Chocolate SunButter Rice Crispy Treats

Chocolate SunButter Rice Crispy Treats naturally sweetened and nut-free! Enjoy as is for a snack or dessert or add a creamy 2-ingredient frosting.

Did you know that National Peanut Butter Day was this past week?

I had way too much fun scrolling through desserts dripping with PB and entrees drizzles with peanut sauce on social while casually wiping away the drool.

Which is all good and fine for all of you nutty folk, myself included.

But after giving peanut butter all of the lovin’, I thought we should give seeds a bit of attention…you know, in case they felt left out.

These Chocolate SunButter Rice Crispy Treats (Nut Free) require only 5 ingredients to make!

They’re kid-friendly, delicious, nutritious, with a super seed twist on your childhood classic.

NO NUTS ALLOWED.

What You Need to Make Chocolate SunButter Rice Crispy Treats

Rice Crispy treats were definitely one of the first “desserts” I made on my own before learning how to use the oven.

This is probably because they’re kind of hard to mess up– unless you totally wreck the distribution of marshmallow fluff.

Tsk tsk.

So what makes these crispies stick together without said fluff?

I used a mixture of creamy SunButter and maple syrup instead of the classic marshmallow filling to make these treats refined-sugar-free, gluten-free, oil-free, and totally plant-based.

The trick is a little fridge/freezer time to allow the sunflower seed butter and syrup to solidify into solid squares.

Using SunButter To Make Nut-Free Rice Crispy Treats

No bland children’s snacks, here, friends.

I love using SunButter instead of peanut butter here as a creamy  nut-free alternative!

Then the addition of roasted sunflower seeds takes these crispies from shabby to chic.

If you want to go more classic, feel free to omit the sunflower seeds and sub more cereal. but I love the way the seeds add extra protein fiber, and texture to the squares.

Top them off with an optional easy 2-ingredient chocolate SunButter “frosting”, which is just melty dark chocolate and straight up SunButter.

You’re welcome.

How to Serve Chocolate SunButter Rice Crispy Treats

Enjoy these Chocolate SunButter Rice Crispy Treats (Nut-Free) as a fun snack or dessert anytime!

Make a pan of them to enjoy during the week for an easy breakfast bar, snack, or dessert.

The minimal ingredients here are suitable for anyone with a gluten, dairy, or nut allergy and/or intolerance.

I think they’d be fun to make with kids for a healthy and delicious alternative.

I for one wouldn’t mind if a couple of these showed up in my lunchbox.

More Chocolate Snacks

• Superfood Chocolate Maca Cups

• 2-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Coconut Butter Cups

• Superseed Chocolate Truffles

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Chocolate SunButter Rice Crispy Treats

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• Author: Flora & Vino
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 16-ish
• Diet: Vegan

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Chocolate SunButter rice crispy treats naturally sweetened and nut-free! Enjoy as is for a snack or dessert or add a creamy 2-ingredient frosting.

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Ingredients

Rice Crispy Treats

• 3 1/2 cups brown rice crisp cereal
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup No-Sugar-Added SunButter
• generous 1/3 cup pure maple syrup

Chocolate Frosting

• 1/2 cup vegan dark chocolate (70% or higher)
• 1/4 cup No-Sugar-Added SunButter

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Instructions

1. Line an 8 x 8 baking dish with parchment paper, or, alternatively, lightly grease it with coconut oil.
2. Add the brown rice crisp cereal and sunflower seeds to large heat safe mixing bowl and set aside.
3. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the SunButter and maple syrup and whisk until it’s well incorporated. Stir the mixture occasionally until the mixture begins to bubble, about 2 minutes. It should be really gooey, like caramel.
4. Remove the mixture from the heat and pour it over the cereal bowl. Stir and fold everything with a spatula until it’s sticky and all of the brown rice crips are well coated.
5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Using a rubber spatula, press down firmly, so the pan is tightly packed with an even top.
6. Transfer the baking pan to the freezer for 25-30 minute to chill and harden.
7. About five minutes before the treats are done chilling, make the optional chocolate SunButter frosting. Add the dark chocolate and SunButter to a saucepan over medium low and heat until the chocolate is melted. Stir well to combine SunButter and chocolate until it’s thick and creamy.
8. Remove the pan from the freezer and spread chocolate SunButter frosting on top in a thin layer.
9. Transfer the pan back in the refrigerator or freezer for 15-20 minutes to set completely.
10. Once the chocolate is set, cut the bars into squares before serving. Store the leftovers in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Beaming Baker

• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins
• Category: Dessert, Snack
• Method: Stovetop, Freezer
• Cuisine: Vegan, Oil-Free, Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free

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