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White Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Modified: Jun 20, '23 · Published: Jun 20, '23 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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Make perfectly crispy and chewy marshmallow cereal treats with white chocolate inside and out. The rich and creamy candy adds a wonderful flavor to these White Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats.

White chocolate rice krispie treats drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkled with rainbow Crispearls and Chocolate Crispearls.

If you are a fan of white chocolate's sweet flavor and creamy texture, you'll love this recipe. Not only is melted white chocolate mixed in with the melted marshmallows but white chocolate is drizzled over the top of the cereal bars too.

The treats are easy to make on the stovetop or in the microwave using as few as four ingredients.

To make them more festive and fun, you can top them with sprinkles, nuts, or Crispy Pearls.

What are Crispy Pearls (or Crispearls)?

They are tiny chocolate-coated crisp rice cereal balls. They have a crunchy texture and are available in dark, milk, and white chocolate or rainbow (white chocolate) coating.

Callebaut Crispearls are similar but they are made with toasted biscuits (cookies) instead of crispy rice cereal.

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  • White Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Let's make some treats!

Ingredients

white chocolate Rice Krispie treats ingredients including cereal, marshmallows, butter, and white chocolate.
  • Rice Krispies Cereal - We always recommend using Kellogg's Rice Krispies as they will give your treats the best texture.
  • butter - We recommend using salted European-style butter (with a higher butterfat content than American-made butter) for the very best flavor. See our taste test results for more information.
  • marshmallows - We like to use Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows because they produce perfectly chewy treats.
    Some store-brand marshmallows are very sticky once melted and are difficult to blend with the crisp rice cereal. If you do use them, you may need to add up to an extra cup of cereal.
    You can use mini or large marshmallows. See our marshmallow conversion chart for details about measuring marshmallows.
  • white chocolate chips - I used Nestle Premier White Morsels because I enjoy the flavor and because they firm up after being melted and cooled. If you use pure white chocolate and drizzle it over your treats, the white chocolate will remain somewhat soft. It won't harden completely unless you temper it. Check out my Chocolate Making Tips page on HungryHappenings.com to learn how to temper chocolate.
  • optional toppings - Crispy Pearls, Crispearls, sprinkles, or chopped nuts

See the recipe card for quantities.

Equipment

  • extra-large mixing bowl - You want to use a bowl that allows you room to mix the cereal and marshmallows together.
  • medium-large (3 or 4-quart) saucepan - I like using a non-stick pan so the marshmallows don't stick too badly.
  • 9x13-inch baking pan - If you use a non-stick pan and grease it with butter, the treats will easily slide out of the pan. If you use a glass pan or aluminum pan, you might want to line it with parchment paper or non-stick tin foil.
  • silicone spatula - If you grease a silicone spatula (or Spoonula) with butter or baking spray, the cereal treat mixture won't stick. You can also use a wooden spoon but I'd grease it too.
  • optional, zip-top bag or disposable pastry bag - Use this or a spoon to drizzle the white chocolate over your treats.

Instructions

A big bowl of Rice Krispies Cereal.

Grease an extra-large mixing bowl with butter. Pour your Rice Krispies Cereal into the bowl and set aside.

Slices of butter in a saucepan set over low heat on a stovetop alongside a bag of Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows and Nestle Premier White Morsels.

Cut 6 tablespoons of salted butter into thin slices and begin melting them in a saucepan over LOW heat.

Pouring mini marshmallows into a saucepan with melting butter.

Add the marshmallows...

Pour white chocolate chips over the mini marshmallows.

and the white chocolate chips.

Stirring the melted butter with the mini marshmallows and white chocolate chips.

Stir into the melted butter.

Marshmallows, butter, and white chocolate chips melting in a saucepan that is set over low heat on a stovetop.

Stir often until 75% of the marshmallows have melted.

Stirring the marshmallows, white chocolate, and butter in the saucepan off the heat.

Remove the pan from the heat and stir...

Stirring melted butter, marshmallows, and white chocolate chips.

until creamy and smooth.

Pouring the melted white chocolate marshmallows over a bowl of Rice Krispies Cereal.

Pour it over the Rice Krispies Cereal.

Stirring the melted white chocolate marshmallows into the crisp rice cereal.

Toss the melted mixture with the cereal.

Rice Krispie Treat mixture in a mixing bowl.

Mix until the white chocolate marshmallow mixture coats all of the cereal.

White chocolate Rice Krispie Treats spread into a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Grease the inside of a 9x13-inch pan with butter. Spread the Rice Krispie Treat mixture into an even layer in the pan.

White chocolate chips in a small bowl.

Pour the white chocolate chips into a small microwave-safe bowl.

Melted white chocolate in a small bowl with a silicone spatula.

Heat it on high for 30-second bursts of power, stirring after each, until melted.

white chocolate rice crispy treats on a tray next to a pair of scissors and a zip-top bag of melted white chocolate

Remove the large treat from the pan, cut about ¼-inch off around the edges then cut into 16 rectangles.

Drizzling white chocolate over a Rice Krispie Treats using a small zip-top bag.

Use a zip-top bag, pastry bag, or spoon to drizzle the melted white chocolate over the treats.

Rice Krispie Treat drizzled with white chocolate.

Allow the white chocolate to harden and room temperature or pop the treats in the refrigerator for 3-5 minutes until it hardens.

white chocolate rice krispie treats

These white chocolate drizzled Rice Krispie Treats look festive and fun like this but you can add toppings to make them even more fun.

Variations

White chocolate crispy treats topped with a drizzle of white chocolate and dark, milk, and white Crispearls.

Drizzle a few of the treats with white chocolate and immediately sprinkle on some milk, dark, and white chocolate Crispearls. Repeat.

Rice crispy treat drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkled with dark, milk, and white chocolate Crispearls.

These treats will be great to serve at any party, sell at a bake sale, or bring to work.

Sprinkled white chocolate rice krispie treats.

Add rainbow Crispy Pearls or Jimmies if you want them to be more colorful. These would be great for a birthday party or bake sale too!

Tips

Do NOT overheat your marshmallows and chocolate. Burnt chocolate will taste bad and overheated marshmallows will make your treats too hard.

I personally recommend gently pressing the cereal treat mixture into the cookie cutter as opposed to cutting the treats. You'll get more treats with no waste and the edges of the treats will look nicer.

Rice Krispie Treats with white chocolate drizzle and sprinkles.

Substitutions

You can swap out coconut oil for the butter if you prefer.

Make your treats colorful by swapping out colored Candy Melts for the white chocolate. Check out my Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins, Red, White, and Blue Rice Krispie Treat Pinwheels, or Rice Krispie Treat Chickens recipes to see how I used colored Candy melts to create these cute treats.

Storage

Store these treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

To keep them longer, you can freeze them in an airtight container or zip-top bag for up to 3 months. Wrap them well in wax paper or parchment paper to keep the white chocolate from becoming sticky. Thaw them on the counter in the container or bag for several hours before removing them from the container.

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Recipe

white chocolate rice krispie treats

White Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Beth Klosterboer
Add creamy white chocolate inside and on top of crispy and chewy marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats. These sweet treats are great on their on but can be decorated for parties, holidays, and more.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 286 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13-inch pan
  • 1 extra-large mixing bowl
  • 1 medium-large saucepan or microwave-safe bowl
  • 1 silicone spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 7 ½ cups Rice Krispies Cereal
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter (use European-style butter like Kerrygold for the best flavor)
  • 16 ounces marshmallows
  • 11 ounces white chocolate chips (Nestle Premier White Morsels)
  • optional toppings: Crispy Pearls, Crispearls, jimmies, sprinkles, chopped nuts

Instructions
 

  • Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan, an extra-large mixing bowl, and a silicone spatula with butter.
  • Pour the cereal into the mixing bowl and set it aside.
  • Cut the salted butter into slices and place them in a medium-large saucepan. Set the pan over LOW heat and let the butter begin to melt.
  • Pour the marshmallows and 1 cup of the White Chocolate Chips over the butter and stir.
  • Continue stirring occasionally until about 75% of the marshmallows have melted, then remove the pan from the heat and stir until completely melted.
  • Alternatively, you can combine the butter, marshmallows, and white chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high power for 1 minute. Let the bowl rest in the warm microwave for 3 minutes, and then remove and stir until melted.
  • Pour the melted white chocolate marshmallow mixture over the cereal and toss to coat. Stir until well blended.
  • Gently spread the white chocolate rice krispie treat mixture into an even layer in the pan.
  • Set aside to cool for at least one hour.
  • Remove the large treat from the pan and cut it into 16 rectangles. If you want nice straight edges, cut about a ¼ inch off the large sheet of treats before you cut it into rectangles.
  • Pour the remaining white chocolate chips into a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high power for 30-second bursts, stirring after each, until melted.
  • Drizzle white chocolate over a few of the treats, and then immediately, while the white chocolate is still wet, add any desired toppings. Repeat until all the treats are drizzled with white chocolate.
  • Alternatively, you can dip the treats in the white chocolate or spread it over the top.
  • Let the white chocolate harden at room temperature or refrigerate for 3-5 minutes until it hardens. If you have any leftover white chocolate, harden it then you can use it for another recipe.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Storage

Store your treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. 
Freeze the treats for up to 3 months. Wrap well in wax paper or parchment paper then place in a zip-top bag. Thaw at room temperature for several hours before unwrapping. 

Calories

The calories include 16 treats drizzled or dipped in white chocolate (using all 11 ounces of the white chocolate). You may not use all of the white chocolate so your treats may have fewer calories. Toppings are also not included in the calorie count. 
Keyword rice krispie treats, white chocolate

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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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  1. Donna Richards says

    July 09, 2023 at 8:10 pm

    5 stars
    These treats were perfection. I love the flavor that the white chocolate added to these treats. They had a deliciously creamy vanilla flavor.

    Reply
    • Beth Klosterboer says

      July 11, 2023 at 1:32 pm

      Thank you! I'm happy to hear you loved the white chocolate flavor.

      Reply
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