the fridge for about 5 minutes.
Melt 6 oz. of semi sweet chocolate in a bowl in the microwave (in 30 second intervals). When almost melted, remove (carefully) from microwave, and stir until smooth and fully melted. Remove rice krispies treats from fridge, and spread melted chocolate over evenly.
Top with 3/4 cup chopped pecans.
Warm the remaining caramel (that was reserved in the double boiler) and then drizzle caramel on top of pecans.
Place the pan (of rice krispies treats) in the fridge or on the counter (in cool weather) until the chocolate has set.
Cut into squares and enjoy!
How To Make Caramel Turtle Rice Krispies Treats
Caramel Turtle Rice Krispies Treats
Ingredients
Rice Krispies
- 7 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 16 oz mini marshmallows 1 bag or about 8 cups mini marshmallows
- 4 tbsp butter
Caramel
- 3/4 lb caramels store bought individual caramels
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate
- 6 oz semi sweet chocolate
Topping
- 3/4 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
Rice Kripsies
- Spray a 9″ x 13″ casserole dish or cake pan with non-stick spray, set aside.
- Measure rice krispies cereal into a large bowl and set aside.
- In a large microwave safe bowl, heat butter and marshmallows together (about 3 minutes). They will expand a LOT, so make sure your bowl is big enough. When the marshmallows are puffy and mostly melted, carefully remove from microwave and stir to fully combine the butter, and make sure the marshmallows are fully melted. *Note you are welcome to do this step in a large pot on the stove if you prefer.
- Pour melted marshmallows over cereal and oreos and use a spatula sprayed with non-stick cooking spray to quickly combine all the ingredients. As soon as all the cereal is combined, spread mixture into the prepared 9×13″ dish. Use the spatula to press the mixture around the dish, and flatten as needed.
- Allow to cool about 20 minutes.
Caramel
- In the top of a double boiler, melt caramels, along with water and vanilla extract.
- It will take about 10 minutes to melt everything together. Stir as needed.
- Pour the melted caramel over the prepared Rice Krispies treats, reserving a small amount of caramel in the double boiler (that will be used on the very top as decoration).
- Spread caramel evenly over the Rice Krispies treats. Place the whole pan (of caramel topped rice krispies treats) in the fridge for about 5 minutes.
Chocolate
- Melt semi sweet chocolate in a bowl in the microwave (in 30 second intervals).
- When almost melted, remove (carefully) from microwave, and stir until smooth and fully melted.
- Remove rice krispies treats from fridge, and spread melted chocolate over evenly.
Topping
- Top with chopped pecans.
- Warm the remaining caramel (that was reserved in the double boiler) and then drizzle caramel on top of pecans.
Finish
- Place the pan (of rice krispies treats) in the fridge or on the counter (in cool weather) until the chocolate has set.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
These look sooo delish. I have a church gathering, on the beach, in August and these are going to be my contribution to the dessert table.
These look great and I’m sure they’ll taste great, however, it actually took at least 1/2 hour to melt the caramels and I used a whole bag of chocolate chips. I started with the 6 oz and it looked like a smear of chocolate, not at all like those pictured above.
These look great! You know how I love a krispie treat!
Glory these are gorgeous! Anything with caramel and chocolate and I am all in!
These are definitely a grown-up version of the classic rice krispie treats! They look fantastic.
Yummy!!!! I made these for trivia night and had people from other tables asking for one!!!! They were a perfect twist to Rice Kripie Treat!!!!!
SERIOUSLY!?! These look unbelievable! Can't wait to take a bite!
I have a road trip this weekend. Just might need this for the car! Thanks, great site! -www.everythinggal.com
Great recipe and the common response was the bars are insane! A very good thing!