Classic Rice Crispy Treats
1 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vegan margarine (I use Earth Balance)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 cups puffed rice cereal, divided
1. Begin by heating the syrup in a small pot over medium heat, then add the sugar to the pot. Stir continuously for a few minutes; you might start to notice it bubbling at the bottom. If it starts to become frothy, turn down the temperature some.
2. When it starts to look like it's boiling, add the margarine. Stir until evenly mixed, then add the vanilla, still stirring. If you notice that the syrup/sugar mixture does not boil, you can turn up the heat.
3. Meanwhile, in a very large bowl, measure out about 5 cups cereal. Pour the heated mixture over the cereal. Stir all ingredients with a heat resistant spatula making sure to evenly combine.
4. You might want to add the remaining cup or more of the cereal, depending on the amount of saturation you're looking for (I find about 6 cups cereal allows all the cereal to be covered in syrup but not too gooey; still crispy.) Lay out a 9x13" piece of wax paper, and lightly spray with oil.
5. When mixture is stirred to satisfaction, pour the cereal on to the wax paper, using the spatula to push it into a large rectangle, approximately 1" or so thick. Allow the rice crispies to cool until hard, about an hour or so (although sampling of a chunk of warm rice crispies is possible for instant gratification!)
SO HOW'D IT GO?
Having never had a real rice crispy treat (at least not that I can remember), I'm not entirely sure what they're supposed to taste like, but these are awesome! All of my omni friends loved them! I will definitely make them again....would like to try them with the brown rice syrup...and maybe a drizzle for the top.
I just made these yummy treats. I cut back on the syrup (3/4 cup) and the sugar (1/2 cup) and they turned out absolutely delicious. I even drizzled some chocolate on top.
My teenage boys were so happy to try rice krispy treats for the 1st time in their lives. Thanks so much for the recipe ;)b
Oh my goodness! These are so good! I was craving junk food and these hit the spot! Thanks for the recipe!!! :-)
so good. got rave reveiws from my non vegan friends who scarfed them down ;)b
These are way yum! They're perfect just as they are. I've also made them with chocolate chips mixed in and then drizzled melted chocolate on top of them, which is like total yumness. But then again, I'd pretty much like anything drizzled with chocolate. Thanks for the recipe!!!
My first attemp has not worked out so well. I had no margarine so i swaped it out with oil and added a banana because, well... i like bananas and it seemed like a good idea at the time.
I'm thinking that i must have miscounted my cups of crispies, considering everyone else's results. Mine came out pretty gooey and very very rich. The taste was good there was just too much of it.
And to top it off, I cut them into squares and stacked them on a plate, only to come back to the plate a few hours later to find a pile of simi-formed squares slowly reverting to their previous state of a single lump or rice crispy treat. :(
Stil, I think i'll give it another shot in the future.
Incredible! My mum loved them too. I do admit to not using exact measurements. I also doubled the margarine and melted some chocolate while stirring the cereal in. I think I'll try making these several times over with different flavors, just for fun.
Soooo good. My boyfriend says they are better than the normal treats he remembers. He said they are "deathly good."
wow, these taste just like the non-vegan rice crispy treats...i used half brown rice syrup, half corn syrup, and 2/3 cups of sugar and added 3/4 teaspoon of agar agar powder. AWESOME! i was skeptical, but now I am a believer. so so good!
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