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    Rice Krispies Cakes

    By Robyn | Published: Dec 31, 2022 | Modified: Jan 18, 2023

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    a white plate of chocolate rice krispies cakes with a text overlay to create a pin for Pinterest

    These chocolate Rice Krispies cakes made with golden syrup and cocoa powder are crunchy, chewy, and an easy no bake treat that kids love to help make.

    chocolate rice krispies cakes on a white serving platter

    The classic rice krispie cake, chewy, full of golden syrup and cocoa powder, and the most popular item on a party table with my old school sprinkle cake. Like these Easter nests, these chocolate crispy cakes are no bake, and always a popular recipe with kids!

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    • Why we love this recipe
    • Ingredients notes and substitutions
    • How to make this recipe
    • FAQ
    • My recipe tips
    • Storage
    • More no bake recipes
    • Rice Krispie Cakes

    Why we love this recipe

    • Rice krispies cakes with golden syrup are an old school party treat that everyone – young and old 😉 – loves.
    • Chocolate rice krispies cakes are a no bake recipe, so whether you are after something simple without turning the oven on or wanting to save on electricity, this recipe is a great choice!
    • These easy rice crispy treats are a simple way to use up the last of the cereal sat in the packet. If you want marshmallow krispy treats, this rice bubble slice is a fun one to make too.

    Ingredients notes and substitutions

    • Rice Krispies – also known as Rice Bubbles in Australia / New Zealand, or use any supermarket puffed rice cereal.
    • Butter – unsalted butter or you can use margarine instead.
    • Golden syrup – this refined sugar syrup is a useful ingredient in no bake cakes and slices like this chocolate tiffin. If you are unable to buy golden syrup you can use honey or maple syrup instead, however the taste will be different.
    • Cocoa powder – any cocoa powder will work in this recipe. The cheaper the more ‘retro’ in my opinion!
    • Chocolate – after testing various ratios of chocolate, the family came to the conclusion that a mixture of milk chocolate and 70% dark chocolate was the best – all milk chocolate was quite sweet, and all dark chocolate was too bitter, especially for the younger taste testers. Whether you use all one kind or a mixture is completely up to your tastes.
    ingredients needed to make chocolate krispie cakes weighed out and placed in individual bowls

    How to make this recipe

    1. Place the chopped butter, roughly chopped chocolate, golden syrup and cocoa powder into a heatproof bowl and set over a pan of barely simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl isn’t touching the water.
    2. Gently heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter and chocolate have melted and it is smooth. (You can do this step in the microwave if you prefer.)
    cocoa powder, golden syrup, butter and chocolate in a heatproof glass bowl ready to heat.
    the melted chocolate, cocoa, butter and golden syrup to show the consistancy
    1. Stir the Rice Krispies in to the melted chocolate, until all the Rice Krispies are covered in the chocolate mixture.
    2. Line a cupcake / muffin tin with paper cupcake / muffin cases. Spoon the mixture between the cupcake cases.
    rice krispies added to the liquid chocolate butter mixture and stirred to coat all the rice krispies
    Spooning the rice krispy cake batter in to the cupcake liners before placing in the fridge
    1. Place in the fridge for an hour or two, until set.
    Chocolate rice crispy treats in a muffin tin

    FAQ

    What can you use instead of rice krispies?

    You can use cornflakes, all bran, chow mein noodles or broken pretzel sticks to make crispy cakes.

    Are rice krispies puffed rice?

    Yes, rice krispies are puffed rice.

    My recipe tips

    • This amount of rice krispie cake mixture makes 9 muffin tin cakes or 12 small cupcake case cakes.
    • Cook the chocolate over a gentle heat. If the chocolate gets too hot it can burn and become grainy.
    • Placing the paper liners in to a tin helps the chocolate crispy cakes keep their shape. Once the chocolate is set, you can take them out of the tin and store in an airtight container.

    Storage

    These crispy cakes keep in the fridge for up to 5 days (thought they rarely last that long!) After that I find they start to soften.

    More no bake recipes

    • Malteser Tray bake (Malteser Slice)
    • Chocolate Tiffin
    • Rocky Road
    • Chocolate Hedgehog Slice
    side view of white cupcake with chocolate crispies

    Rice Krispie Cakes

    Author: Robyn

    These chocolate Rice Krispies cakes made with golden syrup and cocoa powder are crunchy, chewy, and an easy no bake treat that kids love to help make.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Fridge time 2 hrs
    Total Time 2 hrs 10 mins
    Course baking
    Cuisine British
    Servings 12 Cakes
    Calories 125 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 cupcake / muffin tin
    • 12 cupcake cases

    Ingredients
      

    • 50g (1¾ oz) butter, roughly chopped ($0.65 / £0.35)
    • 5 tablespoons golden syrup ($0.50 / £0.16)
    • 75g (2½ oz) chocolate, milk or dark*, roughly chopped ($1.86 / £0.38)
    • 2.5 tablespoons cocoa powder ($0.41 / £0.20)
    • 100g (2½ c) Rice Krispies ($0.61 / £0.27)

    Instructions
     

    • Place 12 paper cupcake / muffin cases in a cupcake / muffin tin.
    • Place the chopped butter, roughly chopped chocolate, golden syrup and cocoa powder into a heatproof bowl and set over a pan of barely simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl isn’t touching the water. Gently heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter and chocolate have melted and it is smooth. (You can also do this in the microwave – place in heatproof bowl and heat for 15-20 seconds at a time, until melted and smooth, stirring in between.)
    • Stir the Rice Krispies in to the melted chocolate, until all the Rice Krispies are covered in the chocolate mixture.
    • Spoon the mixture in to the cupcake cases, dividing it amongst the cases.
    • Place in the fridge for a couple of hours to set.
    • Will keep in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.

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    Notes

    Estimated costs: Australia $4.03. Per crispy cake = $0.34
    UK £1.36. Per serve = £0.12
    America – I am yet to calculate the estimated ingredients costs to make this recipe in the US. If you would find it useful please contact me and I’ll get calculating 🙂 
    Rice Krispies – also known as Rice Bubbles in Australia / New Zealand, or use any supermarket puffed rice cereal.
    Butter – unsalted butter or you can use margarine instead.
    Golden syrup – this refined sugar syrup is a useful ingredient in no bake cakes and slices like this chocolate tiffin. If you are unable to buy golden syrup you can use honey or maple syrup instead, however the taste will be different.
    Cocoa powder – any cocoa powder will work in this recipe. The cheaper the more ‘retro’ in my opinion!
    Chocolate – I like to use a combination of 40g dark chocolate and 35g milk chocolate so it’s not too sweet, but not bitter either. After testing various ratios of chocolate, the family came to the conclusion that a mixture of milk chocolate and 70% dark chocolate was the best – all milk chocolate was quite sweet, and all dark chocolate was too bitter, especially for the younger taste testers. Whether you use all one kind or a mixture is completely up to your tastes.
    This amount of rice krispie cake mixture makes 9 muffin tin cakes or 12 small cupcake case cakes.
    Cook the chocolate over a gentle heat. If the chocolate gets too hot it can burn and become grainy.
    Placing the paper liners in to a tin helps the chocolate crispy cakes keep their shape. Once the chocolate is set, you can take them out of the tin and store in an airtight container.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 72mgPotassium: 45mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 658IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword chocolate crispy cakes, no bake cakes, rice krispie cake, rice krispie cakes

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    Hi! I'm Robyn, a toddler mum with a passion for all things food! Having moved internationally 7 times in the past 12 years I have developed a love of making international recipes into family friendly ones you can make in your own home, with local ingredients; wherever you live!

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