Gooey Potato Chip Rice Krispie Treats
These ooey gooey Potato Chip Rice Krispie Treats are the ultimate upgrade to a classic. Nutty brown butter gives them incredible flavor, and salty potato chips keep them from being too sweet! An extra bag of marshmallows makes them super chewy and irresistible. Easy to make in 15 minutes and guaranteed to disappear at every party, picnic, or potluck.
Yield: 24 bars
Ingredients
- 8 cups rice crispy cereal*
- 3 cups coarsely crushed potato chips
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 (10 ounce) bags mini marshmallows
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Equipment
Instructions
- Line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment paper. (I spray it with a bit of oil then add parchment so the parchment sticks.)
- Add rice krispies and marshmallows to a large bowl, set aside.
- Put a large stockpot or dutch oven on the stove and turn heat to medium. Add butter and cook for several minutes to brown the butter. Stir as you go - it will go from simmering to bubbling to foaming, and you will begin to see brown flecks on the edges of the pan and the bottom. It will smell nutty and delicious.
- Once you can see a good amount of brown specks, turn off heat and immediately add one bag of marshmallows. Stir continuously to fully melt marshmallows and incorporate butter, scraping the brown bits off the bottom too.
- Stir in vanilla. Add potato chips/rice krispies and 2nd bag of marshmallows. Stir well, folding up from the bottom of the pot to incorporate all of the buttery melted marshmallow mixture.
- Use a spatula to scrape everything from the pot into your lined pan. Spray your hands with oil, or spray the back of a spatula with oil, and evenly push the treats out to the corners.
- Press down to make them an even layer, but don't press down so hard you are crushing everything. You want to be gently firm - not so firm that the bars get too compacted, which reduces their chewiness and they'll scrape the roof of your mouth from being too crunchy. Let cool a bit, then slice and serve.
Notes
* Aldi's Crispy Rice Cereal is gluten-free for those that are looking, that's what I use!
