Lisa's Easy Microwave Mug Recipes: Pizza, Cake, Rice Krispies Treats & More (2024)

FAQs

Why did rice Crispy Treats get hard? ›

If you melt the marshmallows too fast, it might result in a Rice Kripsy treat that is harder and crunchy than chewy. Take your time and let the butter and marshmallows melt slowly. Use an 8×8 or slightly smaller pan. Use a small and deep pan if you want thick and chewy rice Krispy treats.

Can you warm up rice krispies treats? Yes! They are best fresh, and will never quite be the same as that, but if you want to soften them up after a day or two, just pop them in the microwave for 10-15 seconds and they will be soft and chewy again!

Don't use old marshmallows.

Most importantly, they don't melt nearly as well. Instead of becoming soft and gooey, they melt into a one giant blob. → Follow this tip: Save the older marshmallows for hot cocoa and s'mores, and pick up a fresh bag of marshmallows to ensure a really great batch of rice krispie treats.

What happens if you put too much butter in Rice Krispies Treats? If you put too much butter in rice krispies treats they will become oily, the cereal will soak up the butter and the treats will become soggy, rather than crispy.

Do Rice Crispy Treats Need to be Refrigerated? No. I recommend keeping these Rice Crispy Treats in an airtight container at room temperature. Refrigerating will make the marshmallow in them super hard, so I advise to leave them at room temperature.

Rice krispie treats do not need to be refrigerated because they contain so much sugar, which acts as a preservative. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week, but I doubt they will last that long!

If you want to store them for longer than two days, try freezing them. To Freeze: Allow these gooey Rice Krispie Treats to cool completely and cut them into squares. Freeze in an airtight container, or wrap each square in a piece of plastic wrap and place them in a gallon freezer bag. Freeze them for up to 3 months.

"My treats are hard instead of soft and chewy." How high was your heat when you were melting your marshmallows? If you crank up the heat and zoom through melting them, they will dry to a hard texture instead of a soft gooey one. So take the extra 5 minutes and melt them over low heat, stirring constantly.

To Store: These browned butter Rice Krispie Treats will stay soft and delicious for up to two days. I like to wrap each square individually in plastic wrap, to make sure they stay soft. If you want to store them for longer than two days, try freezing them.

Generally speaking, an unopened box of Rice Krispies treats will stay fresh for up to one year past the best by date printed on the box. An opened package of Rice Krispies should be consumed within 2-3 weeks of opening, after this time frame the rice krispies treat may become stale.