Salty Potato Chip Rice Krispie Treats.
These potato chip rice krispie treats are a sweet and salty lovers’ dream! They are super chewy and crunchy with lots of salty kettle chips and a drizzle of dark chocolate. Delish!
Your weekend is about to be super fun!
This weekend treat is going to make snacktime a whole lot more fun. Potato chip rice krispie treats are super crunchy, salty, sweet, chewy and gooey. If you’re a sweet and salty freak like I am, you will absolutely flip.
These have all the texture, crunch and the perfect amount of salty sweet that is ideal in a treat. Everything tastes better with a little salt!
When it comes to homemade desserts, I will never pass up a rice krispie treat. I have zero interest in the pre-packaged versions – they don’t taste anywhere near the same. But homemade? Sign me up.
Eating them straight from the pot? Double sign me up.
Homemade cakes and cookies don’t even join the ranks of rice krispie treats for me. The homemade version is elite and something I will always love, even if half of it is due to nostalgia.
They are also one of Eddie’s favorite treats. Aside from peanut butter blossoms, I am pretty sure they are the first treat that I ever made for him. You don’t even want to SEE what happens to a full fresh pan of rice krispie treats in our house.
It can be demolished in minutes.
My secrets for the perfect rice krispie treats include always browning the butter and having more marshmallows on hand as needed.
Browning the butter is just a given at this point. Why do it any other way? You’re already melting the butter in the pot so you may as well just take another five minutes and brown it. Those golden caramel flecks add so much depth of flavor. They are really a game changer!
When it comes to marshmallows, I add a regular old “normal” amount of marshmallow to the pan. The ones get that melted with the butter, that is.
But!
I like to save some extra mini marshmallows so I can fold them into the rice krispie treats. This allows for a big old bite of chewy marshmallows and that may be my kids favorite part. It also makes them look prettier and more interesting.
Finally, for these specific rice krispie treats, I like to do a dark chocolate drizzle. Usually, I don’t want chocolate with these. But there is something about the crunchy, salty chips that goes perfectly with bittersweet dark chocolate. The combo is amazing!
I could make them every day.
Potato Chip Rice Krispie Treats
Salty Potato Chip Rice Krispy Treats
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 (10 ounce ) bags mini marshmallows
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 cups rice krispies cereal
- 2 cups crushed kettle cooked potato chips
- 2 ounces dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13 inch pan with nonstick baking spray.
- Place the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Let it melt and continue to bubble - you can swirl the pan a few times - until brown bits appear on the bottom of the pan. As soon as you see the bits, turn the heat down to low.
- Immediately add 1 bag of the marshmallows. Another and ¼ of the second bag. Stir into the butter until the mixture is creamy and fully incorporated. You want all the marshmallows melted and the mixture to be gooey. Turn off the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Add the cereal and mix with a large spatula. When the cereal is halfway mixed in, add the potato chips. Continue to mix and stir until the mixture comes together and the cereal and chips are equally distributed.
- Add in the remaining marshmallows. Stir until they are incorporated so they are studded throughout the mixture. Press the rice krispy treat mixture into the prepared pan. I like to use a piece of wax or parchment paper to flatten and smooth out the top.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave. I do this in 30 second increments and stir after each. Once melted, drizzle over the rice krispy treats.
- Once the chocolate sets, cut the treats into squares. Enjoy!
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