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Gluten Free Chocolate Crispy Rice Treats

Similar to a Nestle Crunch Bar, these crispy rice treats are completely gluten free. Add some chopped nuts such as walnuts to boost it up a level.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Ingredient Keyword chocolate, nuts, rice krispies
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Chilling 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 3 gluten free chocolate crispy rice treats

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup gluten free semi-sweet chocolate chips (Nestle's or Enjoy LIfe Mini Chocolate Chips for soy- and dairy-free
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening (Spectrum Organic)
  • 1 cup gluten free crispy rice cereal and/or chopped nuts chopped similar in size to cereal* (Nature's Path)

Instructions

  1. Line a half baking sheet or dinner plate with parchment paper; set aside.
  2. In a bowl large enough to hold all of the ingredients, add the chocolate and shortening. Microwave on power level 5 for 2 minutes (based on a 1200 watt microwave).
  3. Stir the chocolate and add in the cereal and nuts, if using. Fold the cereal and nuts in gently using a silicone baking spatula.
  4. Using an ice cream scooper, scoop heaping mounds of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate or freeze until completely set. (If you remove them too early, they will be quite messy to eat unless you use a cupcake paper liner to hold them with.)
  5. Transfer set treats to paper cupcake liners. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. (I placed mine in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes and they set up nicely. However, they were still a little tacky. So, I froze them for 5 minutes and they were quite hard.)

Tips

*I used 3/4 cup cereal plus 1/4 cup chopped walnuts.