My Saturday was filled with Lifetime movies and I loved every second of it. I had nowhere to be, nothing to do, and I worked out early in the morning, so that was marked off the list. I have been fighting a sweet tooth for a while, so I decided to make a simple (my favorite word) and light recipe for brown rice crisps with mini chocolate chips.
I stopped over at Whole Foods and picked up mini chocolate chips, 365 Organic Brown Rice Crisps, Elyon Gluten Free Natural Vanilla Marshmallows.
4-Ingredient 60 Calorie Brown Rice Crispy Treats
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsps. Unsalted Butter (or coconut oil)
- 3 Tbsps. Mini Chocolate Chips
- 1 Bag Mini Elyon Marshmallows
- 6 Cups Brown Rice Crisp Cereal
Instructions
- In a large pan on medium-high heat, melt the butter, and add marshmallows.
- Pour the six cups of crisps into the pot with the melted marshmallows.
- Transfer them over to a pan.
- Wet the back of a spoon and spread the treats evenly.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
- Wet the spoon again and spread/press the chocolate chips into the treats.
This recipe literally took 15 minutes to make and it’s great if you’re in a hurry!
In a large pan on medium-high heat, melt the butter, and add marshmallows.
Pour the six cups of crisps into the pot with the melted marshmallows.
Wet the back of a spoon and spread the treats evenly.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
Wet the spoon again and spread the chocolate chips into the treats.
I was so impressed with how well these turned out. I wasn’t too sure about using a different brand of marshmallows, but these totally did the trick.
This is a great health(ier) treat to bring into the office, for a classroom, or for the holidays. I want to make these for Halloween with little candy corn pieces on top. They are gluten-free which is nice for people who can’t have it.
Luckily I have my brother, who loves these, to eat the rest of them up! I had one with my coffee this morning and it was delicious.
60 Calories, 10 g Carbs, 1 g Fat, 1 g Protein, 30 g Sodium, 5 g Sugar, 3 Grams Fiber
Just store them on the counter wrapped up!
Enjoy!
Jessica says
Those brown rice crisps look so delicious and perfect for fall. You’ve actually inspired me to start my own blog. I was logging in there today when I saw your post at the top of my dashboard.
Taralynn McNitt says
Welcome to the blogging world 🙂 xo & thank you! THESE ARE DELICIOUS!
Addie says
Is that a 9×13 inch pan? Did you spray it with Pam first? I can’t wait to make them!!
Taralynn McNitt says
I’ll have to go check the exact size on the pan (whoops for me not mentioning) I didn’t use pam but you can to be safe!
Ria says
I did your suggested sub butter for coconut oil and it worked perfectly! I put mine in the freezer to have healthy little snack every once in a while! Thanks for the great recipe!
Taralynn McNitt says
Perfect! I never thought about freezing them! Great idea 🙂
Sharni says
I’ve got a huge jar of puffed brown rice in my pantry just begging to be made into these!! Thanks Taralynn <3
Taralynn McNitt says
No problem 😉
Linda @ The Fitty says
Looks like a good snacky snacky movie treat. 🙂
Taralynn McNitt says
Definitely!
Nicole says
This is such a great recipe! I love rice crispy treats and I can’t wait to make this healthier version! Thanks, Taralynn! 🙂
Taralynn McNitt says
You’re welcome!! Enjoy!
All That Schmidtq says
Made these yesterday—OMG. melted the chocolate down instead of the chips so I could get chocolate in every bite. Even my husband loved these. (Slowly bringing him to the homemade side.)
I was bummed I couldn’t find the marshmallows you used but will be on the lookout.
Thanks again!
Taralynn McNitt says
Omg…that sounds sooooooo good!! You can actually buy them on the internet too 🙂
xo
Kirsty says
Wow these look amazing. I’m throwing a Halloween party on the weekend so these would be perfect. Thank you 🙂
Kirsty x
Taralynn McNitt says
You’re welcome! Enjoy & have so much fun!
Bethany @ Athletic Avocado says
These look so good, especially for only 60 calories a treat! Perfect for halloween!!
Taralynn McNitt says
Definitely a fun halloween treat!
Miranda says
I always look forward to your blog posts, and all of your recipes are just so darn amazing-looking! I love that they are simple (also my fave word), and are made with ingredients that anyone can pick up 🙂 I have a box of rice crisps in my cupboard and I think I know exactly where they’re going now.. Haha 😉
Miranda xx
Taralynn McNitt says
Thank you Miranda! 🙂
xo xo
Tori Farber says
These look so good! I am going to have to try these after I get done with my Whole30! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Tori
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Taralynn McNitt says
I hope you like them:)
Amanda says
Thank you so much for posting awesome snack recipes. Can’t wait to try these!
Taralynn McNitt says
Enjoy1:) & you’re welcome!
Letty says
OMG!! Thanks for this recipe, I can’t wait to try it! Lord knows I have a serious sweet tooth!! ^_^
Kelsey says
These look amazing!!! I’ve been following you on tumblr for years but I think it’s time I try these! I can’t wait to try these!
kelseymarie.co
All That Schmidt says
I made these and they were fantastic! I wanted to share another brand of the natural marshmallows I found at Whole Food. The Elyon are great but for those who don’t want any gelatin (The Elyon use fish gelatin) I found a brand called Dandies that are actually vegan and use a type of seaweed base instead of the gelatin. I haven’t actually used them yet but wanted to share!
I’ll let you know how they turn out!!!
BTW the coconut oil works amazing!
~All That Schmidt
Taralynn McNitt says
Thank you so much for sharing! I know for sure people will want marshmallows without gelatin! So glad you tried them out and the coconut oil is such an awesome substitute! 🙂
Linsey says
Thank you for this recipe! It’s so good!
Taralynn McNitt says
you’re welcome!
Trina and Tina says
This is at the top of our to-bake list! Thanks for the recipe!