Happy Monday, friends! 😀
What do you say we start this week off on a sweet note?
Any objections?
No? Excellent! So remember that box of crispy rice cereal I told you about in my last post? Well, you’ll be happy to know that I put that sucker to good use this weekend and whipped up a batch of rice krispie treats.
These aren’t your average RKTs though. First, there are no marshmallows (I know, I know). Instead, I used a combination of almond butter and honey to hold things together.
You guys know how obsessed I am with this combo right now, but I have to admit that even I was kind of skeptical when it came to using it in one of my most beloved treats – there’s just no messing with the classics. Turns out I had nothing to worry about though… While these guys aren’t exactly like the original, they’re still pretty darn amazing – like ¾ of the batch is already gone amazing. You could use peanut butter instead of almond butter, but you guys know how I feel about the pesky peanuts…
Second, I decided to throw in some protein powder, both to improve the nutritional profile and because I really need to work my way through the big tub that’s sitting in my pantry. It was a good decision. The powder adds a nice subtle vanilla flavor and… well… some protein. So what you’re left with is a delicious balance of all three macros. In other words, it’s basically the perfect snack – especially when you take things one step further and drizzle some chocolate on top…
The fact that these take all of 10 minutes to throw together, require no messy baking, and give me a ridiculous amount of energy is jut icing on the cake – I’ve already deemed them staple-worthy material. Buuuut I’m pretty sure that you’re tired of listening to me talk and just wanna see the recipe already. Here she be!
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rice krispie energy bites
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16 squares 1x
Ingredients
- 4 cups crispy rice cereal (I used Erewhon)
- 1/2 cup almond butter (or peanut butter)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup protein powder
- Optional: chocolate for melting
Instructions
- Prepare a 9×9 baking pan by spraying it with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cereal and protein powder. Set aside.
- In a small pan over medium heat, add almond butter and honey, stirring until the almond butter is melted and fully combined with the honey.
- Remove from heat and pour into the cereal mixture. Stir until everything is fully combined.
- Pour into prepared baking dish. Using the spatula or your hands, spread the mixture evenly in the pan, pressing down firmly.
- Optional: place chocolate into a microwave safe bowl and nuke on high in 20 second intervals, mixing between each. When chocolate is fully melted, drizzle over the top of the packed cereal mixture using a spoon.
- Place pan into fridge and allow to cool for ~30 minutes before cutting into squares.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
I read all the comments about this Recipe and how it was just a mess! So I Tweaked this Recipe and they came out perfect! I used 1 Cup of Peanut Butter and only 3 Cups of Rice Cereal and I also used an 8X8 Glass Baking Dish and it was Perfect, instead of the 9X13 as told in the Recipe using the larger Dish is also a Issue. Good Luck and I hope this helps You! 😊
Not sure if I did something wrong or what, but I followed the recipe exactly and my rice crisp cereal would NOT stick together at all. Thoughts??
I had the same issue – there didn’t seem to be enough nut butter and honey. Mine came out very dry and crumbly and it was really difficult to mix the dry ingredients into the wet. I would highly suggest reducing the amount of cereal and/or increasing the nut butter/honey mixture. Very sad these didn’t work out for me.
Tried making these and they didn’t stick together. Some clumps of it did, but when I cut it it was a crumbly mess 🙁
Mone didn’t stick together! Anybody why not? Its not like they were hard to make!
I’ve tried making these twice and mine don’t stick together! What am I doing wrong??? I make my own almond butter and it is JUST ALMONDS… maybe that is the problem? I also added one teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of spirulina to boost their “healthy” rating. 🙂