Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Spiced Rice Krispie Treats

gingerbread house rice krispie treats on marble surface with decorate gingerbread men cookies around, cranberries, pine branches, and fairy lights behind.

Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Spiced Rice Krispie Treats

A festive twist on everyone's favorite childhood snack. Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Spiced Rice Krispie Treats! These sweet marshmallow treats are chewy, a little crunchy, perfectly spiced, extra chocolate-y, and not too sweet. They're the perfect snack to make this holiday season!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

Servings:

Calories: 656kcal

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons salted butter
10 ounces marshmallows
1 ½ teaspoon gingerbread spice*
9 cups rice crispies cereal
1 ¾ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups bittersweet chocolate

Instructions

Line a 9 inch x 13 inch pan with parchment paper, letting the parchment come up over the top of the pan.
Spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
Combine butter, marshmallows, and spice in a medium stockpot.
Heat and stir over medium-low heat until melted, about 4-5 minutes.
Immediately stir in rice krispies and vanilla.
Scrape into prepared pan.
Spread evenly and press into pan. Set aside.
Heat chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 15 second increments, stirring well after each, until melted and smooth.
Immediately spread on top of rice krispie mixture.
Refrigerate or freeze until chocolate is set.
Using a cookie cutter, cut out shapes of houses.
Decorate as desired.

Notes

How To Store:

Fresh rice krispie treats are always best! But, it’s always inevitable that there are a few leftover. No worries! Just store them in an airtight container and leave at room temperature for 2-3 days.

If you absolutely MUST, you can also freeze these rice krispie treats. Individually wrap each bar in plastic wrap and then place in a freezer safe zip top bag. They should keep for about a month. To thaw, set one out on the counter to allow to come to room temperature.

Just be aware that freezing may cause these marshmallow treats to dry out/become hard.

Our Best Tips To Ensure The Perfect Rice Krispie Treat:

*If you can’t find a gingerbread spice blend, you can make your own! Whisk together 2 Tbsp ground ginger, 4 tsps ground cinnamon, 2 ½ tsps ground allspice, 1 ⅛ tsps ground nutmeg, and 2 ¼ tsps ground cloves. This will make more than you need. Be sure to store the rest for later use, like in our Homemade Gingerbread Cookies!
Do NOT over cook your marshmallows! This is so important. If the marshmallows are over-cooked, they will result in a hard/unpleasant bar. We recommend that you take the marshmallows off the heat as soon as almost all of the marshmallows are melted. If you still see 2 or 3 marshmallows that aren’t melted, that’s okay! Go ahead and take it off the heat. Be sure to use the photos in the post above as a reference!
Be sure to WORK QUICKLY! This is something that is so important. Marshmallows are like any other candy. Once they start cooling, they become almost impossible to work with.
Don’t skip greasing your spatula. This helps keep the marshmallow from sticking so much.
Be careful to not over-mix! I know it sounds a bit silly, but you really only need to mix until the cereal is combined with the melted marshmallows. If you keep mixing, you may risk breaking the cereal and/or allowing the marshmallows to cool too much.

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