Growing up I was obsessed with rice crispy treats. We ate them all the time, every birthday, every holiday and then I came to university and made them even more! Except I’d make them with golden syrup, butter, caramel chocolate and marshmallows, and then I’d melt layers of chocolate on top of that and cover it with sprinkles and candy. They were really pretty delicious but wow so unhealthy, literally not one ounce of goodness in there and so unbelievably sickly! These on the other hand are made just from almond butter, coconut oil, cinnamon and agave. So simple and so wonderfully delicious! They’re totally addictive though, really it’s so hard to stop once you start – they remind me of popcorn in that way, so crunchy and awesome and before you know it they’re all gone! Of course, you don’t have to worry if you eat a few too many of these though as they’re full of goodness, with lots of nutty protein and vitamin E for beautiful skin thanks to the almonds, as well as fibre from the brown rice. The cinnamon and coconut oil will also stabilise your blood sugar levels so you’ll be happy all day! The coconut oil also has awesome antibacterial and antiviral properties that help you fight off any harmful bacteria and illness in your body, which is awesome. I’m pretty obsessed with coconut oil actually, it really is one of my absolute favourite ingredients, I use it everyday in everything – it especially makes an amazing addition to my morning berry and banana smoothie. I’m even using it as a nightly moisturiser at the moment. It’s by far the best moisturiser ever, my skin feels softer then ever, I could not recommend it more! Nor can I recommend these crispy treats more highly – they really are amazing and make for the best afternoon or post dinner snack when you’re after something sweet. The recipe is also beyond easy, it takes five minutes form start to finish, which I love!
On another note, I just joined instagram and I love it – my name is Deliciously Ella, come follow me!
Makes 12 squares
- 2 cups of puffed brown rice
- 1 jar of almond butter (170g)
- 4 tablespoons of agave
- 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
As well as agave I’ve been using a natural sweetener called Sweet Freedom a lot recently. It is absolutely delicious and made only of fruit – apple, grape & carob. It has basically the same consistency as agave but a nicer flavour, I really love it! So I thought some of you might love it too, check them out http://www.sweetfreedom.co.uk/
Simply place the almond butter, agave and coconut oil in a saucepan and heat gently. Once a runny liquid starts to form, which should take 2-3 minutes, pour the mixture over the puffed rice and cinnamon. Stir well until all the rice is covered.
Transfer the mixture into a baking dish, patting it down firmly with a spatula. Then freeze for an hour or two before cutting it into squares to serve. If there are any squares left over then store them in the fridge. Enjoy!
I am always love discovering recipes for dishes that I never even considered making myself. Thank you so much for sharing this.
My pleasure! I hope you like it
I love rice crispy treats! Going to buy more almond butter tomorrow so that I can make these!
That’s awesome – can’t wait to hear how they turned out!
So I couldn’t wait until today to go & buy more almond butter so I made them with raw peanut butter. Added a few cacoa nibs (because I’m addicted) and the rice crispy squares turned out so delicious!! I am going to make them again today with almond butter. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Oh wow that sounds amazing! Love the idea of cacao nibs in there – I’m totally addicted too! Thanks for the tip
Amazing!! I was wondering if the coconut oil is essential? I have grapeseed and canola on hand and would love to not go to the grocery store! Thank you!
Nope the coconut oil is not essential, I think they will work perfectly without any oil at all. The coconut oil is more for flavour in this recipe than anything else, although they’ll still be delicious without. Hope you love them!
What scrumptious little treats you’ve got here
Yummmy… 
My daughter would love making these too!
Just lovely!
Hope all is well Miss Ella
xo
Thanks Ella! These are some of my favourite treats, I bet your daughter would love them – they’re so nice and easy to make too! Hope you’re having a great week xx
Hello Ella,
Do you use a particular brand of coconut oil for your face? I’m never very good at telling whether things have ‘nasties’ in or simply aren’t as pure.
All the best xx
Hi Katy,
I use an organic virgin oil by a brand called Biona – which is delicious. Here is the link to a site selling it to give you more information http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/325989_Biona_Organic_Virgin_Coconut_Oil_400g.html
The main thing to look out for with coconut oil is that it is virgin, cold pressed (to preserve the nutrients) and organic (preferable but not as essential as the other two) and on the back on the packet there should be nothing else in the ingredients list. Hope that helps!
Have a wonderful day xx
Just wanted to say that I love your blog, is a great inspiration!
I’ve noticed that even though you say sugar free you seem to use agave syrup a lot in your sweeter recipes so I wondered if you’re aware of how bad it actually is for you? Far worse than normal sugar as is so highly refined, is even worse than HFCS!
http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/
http://realfoodforager.com/why-i-never-use-agave/
Hi Mathilde. I’m so glad that you like the blog, thank you
There is a lot of different information going around about agave and it’s hard to know what exactly to be belief! The great thing about agave is that it is really low G.I, much lower than anything else and so as I have heart problems which are exacerbated by anything high G.I, I find agave works well for my body – that being said I eat it in moderation, probably not more than once every few weeks as I try to sweeten everything else naturally with bananas and dried fruit. Thank you for raising this issue though, it certainly is very interesting and needs to be explored further! If you want to read about the low G.I stuff there’s a good article here http://www.livestrong.com/article/347996-agave-health-benefits/ Have a great week! 
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I used coconut butter instead of the almond butter, and maple flavored agave. YUM!
Oh what amazing substitutes – I bet the coconut butter and maple agave made them so delicious, I’ll have to try that – thanks for the idea!