Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats. Are you looking for the perfect treat recipe that’s soft, chewy, and totally delicious? Well, lucky for you, there are a few secrets that will help you make the best ooey-gooey homemade chocolate rice krispie treats ever.

Ingredients You Need for Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Making chocolate rice krispie treats is fun and so easy. Here are the ingredients you need for the best, gooey-delicious version one of the most nostalgic desserts:

Butter: This will help bind the ingredients together and give the treats a delicious flavor.
Mini marshmallows: The marshmallows will provide sweetness and texture to your treats. Freeze some briefly to stir in at the end for bits of marshmallow throughout.
Chocolate: Melted dark chocolate chips will add a rich chocolate flavor and creamy texture to the treats. Freeze some to stir in at the end for tiny bites of cool chocolate. Use high-quality chocolate for a treat that’ll make adults swoon. A good quality chocolate will make all the difference in flavor.
Unsweetened cocoa powder: This double dose of chocolate will give your treats a deep chocolate flavor.
Rice krispie cereal: The rice krispies will give your treats their added crisp texture to break up the soft chewiness. You could triple down and use cocoa krispies if you like.

How to Make the Best Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Here is your guide to making the most delectable chocolatey Rice Krispie treats:

Before you start, grab ½ cup of marshmallows and ½ cup of chocolate chips and throw them in the freezer. Grease an 8” square baking pan with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper and get ready for some incredibly tasty fun.

To make them the stove-top way, turn your stove on to low heat and get your large pot ready. Low heat is critical to ensuring your treats stay soft and chewy. Drop in a few cubes of butter and watch them melt – then add marshmallows, the remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips, and cocoa powder – stirring constantly so that everything comes together nicely into one gooey mixture. (See below for instructions on how to make them in the microwave!)

When this is good to go, add half the Rice Krispies cereal – mixing it around until everything gets that perfect chocolaty coating! Then slowly add the rest a handful at a time – make sure to mix it up so that every bite has the same amount of goodness! Finally sprinkle in the cold marshmallows and chocolate chips one last time.

Pour your treat mixture into prepared baking pan and use damp hands (or a spatula!) to press it into each corner before leaving it to cool off for an hour or more. Getting impatient? You can also blast it in the fridge for 10 minutes instead!

Cut into squares or bars when cooled down and revel in your creation that is 190% more delicious than you ever expected this childhood favorite would taste – now say hello to deliciousness as you enjoy your yummy Rice Krispie treats!

4 Secrets for Making Soft and Chewy Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

If you’re looking for the perfect classic chocolate Rice Krispie treat, chances are you want it to be soft, chewy, and totally delicious. Lucky for you, there are a few secrets that can help you achieve this chocolatey perfection.

Firstly, make sure to use fresh marshmallows. Dry old marshmallows will make dry, hard treats.
Secondly, be sure not to overcook the marshmallow mixture – this will result in hard treats! Cooking over low heat is critical to ensuring your treats stay soft and chewy. As moisture is evaporated from the butter and the marshmallows go from soft candy to hard candy state, moisture is forever lost from your treats. Cook too much and your treats will be a hard mass.
Thirdly, be generous with your butter – its fat content will add extra moisture to your treats and make them even more chewy and delicious!
And finally, be careful how you store them. Keep soft and chewy by storing in airtight container at room temp! The temperature of the fridge will stale the crispy rice cereal faster than room temperature. Did you know that?

Do I Need To Refrigerate My Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats? 

You do not need to refrigerate Chocolate rice krispie treats, and in fact, you shouldn’t. Did you know that keeping them in the fridge will stale the cereal faster than storing at room temperature? That’s a tip you should definitely keep in mind!

Rice Krispie treats can be stored at room temperature for up to 3-4 days before they start to stale and lose their texture.

If you want them to last longer than that, then you should store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months – just make sure to bring them back up to room temperature before serving for best results!  

How Do I Keep My Rice Krispie Treats Soft Overnight? 

The key to keeping your rice krispies soft overnight is moisture – so first make sure you’ve read my above pro tips on how to make soft rice krispie treats. If you’ve done all that, then here’s how to keep them soft and perfect.

If you’re planning on storing them overnight (or longer), wrap them tightly in foil or plastic wrap so that no air can get in and dry them out. This will help keep your rice krispies soft for longer periods of time!  

If you store them in an airtight container, your delicious treats should stay fresh on the counter for up to 4 days. See above on why you should not refrigerate them. But of course, that assumes you can actually manage to make them last for that long – good luck with that one!

How To Make Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats in the Microwave

Making chocolate rice krispie treats in the microwave is so simple and quick! Start by melting together butter and marshmallows in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high power in 30-second intervals, pausing to stir, until 85% melted. Stir to finish melting to ensure you don’t overcook the mixture. Then add cocoa powder and chocolate and mix until everything is blended. Now, stir in your cereal and make sure everything is evenly coated. Press the mixture into a greased baking dish and let cool before cutting into squares.

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If you love this chocolate rice krispie treats recipe, you won’t want to miss out on these heavenly salted caramel rice krispie treats! These squares balance the classic marshmallow sweetness with a toasty caramel flavor, a hint of salt, and bittersweet chocolate.

Last Updated on April 26, 2023 by Jennifer Pallian BSc, RD