Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats (vegan, gluten-free options

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Brown rice syrup
  • 2 tbsp Maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup Peanut butter, natural

• Pasta & Grains

  • 2 cups Rice krispies

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup Semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

Found on texanerin.com

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup (87 grams) natural peanut butter (click here for an easy homemade peanut butter recipe), almond butter or Sun Butter
• 1/4 cup (75 grams) brown rice syrup
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups Rice Krispies (60 grams) (use GF brown rice cereal for a GF version)
• 1/2 cup (90 grams) chopped semi-sweet chocolate, melted (Enjoy Life chocolate chips for a dairy-free version)

Directions

• Get out a piece of parchment paper (mine was about 9x5).
• In a medium pot over low heat, mix together the peanut butter, rice syrup, and maple syrup.
• Heat until the mixture bubbles, remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Add the Rice Krispies and carefully stir until the Rice Krispies are well coated.
• Scoop the mixture onto the parchment paper and pat into your desired shape.
• Pat down so that the mixture is relatively compact. My bars were about 3/4 thick.
• Let it cool for 10 minutes and then spread on the chocolate.
• Refrigerate for an hour and then cut into bars.
• Place in an airtight container and keep at room temperature (or refrigerate) for up to 1 week.