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Home / Recipes / Dessert / Cookies / Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Rice Krispie Treats

Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Rice Krispie Treats

1 hr 15 mins
| 15 Comments |
5 from 5 votes
Jump to Recipe 08/29/14 | Updated: 05/20/20 | by Nora

This is the more grown up version of a classic Rice Kripies treat – with sea salt, dark chocolate and caramel!

close up of top down view on sliced Rice Krispie treats

I’m not going to lie, I do love a good kid’s treat. But sometimes? it’s good to remind myself I’m an adult 😉 Rice Krispie treats are one of the best no bake treats out there, and adding dark chocolate, sea salt and caramel only makes them better!

Tips and tricks

  • Make sure to grease the pan really well, or spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Otherwise your treats will stick. You can also line the pan with baking parchment, but be sure to spray that with nonstick cooking spray, too!
  • Use medium heat when melting the chocolate and marshmallows. If you let it get too hot, the chocolate will seize up.
  • You can skip the topping if you prefer, but just know… It really makes these even better.
stack of three Rice Krispie treats with chocolate on a white plate

Storage tips

Keep these at room temperature in an airtight container. They technically last for up to 5-7 days, but really… They usually vanish within minutes around here 😉

If it’s very hot where you live, storing the bars in the fridge would be better – just make sure to let them come to room temperature before serving.


More easy treats

  • No-Bake Millionaire’s Shortbread Bars
  • No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
  • No Bake Oreo Truffles (Oreo Balls)
  • Oatmeal Cookie S’Mores Bars

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Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Rice Krispie Treats

A delicious grown up version of the popular rice krispie treat combines chocolate and caramel with sea salt.
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 30 mins
Cook 45 mins
Total 1 hr 15 mins
Difficulty Easy
Servings 15 bars
Nutrition 231 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 6 cups puffed rice cereal
  • 4 tablespoons butter plus extra for greasing the dish
  • 1 (10.5 ounce) bag marshmallows
  • 3.5 ounces semi sweet chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt
  • 2 ounces caramel bits
  • 3 ounces miniature dark chocolate chips

Topping

  • 3.5 ounces semi sweet chocolate
  • coarse sea salt
  • 0.5 ounce caramel bits

Instructions
 

  • Grease a 7×11 inch dish well with butter.
  • Add the puffed rice cereal to a large bowl.
  • To a large pot add the butter, marshmallows, semi sweet chocolate and cocoa powder. Melt over medium-high heat while stirring.
  • Once melted stir in the sea salt, caramel bits and mini dark chocolate chips. Quickly pour over the rice cereal and mix well until everything is evenly coated. Immediately transfer to the greased dish and lightly push down with your fingers until it is firm and evenly spread. Let cool for 15-30 minutes.

To Make the Topping

  • Melt the semi sweet chocolate in the microwave or over a bain marie. Pour over the cooled rice cereal mixture and spread evenly. Sprinkle with sea salt. Leave to harden completely.
  • Melt the caramel bits and drizzle over the chocolate. Leave to harden, then cut the Rice Krispie treats into 15 squares.
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Notes

  • Make sure to grease the pan really well, or spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Otherwise your treats will stick. You can also line the pan with baking parchment, but be sure to spray that with nonstick cooking spray, too!
  • Use medium heat when melting the chocolate and marshmallows. If you let it get too hot, the chocolate will seize up.
  • You can skip the topping if you prefer, but just know… It really makes these even better.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. If it’s very hot where you live, storing the bars in the fridge would be better – just make sure to let them come to room temperature before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 231kcal
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings
About Nora 
When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Kylene Foster says

    November 04, 2020 at 2:50 am

    5 stars
    I took these treats to a bonfire party and they were well received all around. The only change I made was the omission of the caramel bits inside the bars (only on top) just because I failed to purchase enough at the start.

    Reply
  2. sue says

    December 02, 2016 at 4:57 am

    I bet these would be even more fun with a little espresso powder stirred into the chocolate!

    I think these would be great on a popsicle stick as a favor…..it would be difficult to work fast enough to roll these as cake pops. They are sticky!!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      December 07, 2016 at 2:34 pm

      You have such great ideas, Sue! Thank you for taking the time to share them with everyone, much appreciated!

      Reply
  3. Kels says

    September 14, 2016 at 5:25 am

    Hi! These look amazing- I’m thinking of making them for a weeding (with 2 other types) and cutting into rectangles or rolling into balls and using Popsicle sticks! Do you think these will hold up as “cake pops?” I’m obviously going to do a test run but wondering if you’ve had any experience as “pops”

    Reply
    • Nora says

      September 15, 2016 at 4:28 pm

      Hi Kels! I have never tried shaping them any other way, but the mix is fairly sticky and if you make sure that the balls are quite dense I don’t see why they wouldn’t work as pops! Hope that helps 🙂

      Reply
  4. Bttina says

    September 27, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    I’m showing up to the party late myself but definitely want to make these soon! Can you tell me what caramel bits are? I’m guessing they aren’t like Kraft caramel squares that you melt down. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      October 02, 2015 at 8:13 pm

      Hi Bettina, from what I see on pictures they’re quite similar to Kraft caramel squares. I don’t know what their size is though, my caramel bit are itty-bitty bits, like small chocolate chips. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  5. Linda Wiseman says

    May 14, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    5 stars
    I think that I could literally eat the whole pan! These look delish!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      May 15, 2015 at 10:10 am

      Thank you so, so much Linda!!

      Reply
  6. Dana @ 3boysunprocessed says

    September 26, 2014 at 3:48 am

    WHAT! Stop the madness…… and I bet they don’t even contain all the weird preservatives and other crap they somehow manage to throw into the US ones. Good to know, good to know! I might just have a connection to the “Rice Crispies without the BHT from England” if I ever need it! 😉

    The greasing thing.. yeah I totally did that last week when I decided oh who needs parchment paper under this cake? Guess where that little old cake ended up? In the freezer for my husband to randomly eat out of a bowl because it totally stuck to the bottom of the pan and decided to BREAK IN HALF when I tried to take it out. Learned my lesson real quick when I was making 3 more cakes at 7 PM with a huge liner that looked like a cupcake wrapper that my crafty husband cut up. Sheesh that was a book on a comment but I needed to relate!

    And back to those deluxe marshmallow treats… Oh my they look scary delish.. as in I might just eat them all in one sitting. Bahhh!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      September 27, 2014 at 4:53 pm

      Dana – I really had to hold myself back not to devour the entire batch at once 🙂 Actually there’s a lot of crap in European food as well – don’t know how bad it is related to the US though!

      Oh nooo, I’m so sorry to hear about your cake – at least your husband must be pleased to have cake stashed away in the freezer 😉

      Reply
  7. Sarah Marchant says

    September 09, 2014 at 5:42 pm

    These look really pretty! I’m trying to imagine how all those flavors would taste together, but I’m sure they’re good.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      September 10, 2014 at 5:58 pm

      Thank you Sarah!

      Reply
  8. Megan O says

    September 02, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    5 stars
    NORA. I made these last night and just had one as an afternoon treat. DELICIOUS!!! Now..Can I keep myself from eating all of them?! 😉

    Reply
    • Nora says

      September 04, 2014 at 1:27 pm

      Aww, I’m SO glad you liked them! Are there any left? 😉

      Reply

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