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Salty and Malty Brown Butter Treats

June 17, 2014 by Joy the Baker 40 Comments

salty and malty brown butter treats

Let’s set aside our pretentious and our kale.  We won’t need them.

We’re also going to set aside any tinges of guilt or doubt.

What we’re going to do is smash candy into our crispy rice treats… and we’re also going to feel really good about it.

Shall we?

Salty and Malty Brown Butter Treats

Salty and Malty Brown Butter Treats

We’re making these treats SUPREME.  Caps lock intentional.

Butter is melted and browned before its stirred into marshmallows.  Brown butter adds a depth of flavor to these treats that feels essential.

You’ll also find browned butter in these Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies and this Brown Butter Banana Strawberry Bread because it’s empowering and delicious.

Salty and Malty Brown Butter Treats

We also stir in malted milk powder and a hearty amount of  salt!  Salt balances all of the mega sweetness.

Salty and Malty Brown Butter Treats

You know how hard it is to shell pistachios?  I always eat them more than I reserve them for a recipe.

The same can be said of slicing Whoppers candy.  It’s impossible not to eat most of them.

Whoppers are sort of like eating sweet sidewalk chalk covered in chocolate.  I mean that in the best possible way.

Salty and Malty Brown Butter Treats

A good sprinkle of sea salt on top.  A big knife to slice these suckers into (too) generous slices.  Dots of malted milk candy.  No oven. No baking.  Almost instant satisfaction.

Oh!  Also… no shame in out game whatsoever.

Salty and Malty Brown Butter Treats

makes 9 squares

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6 tablespoons unsalted butter

40 large marshmallows

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 cups rice cereal

1/3 cup malted milk powder

1 cup coarsely chopped Whoppers candy

coarse sea salt for topping

In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.  Melt butter until is begins to crackle and sizzle.  This means the water is cooking out of the butter and the butter will begin to brown.  Add marshmallows to the melted butter just as it begins to brown and reduce heat to low.  Add salt and stir until the marshmallows are completely melted, and the marshmallows and butter are thoroughly combined.

Quickly add rice cereal and malt powder and stir to combine.  The mixture will be thick and sticky.

Allow mixture to cool just slightly before adding 3/4 cups of the Whoppers candy.  Stir until just combined.

Press the mixture into a 9×9-inch square greased pan.  Use a greased piece of wax or parchment paper to firmly press the mixture into the pan.  The krispies will be thick.  Press the remaining Whoppers pieces into the top of the treats.

Allow to rest at room temperature until set and sliceable.  A refrigerator will make the setting process faster.

Slice into 9 large squares and wrap individually.  Treats will stay fresh for up to five days.

 

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  1. Missy @My Sh!tty Kitchen

    June 21, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    Holy Cow these look delicious! I wish I would have found these for father’s day, my dad loves malted milk balls!

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  2. Sarah

    April 27, 2015 at 10:10 am

    HELP I looked all couldn’t find malted milk powder. Is there anything I should use as a substitute or should I just leave it out?

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  3. jodylbs

    November 24, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    The kids and I just made these this afternoon and they are great! It was fun for the kids to count out marshmallows (about 9 oz for anyone who doesn’t feel like doing that or has a different size of marshmallow) and open and measure out our leftover whoppers from halloween.

    A yummy twist on the rice crispy treat!

    Reply
  4. Sarah

    June 22, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    Made these for a grad party, they were a huge hit! Thanks for your creativity, every time :)

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  5. anniesnomsblog

    June 21, 2014 at 7:02 am

    Yummmmy!! It always amazes me how tasty rice cereal can be with just a few additions – absolutely adore Whoppers and brown butter, so definitely need to make these!

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  6. CHG

    June 19, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Stop it. The crispies in the brown butter…I would stuff my face at that point.

    Whoppers…dear god.

    http://www.farmbrews.blogspot.com

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  7. Meredith

    June 19, 2014 at 9:45 am

    Totally irresistible!

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