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My kids love dessert. Yes, I said that out loud.

I will admit my kids are not organic, grass-fed meat and veggie-loving kids. In fact when my son gets really angry with me he likes to tell me how much he LOVES GMOs and wants to eat them everyday.

Oh parenthood.

My kids eat pretty well mostly due to the fact that they don’t have any other choice. What I put on the table is what is served. No negotiations. I spent a few months with my first born acting like a short order cook and quickly realized that wasn’t serving either of us so now I just make one meal. Quite frankly I’m pretty impressed I make one meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My kids just think these things HAPPEN with NO EFFORT.

I digress.

Back to healthy eating. At our house, what’s on the table is what’s served. And when my kids get hungry enough… they eat.

Every once and awhile I say, “Hey let’s make cookies, shall we?” And my kids light up like Christmas trees. It’s amazing what sugar can do to brighten a mood, huh? So when I asked my kids if they wanted to try making Rice Krispies treats the other day you can imagine the looks on their faces. It made up for the asparagus I tried to make them eat the day before. Balance, people…I’m all about balance.

These treats are not hard to make (they take about 15 minutes all told) and I love that we use grass-fed gelatin as the binding agent. This gelatin adds some protein and gut-healing properties to the recipe. I prefer using these sprouted brown rice crisps , they hold their crunchiness just fine and don’t have any crazy ingredients I need to worry about.

This is a great treat for school lunches or special occasions.

I hope you enjoy them!

5 from 2 votes

Healthy Rice Krispies™ Treats

Course: Dessert

Author: Kula Mama

Ingredients

6 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons gelatin
4 tablespoons coconut oil
4 cups rice crisp cereal of choice

Instructions

In a small saucepan over low heat melt the coconut oil and maple syrup together until combined. When the mixture is hot (but not boiling), whisk in the gelatin until it dissolves completely. Make sure you are really whisking as you add the gelatin to the saucepan or it might clump.
When the mixture is all combined pour into a large mixing bowl and immediately add the rice puffs stirring until all the puffs are coated with the syrup mixture.
Spread out puffs into an 8x8 (square) greased pyrex dish and press out flat. Put pan in fridge and let the treats set for 15 minutes.
Cut into squares and enjoy!

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15 Comments

Mandy @Fostering Nutrition on May 10, 2015 at 5:10 pm

This is a wonderful idea. I can’t wait to try it! Thank you. It can meet every diet for a sweet treat! Kosher, gluten free, healthier options! I’ll use this for kids and clients alike.

kulamama on May 12, 2015 at 2:46 pm

Thanks Mandy! I hope you love them 🙂

Erin Harris on May 17, 2015 at 4:50 pm

These are delicious! Thanks for the awesome recipe

Kelly on May 20, 2015 at 10:07 pm

Oh I am SO trying these! I even have that sprouted brown rice cereal in the pantry. It was waiting for me to make homemade marshmallows for krispie treats but this is SO much easier. Thanks for sharing!

kulamama on May 21, 2015 at 2:44 pm

Hey Kelly! I hope you like them! We’ve been making them a little too much 😉

Amy on May 21, 2015 at 6:00 am

Oooh! I was just thinking about making something similar the other day, but contemplating going to the trouble of making homemade marshmallows and then crispy treats…and it seemed like to much work. 🙂 This simplifies things so nicely! I’m also going to have to play around with making ‘granola’ type bars with gelatin as a binder. Why did I never think of this before? Thanks for the inspiration!

kulamama on May 21, 2015 at 2:43 pm

Hey Amy! I know, right? We’ve been making bars too and it’s super simple. Why didn’t I think of it earlier either? 🙂 Let me know what you come up with as far as bars go, by kids love them! Thanks for reading 🙂

Mindy on May 26, 2015 at 1:42 am

Oh my goodness! I have made these 3 times already… Simply incredible recipe. Not to mention, easy & quick! My whole family (especially my toddler loves these). Thank you, thank you for the recipe!!!!

kulamama on May 26, 2015 at 7:07 pm

This comment made my day, thank you Mindy! Glad you like them!

Tina @ ohsnapletseat.com on June 2, 2015 at 12:52 am

YUM! This looks great!

Sophie-SCHF on June 4, 2015 at 6:47 pm

This is awesome! I’m always looking for ways to make tasty but unprocessed snacks! Thanks for sharing!

kulamama on June 6, 2015 at 3:02 pm

Thanks Sophie! Hope you like them 🙂

Sarah on June 9, 2015 at 12:53 am

LOVED THESE!! We used the chocolate brand that you mentioned…so great! Great consistency too, held together really well for a packed snack! My daughter mentioned next time maybe trying 1/2 honey, 1/2 maple…I wonder how that could work?

kulamama on June 13, 2015 at 11:35 pm

Sarah, I love that you have a little chef at home! I bet it would be great!

Megan Stevens on November 3, 2015 at 2:53 pm

I really love the sticky 🙂 recipe and method you use: the syrup, gelatin and coconut oil. Because we’re GAPS I want to try it with seeds/nuts and honey. Great recipe! 🙂

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Mandy @Fostering Nutrition on May 10, 2015 at 5:10 pm

This is a wonderful idea. I can’t wait to try it! Thank you. It can meet every diet for a sweet treat! Kosher, gluten free, healthier options! I’ll use this for kids and clients alike.
- kulamama on May 12, 2015 at 2:46 pm
  
  Thanks Mandy! I hope you love them 🙂
Erin Harris on May 17, 2015 at 4:50 pm

These are delicious! Thanks for the awesome recipe
Kelly on May 20, 2015 at 10:07 pm

Oh I am SO trying these! I even have that sprouted brown rice cereal in the pantry. It was waiting for me to make homemade marshmallows for krispie treats but this is SO much easier. Thanks for sharing!
- kulamama on May 21, 2015 at 2:44 pm
  
  Hey Kelly! I hope you like them! We’ve been making them a little too much 😉
Amy on May 21, 2015 at 6:00 am

Oooh! I was just thinking about making something similar the other day, but contemplating going to the trouble of making homemade marshmallows and then crispy treats…and it seemed like to much work. 🙂 This simplifies things so nicely! I’m also going to have to play around with making ‘granola’ type bars with gelatin as a binder. Why did I never think of this before? Thanks for the inspiration!
- kulamama on May 21, 2015 at 2:43 pm
  
  Hey Amy! I know, right? We’ve been making bars too and it’s super simple. Why didn’t I think of it earlier either? 🙂 Let me know what you come up with as far as bars go, by kids love them! Thanks for reading 🙂
Mindy on May 26, 2015 at 1:42 am

Oh my goodness! I have made these 3 times already… Simply incredible recipe. Not to mention, easy & quick! My whole family (especially my toddler loves these). Thank you, thank you for the recipe!!!!
- kulamama on May 26, 2015 at 7:07 pm
  
  This comment made my day, thank you Mindy! Glad you like them!
Tina @ ohsnapletseat.com on June 2, 2015 at 12:52 am

YUM! This looks great!
Sophie-SCHF on June 4, 2015 at 6:47 pm

This is awesome! I’m always looking for ways to make tasty but unprocessed snacks! Thanks for sharing!
- kulamama on June 6, 2015 at 3:02 pm
  
  Thanks Sophie! Hope you like them 🙂
Sarah on June 9, 2015 at 12:53 am

LOVED THESE!! We used the chocolate brand that you mentioned…so great! Great consistency too, held together really well for a packed snack! My daughter mentioned next time maybe trying 1/2 honey, 1/2 maple…I wonder how that could work?
- kulamama on June 13, 2015 at 11:35 pm
  
  Sarah, I love that you have a little chef at home! I bet it would be great!
Megan Stevens on November 3, 2015 at 2:53 pm

I really love the sticky 🙂 recipe and method you use: the syrup, gelatin and coconut oil. Because we’re GAPS I want to try it with seeds/nuts and honey. Great recipe! 🙂

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