These are by far the best Ube Rice Krispie Treats on the internet. Thanks to vegan butter and marshmallows, this Filipino-inspired snack is entirely vegan and perfect for sharing with vegetarian and vegan friends. All you need is five ingredients!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Vegan butter: Any vegan butter sticks of choice will work well. We like Country Crock or Earth Balance.
- Ube halaya: Traditional ube halaya is not vegan, so follow our Homemade Filipino Purple Yam Jam recipe to make this recipe 100% vegan! It’s easy to prepare in advance.
- Ube extract: Intensifies the purple color and adds an additional essence of ube. We buy our ube extract on Amazon.
- Vegan mini marshmallows: Regular marshmallows contain gelatin, which is neither vegan nor vegetarian! Instead, use any plain, store-bought vegan mini marshmallows of choice.
- Puffed rice cereal: Kellogg’s Rice Krispies are technically not vegan because their D3 is derived from animals, but generic versions of “puffed cereal” are typically vegan! Nature’s Path is a good brand.
How to Make Ube Rice Krispie Treats
- 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 in the vegan mini marshmallows and stir frequently using a wooden spoon until nice and gooey, about 10 minutes.
- Add the ube and salt. Add in 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! The melted marshmallows will start to firm up quickly once removed from the heat 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 it 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!
Find the full printable recipe here: Ube Rice Krispie Treats (Vegan)
