½cupchocolate chips(semi-sweet, dark, or milk chocolate)
2packets(or ¼ cup) powdered hot cocoa mix
1 ½cupstiny dehydrated marshmallows,divided
Instructions
Grease a 9-inch or an 8-inch square baking pan, an extra large mixing bowl, and a silicone spatula with butter or baking spray.
Pour the Rice Krispies Cereal into the greased bowl and set aside.
Cut the salted butter into slices and place in a medium saucepan set over low heat on the stove. Allow the butter to begin to melt.
Add the hot cocoa mix and chocolate chips to the saucepan and stir until the butter and chocolate chips have completely melted.
Stir in the 10 ounces of marshmallows.
Stir often until about 75% of the marshmallows have melted.
Then, remove the pan from the heat and stir continuously until melted. If you used hot chocolate mix with marshmallows, the tiny dehydrated marshmallows will not melt completely so you will still see some tiny lumps in the mixture.
Pour the melted hot chocolate marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir to combine.
Add 1 cup of the tiny dehydrated marshmallows and continue to stir until well blended.
Gently spread the cereal treat mixture into an even layer in the greased baking pan.
Immediately, sprinkle on the remining ½ cup of dehydrated marshmallows.
Gently press the marshmallows onto the treats just to ensure they stick.
Let the treats cool for at least one hour before cutting into 16 squares or 12 rectangles.
Notes
Large Batch Recipe
To make a larger batch of these cereal treats, grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, and use the following ingredients:
16 ounces marshmallows (about 68 regular-size marshmallows OR 9 cups mini marshmallows)
6 tablespoons salted butter
7 ½ cups Rice Krispies cereal
¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 3 packets of hot cocoa mix
2 ¼ cups tiny dehydrated marshmallows
Storage
Store your hot chocolate Rice Krispie treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Keyword chocolate, hot chocolate, marshmallows, no-bake desserts, rice krispie treats