Rice Krispie Treats Have Nothing on These. Chex Crispy Treats!

March 17, 2014 by Laurie Nguyen 29 Comments

Chex WHAT?  Chex Crispy Treats!

Chex Crispy Treats

A few years ago, we were out of Rice Krispies cereal, and we NEEDED some Rice Krispie Treats.  To appease the masses (a.k.a. my hubby and boys), I substituted Corn Chex instead, and a new favorite recipe was born.  Sure, we could have used Rice Chex, but we love our Corn Chex.  And when added to these treats, they have a great flavor which is better than Rice Krispies Treats!  Don’t believe me?  Try it yourself, and let me know what you think.  Did I mention that this is super easy?  Well, it is!  Here’s the recipe:

Chex Crispy Treats

14 cups of Corn Chex (or one 14 oz box)

20 ounces of marshmallows (or two 10-oz bags of marshmallows)

1 stick of salted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

Grease your cookie sheet with the stick of butter.  Put remaining butter in a large, non-stick pan and melt over medium heat.  When melted, add the marshmallows and stir to combine.  Allow the marshmallows to melt, stirring occasionally.  When the marshmallows are completely melted and incorporated with the butter, turn off the heat, and add the vanilla.  Stir to combine.  Add the corn chex and fold gently until all pieces are coated.  Next, transfer the chex crispy treat mixture to your cookie sheet and press into the pan.  Allow to cool before cutting.

And here’s a step-by-by step with pictures!

Here are the ingredients: Corn Chex, Mini Marshmallows (you can use regular size), Vanilla, and Butter.

Grease the pan with the stick of butter.

Like this.

Put the rest of the stick into a non-stick pan and turn the heat on medium.  You may notice that I’m using my pressure cooker.  Yes the very pressure cooker I used to make stew last week.  It is a super versatile pan and has a great non-stick coating (perfect for this sticky dish).

Melt the butter.

When it’s melted, add the marshmallows. Stir to coat the marshmallows with the melted butter. Keep the heat on medium.

They will melt quickly. After a minute or so, they’ll look like this.

Then like this…

And finally, they’re ready. It takes less than 5 minutes on my stove. Actually, it’s probably closer to 3 minutes.  Turn off the heat.

Add the vanilla.

It will bubble up. This is normal. Stir it into the marshmallow/butter mixture.

The marshmallow mixture should look like this. Now you’re ready to add the Corn Chex.

Just dump the entire box right on top of the marshmallow mixture. Fold it in.

Keep folding.  It’s getting there, but it takes a couple of minutes to incorporate the Chex completely.

Now you’re talkin’! They’re ready.

Dump them on your cookie sheet.

You’re going to want to spread them with a spoon, but this is a super, sticky concoction. To make it easier, spray the back of your spoon with Pam or another non-stick cooking spray. Trust me, you’ll thank me for this tip. It makes spreading these SO much easier!

I’ve spread them around the pan, but there’s not quite where I want them to be, so I’m going to show you another little trick.

Why am I showing you an empty cookie sheet? This is actually another cookie sheet (same size as the first one) pressed on top of the Chex Crispy Treats. I sprayed the back of the pan with Pam (non-stick cooking spray), and pressed it directly on top of the pan containing the treats. It makes them nice and even and compressed enough that they have a great bite to them.

And they’re done! Wasn’t that easy? Now comes the hard part… waiting for them to cool, so you don’t burn your tongue eating them while they’re hot.

So YUMMY!

Do you want one or two or more?

Isn’t that simple? 

What’s your favorite easy treat?

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