Rice Krispies Treats Cereal Doesn't Exist Anymore So We Made Our Own

Here's how to make TRUE Rice Krispies Cereal instead of the sham Kellogg's sells now.

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Sarra Sedghi
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Sarra Sedghi

Sarra Sedghi is an Associate Editor at Allrecipes and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2017 she graduated with a Master's of Fine Arts in Narrative Media Writing from the University of Georgia. Her work has also appeared in Atlas Obscura, Eater, Polygon, Thrillist, and Paste Magazine. She is an American-Iranian hybrid and large dog enthusiast, and is very loosely working on a memoir.

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Published on February 8, 2021

Rice Krispies Treats are one of the easiest desserts to whip up of all time. There's no oven required, just a little bit of melting, mixing, and patience. Back in the 90s, Rice Krispies Treats could even count as the most important meal of the day through Rice Krispies Treats Cereal. These days, however, Rice Krispies Treats Cereal is hard to find, and according to lots of product reviews, Kellogg's altered the ingredients and created a completely different cereal.

When we say we want Rice Krispies Treats Cereal, we want the real thing, not some Rice Krispies and mini marshmallows thrown in a box. So we made our own version that sticks to the original recipe with some help from Stefan Johnson.

The first step for making Rice Krispies Treats Cereal, of course, is making Rice Krispies Treats that can then be turned into cereal. So this is gonna feel a bit familiar. Before you melt any marshmallows, take a stick of butter and grease a baking pan up — this will prevent the treats from sticking to the pan and give you as much product as possible. Next, take the remaining butter and put it in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Once the butter is thoroughly melted, add four cups of mini marshmallows — Stefan also recommends adding a bit of milk — and keep stirring until you have a luscious creamy mixture, about two minutes.

Remove your marshmallow mixture from the heat and stir in 5 cups of Rice Krispies cereal, folding repeatedly until every last puff is incorporated. Once that's done, using a rubber spatula, spread the marshmallow-cereal mixture in your greased baking pan as evenly as possible. Let the mixture rest for 30 minutes so the treats have enough time to get nice and crisp.

Now comes the fun part: Break up the treats with a spoon, and don't worry about how they look because you're going to put them in milk anyway. As long as they're bite-sized pieces, they're perfect. Stefan recommends pouring the milk first and then adding the cereal treats, but you can do whatever you want because we can't stop you. Add a few mini treats to the bowl and your Rice Krispies Treats Cereal experience can finally begin.

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