There are certain kitchen tasks that I dislike more than others. Things like cleaning the inside of the microwave, or washing the straw and valve pieces in the kids’ water bottles. But I particularly dread opening up a new jar of almond butter. Natural nut butters separate after packing, so when you open that new jar, you need to mix the ground almonds and oil back together to get a consistency you can actually use. I usually go through at least a tablespoon, a butter knife, and a chopstick by the time I’m done. (And by done, I mean given up.)
The last time though, I went nuclear and just dumped everything into the food processor. It worked fabulously! Since I had creamy, blended almond butter in half the time as usual, I decided to make a little treat with it.
I used all the flavours we love: almond, chocolate, maple, vanilla, and coconut, along with that old standby, Rice Krispies cereal. Note that regular Rice Krispies contains balt marley extract which does have gluten in it, so if you’re avoiding gluten you can either use a different brand of gluten-free crispy rice cereal or use Rice Krispies’ gluten-free brown rice variety (available in Canada).
I used almond butter, real maple syrup (don’t even with that maple-flavoured corn syrup stuff), vanilla extract, and cocoa powder for the base, and then pressed it into the pan before topping everything with a little more dark chocolate and shredded coconut. The kids were clamouring to get a taste before I even got it out of the pot, so we may have been a little short when it cam time to put it in the pan. (But happy kids!)
A little sweet and a little chewy, they were a huge hit! These delicious chocolate and almond butter crispy rice squares didn’t last very long at all. Guess I need to make another batch!
Chocolate Almond Butter Rice Krispie Squares
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural almond butter or other nut butter
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
- pinch of cinnamon
- 4-5 cups crispy rice cereal
For topping
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
- 1-2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Place almond butter, maple syrup, cocoa, vanilla, sea salt, and cinnamon in a large saucepan.
- Heat slowly over medium-low heat, stirring continuously until well blended into a glossy brown paste.
- Remove from heat and slowly add crispy rice cereal while stirring until all cereal is well-coated.
- Transfer rice cereal mixture into a lightly greased (I used coconut oil) 8"x8" baking dish and firmly press down. Set aside to cool.
Chocolate Topping
- In a small saucepan over low heat, slowly melt chocolate and coconut oil, stirring frequently until smooth liquid.
- Pour chocolate evenly over cooled cereal mixture and sprinkle shredded coconut on top.
- Place pan in fridge to chill for an hour before cutting squares.
Notes
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These look amazing! I love anything nut butter and chocolate
Thx very much for this recipe, these squares look super yummy!
First, I read the post and recipe. Then I saved the recipe. This is a wonderfully delicious square. Thank you so much for the recipe.
They look so yummy and not as dry looking as regular rice krispie squares!
These look delicious! I love rice krispy treats but haven’t had any in years, way too much sugar for me. But these look so good & easy enough to make. I love especially there’s no granulated sugar, just the maple syrup & not that pancake junk either! Yum! I pinned this recipe, Thanks for sharing!!
My favorite things in the world- chocolate, maple syrup and Rice Krispie squares, all-in-one! Yum.
Love the recipe! Going to try it with all natural peanut butter (I hear you on the separation of puréed nut/ nut oil concern!).
What a yummy recipe. It’s now on our weekend to make list!
Oh I definitely need to try these! They sound delicious.
mmmm these look really good and easy to make
This looks DELICIOUS. I like the idea of using almond butter. So yummy!
These look so amazing and my family will love them.Thanks for sharing.
We made these on Saturday and the kids ate them up very quickly
Great looking snack that I would make weekly for sure.
This looks great!
This recipe looks great. I love chocolate and also rice krispies. It is one I will have to try.
These look so delicious i just may have to make them. My two favorite chocolate and coconut
These look and sound scrumptious , thanks for sharing the recipe a must try 🙂
These look so yummy! I love the addition of cocounut! Makes it perfect for summer. 🙂
These look yummy, my kids would love to make this!
These look amazing and not too difficult to make! Can’t wait to try them!
This rice Krispy treat recipe sounds so yummy. My family will love them and not hard to make. Thanks for sharing.
This recipe has all of my favorite ingredients….Chocolate …I will be making this for my family soon.
These look so delicious and easy! My kind of recipe!
I’ve never seen rice krispies made like this but I love it. I love how you don’t use sugar.
This looks like a fun snack that my kids would really enjoy!
these look amazing thanks for recipe
yum, this looks like something I could and would do/thanks for sharing.
These look delicious!
This recipe has all the features of a delicious snack/dessert…it’s chocolaty, crunchy and looks yummy!
These will be good without the cinnamon. Glad they’re easy to make too.
Oh… this HAS to happen, lol!! Thank goodness I have some brownies to tide me over until we can make this… 😀
These Chocolate Almond Butter Rice Krispies Squares look delicious! I like that they are so easy to make as well. Rice Krispy treats of any kind are a big hit in my home. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Wow looking at these squares make my mouth water. They look so good.
These squares look so delicious and are sure to be a huge hit at our home. Thank you for sharing your recipe.