Rice Krispie treats are often made with melted marshmallows. They’re tasty and easy to make, but they’re loaded with refined sugar. In fact, marshmallows are 100% sugar and have no nutritional value.
So, we’ve made a healthier recipe for Easter that substitutes peanut butter for marshmallows. Peanut butter is high in protein, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc, and Vitamin B6.
And your kids will also love helping you make these cute treats!
Summary
Prep: 5 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes + 2 hours chilling
Ages: Toddlers to Teens
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Makes: 8 Rice Krispie nests
Rice Krispie Nests for Easter Sunday
If you have a house full of kids this Easter Sunday these Rice Krispie Nests can make a great snack to serve everyone!
We’ve used Peanut butter so do make sure you check for peanut allergies before making them for other people’s children.
If you’re worried about allergies you can also try replacing the peanut butter with sunflower seed butter instead.
How to make rice krispie nests
We’ve used just 3 ingredients to make these Rice Krispie nests. After they set you can spoon in some of our quick creamy filling and top them off with your kids’ favourite chocolate mini eggs!
You need 1 saucepan, 1 bowl and 1 muffin pan and you can put these Easter nests together. Pop them in the fridge, and take them out when you’re ready to serve!
Ingredients
For the Rice Krispie Nests:
- 2 cups Rice Krispies (50 grams)
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
For the Filling:
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon double cream
- Mini eggs – chocolate eggs
Instructions
- Grease the muffin cups of a 9 piece muffin holder.
- Measure out 2 cups or 50 grams of Rice Krispies and set them aside in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the peanut butter and honey to a small saucepan. Warm over a very low heat, stirring until everything is just melted and smooth.
- Pour the peanut butter and honey mixture into the mixing bowl with the Rice Krispies. Stir it gently until everything is well combined.
- Straight away, spoon the mixture into the muffin cups. Use your fingers or the back of a spoon, to press down and compact the mixture into a nest shape with a dip in the middle.
- Chill your Rice Krispie nests in the fridge for several hours or until set.
- For the filling melt the ½ cup of peanut butter with the double cream.
- Pour 1 teaspoon into each of the chilled nests, and push the chocolate mini eggs into the sticky mixture.
- Return your Easter egg nests to the fridge for another half hour so that the filling can set.
Healthy Rice Krispie nests – our step by step guide:
Melt your peanut butter
Measure out 2 cups (or 50 grams) of Rice Krispies and set aside in a large mixing bowl.
Melt your peanut butter with your honey in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring continuously.
You want it to just melt enough for the mixture to be smooth and well combined. Don’t let it carmelise.
Combine everything
Pour your peanut butter and honey mixture over the Rice Krispies in the bowl.
Stir gently with a spoon until well combined.
Make your Rice Krispie nests
Straight away, spoon the mixture into greased muffin cups.
Press down with your fingers or the back of a spoon to compact the Rice Krispie nests and make an indentation in the middle.
Pop them in the fridge to chill for several hours.
Add some creamy filling
30 minutes to 1 hour before your nests are ready to come out of the fridge, melt your peanut butter and double cream in a small saucepan for the filling.
Spoon 1 teaspoon of filling into your nests. Adjust the quantity to what is needed depending on the dip of your nests.
Top with chocolate mini eggs
Push your chocolate eggs into the peanut butter and double cream mixture and pop them back into the fridge to set.
This should only take about 30 minutes.
Enjoy your healthy peanut butter Rice Krispie nests this Easter!
Healthy Rice Krispie nests
Ingredients
For the Rice Krispie Nests:
- 2 cups Rice Krispies (50 grams)
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
For the Filling:
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp double cream
- 1 packet mini chocolate eggs
Instructions
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Grease the muffin cups of a 9 piece muffin holder.
-
Measure out 2 cups or 50 grams of Rice Krispies and set them aside in a large mixing bowl.
-
Add the peanut butter and honey to a small saucepan. Warm over a very low heat, stirring until everything is just melted and smooth.
-
Pour the peanut butter and honey mixture into the mixing bowl with the Rice Krispies. Stir it gently until everything is well combined.
-
Straight away, spoon the mixture into the muffin cups. Use your fingers or the back of a spoon, to press down and compact the mixture into a nest shape with a dip in the middle.
-
Chill your Rice Krispie nests in the fridge for several hours or until set.
-
For the filling melt the ½ cup of peanut butter with the double cream.
-
Pour 1 teaspoon into each of the chilled nests, and push the chocolate mini eggs into the sticky mixture.
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Return your Easter egg nests to the fridge for another half hour so that the filling can set.
