Salted Caramel Protein Rice Bubble Squares
Rice crispy treats done the New Zealand way using butter and honey that are known as rice bubbles. The butter and honey create a dreamy, sticky caramel sauce that pairs tastefully with the crunchy rice cereal. Feel free to add a scoop of salted caramel protein powder for extra flavor and nutrients. These bars are so good. They make me feel like I'm back in a fancy overseas bakery..
Servings: 9 Large squares
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 4 cups rice cereal
- ½ cup butter salted or unsalted
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt if using unsalted butter
- ¼ cup organic raw honey
- ¼ cup coconut sugar or organic cane sugar
- 1 scoop of Just Ingredients Salted Carmel Protein Powder optional
- Sea salt flakes for topping
Instructions
- Instructions:
- Start by lining an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Now add rice crispy's to a large mixing bowl to use later.
- Next add butter, honey and coconut sugar to a medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil; stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
- Boil the honey mixture for 1 minute, stirring frequently and then remove from the heat.
- Quickly stir in 1 scoop of Just Ingredients Salted Carmel Protein Powder with a whisk until smooth if using.
- Poor the hot mixture over the rice crispy treats and fold the two into each other using a rubber spatula until the cereal is completely covered in the caramel sauce.
- Dump the coated rice cereal into the prepared baking pan lined with parchment paper and evenly spread out to the sides of the pan.
- Sprinkle the top of the bars with sea salt flakes and let the treats cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Sprinkle the top of the bars with sea salt flakes and let the treats cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy. Store leftover in an airtight container for up to 3 days for freshness or cover with a form fitting lid.
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