These Coconut Oil Rice Crispy Treats are easy, quick, and so delicious! A dairy free version of the classic treat that you are guaranteed to love!
Rice Crispy (or Krispy) Treats were a favorite of mine growing up. I’m thinking my mom made them a lot because they are so easy. No baking, only a few minutes involved, and so good! I still love them and I wanted to try making them with coconut oil in place of the butter- it was a great idea! You will not miss the butter- promise!!
All you need is 3 simple ingredients to make these. It can’t get much easier than that!One tip I have is to make sure the pan you use is big enough. It has to hold not only all those melted marshmallow, but also all the rice crispies. I have had a mess more than once trying to make these work in a too small pan.
These are gooey, sweet, and the perfect combination of crispies and marshmallows. I know that might not seem like a big deal, but I have definitely had overly dry and overly marshmallowy treats. Made this way will result in ooey, gooey, soft, pillowy, sweet squares. They are perfect!
Because coconut oil replaces the butter, these are dairy free. They can also easily be made gluten free if you use gluten free rice crispy cereal. I made them with both regular and gluten free cereal and both turned out great.
You will love these Coconut Oil Rice Crispy Treats because they are so fast, easy, and delicious!
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Coconut Oil Rice Crispy Treats
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 10.5 oz bag marshmallows
- 5 cups gluten free crispy rice cereal
Instructions
- Line a 9×9 square pan with foil and spray with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- In a large pan, combine coconut oil and marshmallows over medium heat until completely melted. This should take 4-5 minutes and make sure to stir constantly so the bottom doesn’t burn.
- Once mixture is smooth, add the rice krispies and mix until evenly coated.
- Pour into prepare pan and let cool for about an hour. Cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition Information
Nicole says
Hi there, I’m very interested in trying these but unfortunately I cannot risk the oil seeping out. Has anyone that’s created this recipe experienced that? Since coconut oil is liquid at a lower temp than butter I just wanted to see if they get weepy. Any response is very much appreciated!! Thanks!
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Nicole- I dod not have a problem with that at all. They stayed crunchy and chewy. Hope you try them!
Leslie says
Okay everyone do NOT try to melt Elyon mini marshmallows kosher, fat free and gluten free with natural vanilla. They do not melt- they burn. I will try again in a Teflon pan but I’m not sure it will work.
Wish me luck or I’m off to the store for the regular marshmallows.Thanks for the Mothers Best crispier suggestion! I’m adding shredded coconut too!
Leslie says
Okay, I don’t recommend these marshmellows. They taste good but don’t melt all the way so they don’t fold into the crispies properly.You’re left with a ring of dry crispies in your pan lightly kissed by coconut oil. :/ The marshmellows don’t mix with the oil very well either. There are no preservatives in the Eylon marshmellows. That may be the problem. At the end you will have a clump of crispies to play with.
Jessica DeMay says
Oh no! I’m sorry that happened, Leslie! Thanks for the feedback to hopefully help others 🙂 I love that you’re adding coconut- yum!
Leslie says
Please notify me when my posts are up 🙂
Forgot to check the boxes 😉
Jessica DeMay says
Your comments are up, Leslie! 🙂
Leslie says
Thank you for the dairy free recipe (and gluten free suggestions from your recipe fans) It’s going to be fabulous! Going to add dark chocolate chips next!
Great twist on my first thing I ever cooked in elementary school. Still my favorite treat!
Jessica DeMay says
You are welcome! I’m so glad you like them!
Sarah says
I made these and they turned out super hard. My boyfriend’s coworker actually chipped his tooth on them 🙁 has anyone else had this happen?!
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Sarah- I am so sorry about that! No- I haven’t had anyone say they came out hard like that. Did you use any substitutions? Were the marshmallows old (just a random guess)? I’m not sure why they turned out like that.
Becky says
I’ve often made super hard Krispie treats, using many different recipes and many different brands of ingredients. My husband’s Krispie treats always turn out soft and just right. He and I agree that it is my technique that causes this; i use too high a temperature and keep the marshmallows on the stove too long. He does a gentler temp and takes them off-heat before they’re fully melted, allowing them to finish melting undisturbed for about 3 minutes, stirring vanilla in for 1 minute first, and then folding in the Krispie cereal. His are everyone’s favorite Krispie treats! My hard ones get broken up (no easy task) into bite sized pieces and then eaten in a bowl with milk!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Becky! What a great tip, thanks for sharing. Also- eating the hard ones with milk like cereal is genius! Just like the cereal they sell, but way cheaper 🙂