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Big Rice Krispie Treats

Modified: May 7, '22 · Published: May 3, '22 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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These Big Rice Krispie Treats are larger and thicker than regular treats. Made with our award-winning recipe, these treats are perfect snacks but would also make fabulous bake sale items or gifts.

big Rice Krispie Treats stacked next to Rice Krispies Cereal and mini marshmallows

These jumbo Rice Krispie treats are the most popular item sold in our local gourmet grocery shop's bakery and my friend buys them all the time.

So, for her birthday I decided to make her some extra-large homemade Rice Krispie Treats to give her as a gift. I packaged each treat in a cellophane gift bag and tied them with a ribbon.

Being I used our award-winning Best Rice Krispie Treat recipe to make them, she said they were even better than the treats she buys from the bakery.

melting butter and mini marshmallows in a saucepan on the stovetop

Melting Marshmallows

These treats are perfectly chewy. The cereal stays crispy but the treats are soft to bite into. That's because we use the perfect ratio of ingredients and we use a few tricks to ensure our treats aren't hard.

The trick to getting perfectly chewy treats is to start with fresh marshmallows and melt them with butter just until 75% of them are melted.

If you remove the pan from the heat and stir the partially melted marshmallows until they completely melt, you won't overheat them which causes crystallization and makes for hard treats.

stir together melted butter and marshmallows with Rice Krispies cereal to make jumbo Rice Krispie Treats

Make perfect marshmallow crispy treats.

Another trick to make marshmallow cereal treats that are soft and chewy with crispy bits of cereal is to pour the melted marshmallows over the cereal instead of pouring the cereal into the hot pan.

If you add cereal to a hot pan, the cereal will soften making your treats immediately taste stale.

You also want to gently press the cereal treat mixture into the pan. Do not press down too firmly otherwise, your treats will be hard.

big Rice Krispie Treat next to a regular Rice Krispie treat

You definitely want these extra-large Rice Krispie treats to be soft enough to bite into. They are almost twice as thick as regular treats and much bigger as well.

The recipe uses two 10-ounce bags of marshmallows instead of a single 16-ounce bag and more butter and cereal than we typically use for a 9x13-inch pan of treats.

If you cut your pan of treats into 8 large rectangles, you'll get nice jumbo-sized treats.

thick and chewy jumbo rice krispie treats

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big Rice Krispie Treats compared to regular Rice Krispie Treats

Big Rice Krispie Treats

Beth Klosterboer
These Big Rice Krispie Treats are perfectly chewy with bits of crispy cereal blended with gooey marshmallows. Each treat is about twice as thick and four times as large as a regular crispy treat.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 458 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 9x13-inch baking pan
  • 1 large saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 9 ⅓ cups Rice Krispies Cereal
  • 8 tablespoons salted butter (preferable European-style butter)
  • 20 ounces marshmallows

Instructions
 

  • Grease the mixing bowl and 9x13-inch pan with butter or baking spray.
  • Pour the cereal into the mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Cut the butter into small pieces and place them in a large saucepan.
  • Set the pan over LOW heat and begin to melt the butter.
  • Add the marshmallows to the pan and allow the marshmallows to slowly melt.
  • Stir the butter and marshmallows occasionally until about 75% of the marshmallows have melted, then remove the pan from the heat and stir until completely melted. Do not overheat the marshmallows or your treats will be hard.
  • Pour over the cereal and mix until well combined.
  • Spread the cereal treat mixture into an even layer in the greased pan. Do not compact the cereal too much or your treats will be too hard.
  • Let the treats cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before cutting them into 8 large rectangles.

Notes

Store your big Rice Krispie treats in an airtight container at room temperature. They will taste the freshest in the first few days but will keep for up to 7 days. 
To keep them longer, you can wrap them well and freeze them for up to 3 months. 
Keyword cereal bars, cereal treats, marshmallows, rice krispie treats

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About Beth Klosterboer

Beth Klosterboer is a professional chocolatier, recipe developer, cookbook author, photographer, videographer, and event planner. She has owned and operated two retail confectionery stores from 1989 until 2001 and has been blogging since 2010. Beth creates fun food and delicious desserts for multiple websites and teaches chocolate-making courses for The Sugar Academy.
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