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Nutella Rice Krispie Treats


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  • Author: becky
  • Total Time: About 2 hours
  • Yield: 16 treats (1 8x8-inch pan) 1x

Description

An easy Nutella Rice Krispie treats recipe made with puffed rice cereal and marshmallows, and slathered in chocolate hazelnut ganache.


Ingredients

Scale

Rice Krispie Treats:

75 grams unsalted butter (5 tablespoons)
240 grams Nutella (3/4 cup)
300 grams marshmallows (10 1/2 ounces, or about 3 1/2 cups mini marshmallows)
130 grams puffed rice cereal (about 4 cups)

Ganache Topping:

160 grams Nutella (2/3 cup)
100 grams dark chocolate (2/3 cup; 3 1/2 ounces)


Instructions

Krispie Treats:

Line an 8 x 8-inch square tin with parchment, and spray generously with nonstick spray.

Tin lined with parchment

Add the butter to a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan or stock pot. Melt the butter.

Melting butter in a stock pot

Melting butter in a stock pot

Stir in the Nutella and allow it to melt completely.

Stirring Nutella into melted butter

Melted butter and Nutella in a stock pot with a spatula

Stir in the marshmallows, and continue stirring until completely melted. Remove from heat.

Pink and white mini marshmallows in a stock pot

Melting marshmallows into butter and Nutella

Nutella, butter, and melted marshmallows in a pan

Stir in the puffed rice cereal, and continue stirring until well combined, with no dry cereal remaining.

Rice Krispies in a pot

Nutella, marshmallows, and puffed rice cereal stirred together in a pot

Pour cereal mixture onto prepared tin.

Square tin with Nutella krispy treats mixture

Nutella cereal mixture in prepared pan

With damp fingertips, gently* press down to distribute the mixture evenly across the surface of the tin.

Nutella rice krispie treats pressed into square tin

Set aside and allow to cool at room temperature for at least 1 hour, or until cereal mixture is cool to the touch.

Ganache Topping:

Melt the dark chocolate over a bain marie or double boiler.

Melted chocolate in a bain marie

Meanwhile, scoop the Nutella into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium power for 15-30 seconds, stirring occasionally, until warm throughout.

Melted Nutella in a bowl with a spoon

Whisk the warm Nutella into the melted chocolate.

Nutella ganache in a bowl with a whisk

Pour ganache topping over the cereal mixture and use a rubber spatula to spread.

Nutella ganache and a pan of Nutella krispy treats

Rice Krispie treats with Nutella ganache on top

Spreading chocolate ganache on Nutella rice krispie treats

Set aside and allow to cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes more, or until ganache sets. Slice into squares and serve.

Nutella rice krispie treats with chocolate hazelnut ganache

Slab of Nutella krispie treats and a knife

Layer leftover Nutella Rice Krispie treats between sheets of parchment. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

 

Notes

*Do not pack the cereal mixture too firmly, or the treats will be hard and difficult to bite!

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cooling Time: 1 1/2 hours, divided
  • Category: Rice Krispie Treats
  • Method: Stovetop
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