# Is There Any Addition to Rice Krispie Squares That Makes Them Better Than The Original? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 1, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993 "2024-05-01T03:49:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![vbob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vbob/32/4439_2.png) [@vbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vbob)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/41 "2024-05-02T00:19:24Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > It looks like sushi but made out of candy and sweets. My vegetarian partner despises ‘fake meat’ - makes me wonder if anyone is foolish enough to make ‘fake veggies’ from meat products… ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/42 "2024-05-02T00:55:45Z")
I don’t know if anyone else has mentioned these, but I helped make pumpkin ones before. It took the addition of a few tablespoons of canned pumpkin and some pumpkin spice. Alas, they tasted good but the pumpkin puree made them too soft. I think pumpkin spice ones (adding only the spices) would be fine! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/43 "2024-05-02T01:59:29Z")
Don’t know but used to tease a vegetarian friend about vegetables cut into the shape of animals. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/44 "2024-05-02T02:25:17Z")
Wait a minute!! These animal crackers are nothing but flour and sweet water!! ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/45 "2024-05-02T04:44:45Z")
There used to be a Chinese buffet around here that made ~8 different versions with different cereals. I never tried them because I don’t like marshmallows, and if I’m spending calories on dessert it will be chocolate ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/46 "2024-05-02T06:12:52Z")
I haven’t made RKTs in years, and only made the basic recipe. But I can think of a couple of additions that might be good. First, adding english toffee pieces seems like it would be good. Likewise, malted milk balls might be good as well, seems like they would blend right in with the texture. Both of the above could be with or without a chocolate coating. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/47 "2024-05-02T14:25:42Z")
Chocolate and regular graham crackers broken up for tortilla chips. Grated orange and yellow chocolate over them and lightly melted for cheese. Topped with a variety of candy, I cored out a licorice roll and sliced it up to make something resembling black olives, some green things resembling jalapeno slices, Boston Baked bean candies, red hots, among other candy bits. I made two dishes of red and green sweet syrups heavily thickened with colored sugar to represent red and green salsa. I used lemon jelly fruit slices with one batch of sushi and I might have added lime slices to the nacho platter. There’s a store not far away that stocks tons of candy items in bulk to pick and choose from. I plan to make candy pizza someday also. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/48 "2024-05-02T17:51:37Z")
Anybody remember a similar treat made with chow mein noodles and, I think, butterscotch chips? Maybe called “Haystacks”? I thought they tasted good, but I was a kid then, so… ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/49 "2024-05-03T00:05:01Z")
I’ve had them at parties, not bad. The chow mein noodles are basically to stretch out the chips ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/50 "2024-05-03T00:12:14Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Personally, I hate the marshmallow ones. I hate smores, too. But that’s just me. I’m not a fan of marshmallows, either, so I don’t eat Rice Crispies bars. Not a fan. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/51 "2024-05-03T00:58:11Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > so I don’t eat Rice Crispies bars. Not a fan. Try 'em with peanut butter and butterscotch chips. totally different. I make 'em for a work treat, and people love them, ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/52 "2024-05-03T01:12:54Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > heh try fruity pebbles Tried that once. Tasted good, but the colors blurred together in a not-very-nice way. Cocoa Pebbles work nicely. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/53 "2024-05-03T01:21:28Z")
I wonder if rice krispie treats could be made with toasted marshmallows… ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/54 "2024-05-03T01:29:22Z")
I **knew** I forgot something at the store! Butterscotch chips. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/55 "2024-05-03T02:36:07Z")
I feel like you have to assume that Rice Krispie treats aren’t already perfect as they are, to even ask the question. That said, I’d think that high quality butter and marshmallows are probably the #1 thing you can do to improve them. ---
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I do… they were some sort of chocolate-ish stuff that you stirred those crunchy La Choy chow mein noodles into, and dropped little clusters onto waxpaper. They were good, albeit not as good as Rice Krispie treats IMO. As far as weird household ingredient confections go, the ones with the toffee, saltines, chocolate, and pecans has always been my favorite. Here’s a pretty representative recipe: [Saltine Cracker Toffee (+VIDEO) - The Girl Who Ate Everything (the-girl-who-ate-everything.com)](https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/saltine-cracker-toffee/) ---
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In Australia we have Rice Bubbles, which sounds like the same thing, more or less. They are used to make a traditional kids treat - [chocolate crackles](https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/cadbury-chocolate-crackles/73463db9-5a57-4bc1-bdea-422ce5471ad5). Because they don’t involve baking they are often the first thing that kids learn to make, and you would be hard-pressed to go to a birthday party, office do, school function or polling booth where they are not on offer. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993/58 "2024-05-03T10:35:31Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I do… they were some sort of chocolate-ish stuff that you stirred those crunchy La Choy chow mein noodles into, and dropped little clusters onto waxpaper. they’re called “haystacks” there’s also a version with coconut instead of the noodles … ---
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> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Try 'em with peanut butter and butterscotch chips. totally different. I make 'em for a work treat, and people love them, They may taste ok, but it’s largely the texture. I don’t like it. > [@Banksiaman](#): > > In Australia we have Rice Bubbles, which sounds like the same thing, more or less. I’d say less, since without the marshmallow they’d be pretty different. Super easy to make, yeah. ---
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The last big improvement in Rice Krispie squares was from using [these](https://www.amazon.com/Presidents-Choice-Flavour-Marshmallows-14-1oz/dp/B07YBKD8H3). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-addition-to-rice-krispie-squares-that-makes-them-better-than-the-original/1000993.md?page=2)