# How do they make rice krispies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 23, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-rice-krispies/89126 "2001-10-23T17:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-rice-krispies/89126/1 "2001-10-23T17:35:38Z")
They look like something fried, but you don’t get that fat film when you pour the milk. How do they make these things? Are the cooked like normal rice and then baked? Is it a puree that’s made into little rice shapes? ---
**Author:** ![lesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lesa)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-rice-krispies/89126/2 "2001-10-23T19:11:01Z")
It’s popped like popcorn. This site gives a very good explaination: > **[What is a Rice Krispy? What is it made out of and how do they make it?](https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question393.htm)** > > Ever wanted to know what a Rice Krispy is? Read this article to find out what Rice Krispy is made out of and how they make them. Rice Krispies aren’t cooked in oil, they are oven popped. You can tell because oil isn’t listed in the ingredients. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_The\_Bold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dale\_The\_Bold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_The_Bold)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-rice-krispies/89126/3 "2001-10-23T23:09:10Z")
So then…could I make Rice Krispies or Cap’n Crunch in my kitchen? Or is my oven incapable of heating it that quickly?