5 min. Healthier Cheerios crispy treats. These Healthy Rice Crispy Treats are a healthier alternative to the popular crisp rice cereal treat! This homemade Rice Crispy Treat Recipe is an all-around winner with my kids, their friends AND me! Fun Halloween dessert treats cannot get easier than these bat shaped, chocolate coated cereal bars made of Cheerios® and marshmallows.
This is a "healthier" alternative to the "Rice Krispie Treats".
You know what's funny, I was going to make rice krispie treats with cheerios since we have all the ingredients except cheerios instead of rice krispies.
Unlike traditional cereal bars, these contain NO butter, oil, marshmallows or white flour.
You can have 5 min. Healthier Cheerios crispy treats using 3 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of 5 min. Healthier Cheerios crispy treats
- It's 1/2 box of wheat cheerios.
- You need 1/4 packages of marshmallow (10.5 oz).
- You need 1/2 cup of butter.
If you like these addictive peanut butter Cheerio bars, you'll also love these marshmallow and swirly chocolate crispy squares. My mom used to make this instead of rice crispy treats. Honestly I like these way more than the rice crispy version. For a twist, use Honey Nut Cheerios.
5 min. Healthier Cheerios crispy treats instructions
- Melt butter in pot, add marshmallow, stir to melt marshmallow, add cheerios, fold with wooden spoon..
- 1 c. Cheerios = 1 g. Sugar, whereas 1 c. Rice crispy = 9 g. Sugar..
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Now, add the Cheerios a little at a time and stir them in so that the cheerios are completely coated. Keep adding Cheerios until no more will be. Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats that are delicious and healthy too? Make this no-bake dessert bar the whole fam will love. Cheerios has their own recipe for marshmallow treats.
