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Salted Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats (Smitten Kitchen)

Not your mama's Rice krispy treats! Brown butter and more marshmallows madke these devilisly delicious
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: bar cookies, cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: rice krispies

Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter 4 ounces
  • 1/4 -1/2 teaspoon flake salt such as Fleur de Sel or Grey Salt or coarse kosher salt
  • 1 10 ounce bag of miniature marshmallows DO NOT BY FANCYSCHMANCY ONES, they don't work
  • 6 cups Rice Krispy cereal

Instructions

  • Butter a 9x9 inch square pan, set aside.
  • In a large saucepan or pot, melt butter over medium heat, The butter will begin to foam and the milk solids will start to brown. Watch it like a hawk, you don't want it to burn. It will smell nutty and toasty. Serious Eats has a great tutorial on brown butter
  • Remove pan from heat, add marshmallows and salt. Stir continuously until the marshmallows melt and blend with the butter into a homogenous mixture.
  • Add Rice Krispies and stir until well coated.
  • Pour into 9x9 inch prepared pan and press firmly to compress. If you want, decorate with Sprinkles on top.
  • Cool, run a knife around the perimeter of the rice krispies, invert pan and tap the bottom. The rice krispies should release fairly easily from the pan. Cut into approximately 2 inch squares.
  • Enjoy!