Healthy No Bake Rice Crispy Treats
Just four healthy ingredients, 1 bowl and 10 minutes is needed to whip up these simple No Bake Rice Crispy Treats! Vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free and dairy free, it’s the perfect snack between meals!
I used to think chocolate and peanut butter were the ideal combination…but I’ve been torn. Chocolate and coconut.
A popular chocolate bar in Australia is the infamous bounty bar– A coconut filling with a milk or dark chocolate coating. This was my inspiration for yet another oatmeal pudding creation- similar to the Cake Batter variation– but with a tonne more coconut and chocolate and a twist on the texture…by a long shot.
As with any recipe experimentation, for me personally, equals many recipe fails. The same can be said for the Bounty style oatmeal pudding. The first two times, the liquid ratio was way off, the third and fourth, it was heavy on the coconut and chocolate. the fifth, it was heavy on the coconut and chocolate.
Okay, so pretty much attempt 3 was recipe success but I had to test it out at least two more times- you know, for quality control.
Okay, fine. It brought back memories of eating a Bounty Bar, that it had to be made over and over again. Friends- chocolate and coconut is the new chocolate and peanut butter– the new Kim and Kanye- the new Jay Z and Solange in a cat fight- the new Mary Kate and Ashley.
The bounty oatmeal pudding is so good, I’m not posting it today. Convenient, right? Well, in it’s place, I have my new favourite snack as a result of my newfound love- a Healthy No Bake Double Coconut Rice Crispy Square! Yep. Another No bake recipe. Sue me. These are made without marshmallows because I stuffed them all in these cookies. They do, however, use coconut twice and an optional chocolate layer, you can be forgiven for omitting the marshmallows.
10 minutes to prep and press into the pan- you have a winner on hand. Thank you Mary Kate and Ashley.
I mean chocolate and coconut.
Healthy No Bake Rice Crispy Treats
Healthy No Bake Rice Crispy Treats
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice crisp cereal
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 2 T coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup brown rice syrup*
- Dairy free milk of choice* not necessary
- Paleo chocolate melted (can sub for any chocolate) Optional!
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the coconut oil and brown rice syrup until fully combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the liquid mixture with the rice crispy cereal and mix until incorporated. If mixture is still difficult to contain, add brown rice syrup one tablespoon at a time.
- Prepare a 9 inch x 9 inch baking dish with baking paper and press the rice crispy mixture into it firmly. Set aside.
- Optional- Evenly spread the melted paleo chocolate over the rice crispy mixture. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until very firm. Cut into snack size pieces
Notes
These can be kept at room temperature for up to a week (in a sealed container) or refrigerated for up to 3 weeks. I keep mine frozen and eat them semi thawed- they taste amazing this way!
Chocolate and peanut butter or Chocolate and coconut?
What is your favourite chocolate bar? I may have new oatmeal inspiration!
Mary Kate or Ashley?
Man, that is a hard question – PB and chocolate is an all time fav but combining dark chocolate with coconut is heavenly as well! I don’t think I could choose!
And I think I’m going to make these soon – just need to pick up some rice crispies!
Go for it, P! It can be your edible Par’s Picks.
Hello delicious!!!
My favourite chocolate bar is a Caramilk Bar or Hershey’s cookies ‘n cream.
OHHHH. Hershey’s cookies and cream is so good- those crunchy chunks. Bliss.
Chocolate + peanut butter FOREVER. And I think I’m an MK fan over Ashley… Also I loveee the simple ingredient list, nicely done Arman!
Thanks, Cass! Seriously a good combination!
Oh hey, you’re talking to a former Olsen Twins fan here so… At first I thought Mary-Kate was the more awesome twin but with the whole drug and anorexia dilemma.. .not so much anymore. Actually, though, they clearly belonged together – or did I miss one of them starting a successful solo career?? – so there’s no real choice.
However good these look – and yes, they do – I’m voting for you posting the Bounty oatmeal pudding next. And by next I mean… Monday 😉 ?!
Haha potatoes first.
We’re not friends anymore. As much as I like potatoes oatmeal has priority.
Chocolate and peanut butter will always have my heart…but chocolate and coconut is up there too 😉 So naturally, Reese’s are my favourite chocolate bar! As for Mary Kate & Ashley…I was never a fan. I’m a horrible example of what children should have liked in the 90s.
OMG. I legit had the best idea……We should invent a pb cup but with coconut butter in the middle. Genius? Yes.
I’m probably biased because I’m part islander, but chocolate+coconut will ALWAYS trump chocolate+pb or chocolate+anything else. Also, I can never make rice krispie treats properly because I end up eating half the batch before it even hits the pan. Sorry not sorry.
LOL….true story – I purposely made these without marshmallows because I ate them before hand. So effing good.
Chocolate and peanut butter. I keep trying to like coconut and it isn’t working. However, I know I’m in the minority so I applaud your ingenuity.
I haven’t had a candy bar in years but my favorites were Butterfinger and Snickers.
I don’t know the difference between the Olsen twins. I can tell them apart but that doesn’t mean I know which name belongs to which girl.
You’re coming to LA in November? Really?
Snickers is so damn good- I always forget how good it is! and yep- a couple of days there hopefully and NY and Toronto!
I added rice cereal to my grocery store list specifically so I could make these. Can’t wait.
….pretty sure I saw white chocolate chips too. Love it because it’s cocoa less.
Oh no my friend, they are not cocoa less. The store only has the chocolate krispies so that’s why I snagged the white chocolate chips. I’m inverting your recipe!!
Chocolate is great with everything. I’ve been liking salted chocolate as of late. One time I went through a chili-chocolate phase. It was some Mexican chocolate thing…I get cultural. I pick BOTH MK and A but only when they were doing their full house and mall party series. That was my jam
I legit add sea salt to my chocolate baked goods- or even chocolate oatmeal. So good!
wow rice crispy squares definitely take me back to my childhood.. these look delicious!
Thank you, Thalia! 🙂
Kim and Kanye are so overrated… Ditto on the Olsen twins. Of course my 10 year old self would have punched me in the face for that statement. Aahh chocolate and coconut though? Worthy of honourable mention. Seriously – you are on an awesome groove huh, *fistbump* this looks brilliantly epically fantabulous. Can you tell I was heavy in love with Bounty!? Oh, Snickers! Snickers is goood..
They are all overrated.
You, my friend, are a coconut fiend, and I love it.
Chocolate and PB going together like squat racks and twerking.
Best correlation ever.
No bake = always the best option. You know me, the less work, the better. I used to hate coconut because of the texture but these days I’m in loooove.