Salted Caramel Rice Krispie Treats

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

These gluten-free, lightly salted caramel rice krispie treats are made with easy ingredients for a sweet and chewy delight everyone will love!

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
cooking spray
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 1/2 teaspoons flaked sea salt
1 (16 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
12 ounces gluten-free crispy rice cereal (such as Kellogg's® Gluten Free Rice Krispies®)

Directions

1 Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2 Place cereal in a large heatproof bowl.
3 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir brown sugar, cream, and corn syrup into butter; cook, stirring, until mixture becomes thick and syrupy, 7 minutes. Stir 2 teaspoons salt into butter mixture. Remove from heat and add marshmallows; stir until marshmallows are smooth and melted.
4 Pour marshmallow mixture over rice cereal and stir. Transfer cereal mixture to prepared baking dish and press down with greased parchment paper. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; cool and cut into squares.