Description
These are by far the best Ube Rice Krispie Treats on the internet. Thanks to vegan butter and vegan marshmallows, they’re entirely vegan and perfect with sharing with vegetarian and vegan friends. All you need is 5 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 6 1/2 cups (173g) puffed rice cereal
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) vegan butter
- 15 ounces vegan vanilla mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup ube halaya (purple yam jam)
- ½ teaspoon ube extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Equipment Needed:
Instructions
- Prepare your baking dish and cereal. Line a square 8×8” baking dish with parchment paper. A 8.5×4.5″ loaf pan would also work! Place the puffed cereal in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- Melt the vegan butter. Add the vegan butter to a large pot over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally until the butter is completely melted.
- Add mini vegan marshmallows. Add the vegan mini marshmallows and stir frequently using a wooden spoon until nice and gooey, about 10 minutes.
- Add the ube and salt. Add the ube halaya, ube extract and pinch of salt. Whisk until combined. It may not get completely uniform, but that is ok.
- Combine with the cereal. Pour the ube marshmallow mixture into the cereal and mix everything until it is well combined. Make sure to work fast! Once removed from the heat, the melted marshmallows will start to firm up quickly and will become hard to stir with the cereal if you don’t work quickly. We have found it helpful to use 2 spoons and mix them as you would toss a salad.
- Transfer to the baking dish. Quickly transfer the rice krispie treats mixture to a prepared loaf pan. Press firmly into the baking dish using your the back of a spoon. If it is too sticky, you can cover the surface with an additional layer of parchment paper, and then press the krispies down through that.
- Cool completely. Allow the rice Krispie treats cool completely in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Once set, slice and enjoy!
Notes
- Storage: Leftover rice krispie treats will keep for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. If they become too dense, we like to pop them into the microwave for 10-15 seconds to soften up.
- Marshmallows: Plain marshmallows work fine, too! Full-sized marshmallows are a lot more difficult to melt into a uniform, gooey consistency, so vegan mini marshmallows are recommended!
- Adapted from Mississippi Vegan’s Amazing Rice Krispies Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Filipino