Strawberry Rice Krispies

 

Strawberry Rice Krispies are kid friendly dessert loaded with freeze dried strawberries and melted marshmallows.

 

This is simple and easy make ahead no bake dessert, if you are short of time and festive day is getting closer. It is meant for children parties bus also for Valentine’s Day.

My perfect day to make a batch of rice krispie treats is hot summer day if my son is craving for a sweet bite.

 

Fresh strawberries are not included in this krispies strawberry recipe. Considering melting the ingredients over boiling water explains why.

The best and safest solution are freeze dried fruits since they have been dehydrated. Ripe fruit is frozen and then packed into a vacuum chamber where most of the water crystals are sublimated or directly turned to vapor without going through a liquid state. Then fruits are dried to ensure that no water remains in it. This is important. The process also keeps the colour and preserves most of nutrients. What is important is much longer shelf life as long as they are protected from air once freeze-dried.

 

For me, these are the best snack; crunchy, healthy, keeping the taste and a bit of healthy sugars, they are perfect substitute for sweet snacks.

 

How to make strawberry rice krispie treat?

You melt marshmallows, butter and strawberry flavor. Once almost melted, you add krispies just like for Milk Chocolate Rice Krispies Bars .

 

and freeze dried strawberries. When combined, you just pour the mixture into the prepared pan and flatten it using your hands.

 

You see, freeze dried fruits are stirred directly into the recipe without changing the consistency. You can incorporate them into brownies, cookies, pies, cakes, swiss rolls, muffins or any other baking required dessert without risk of becoming soggy. It just does not change the texture of your recipe.

 

For another tasty rice krispies dessert, click the link below:

Biscoff Rice Krispie Treats

 

 

 

Serves: 8 squares

Total time: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp butter, unsalted + extra for the parchment paper

4 cups large marshmallows, tightly packed

½ tsp strawberry extract, coloured

Pinch of salt

3 cups crispy rice cereal

¾ cup freeze dried strawberries, sliced

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cover 7 x 7 inches baking dish (6 cups volume) with parchment paper and butter the paper.
2. Take a large pot, pour the water in, and heat it over medium heat.
3. Cover the pot with fitting bowl and put butter, marshmallows, and strawberry extract into it.
4. Stirring constantly, melt the ingredients over the boiling water to get sticky marshmallow mixture, almost completely melted.
5. Add crispy rice cereals and freeze dried strawberries to the mixture and stir intensively. That way, your marshmallows melt completely together with cereals.
6. Pour the mixture into the pan, press, and flatten it with oiled hands or spatula.
7. Cool for one hour at least, cut and serve.

Note: If you store the squares in air tight container, they are tasty for 4 days, even if left at room temperature.