Bananas Foster Rice Krispie Treats
These rice krispie treats are all grown-up! Your childhood favorite combines with brown sugar, bananas, and rum for a nostalgic twist on classic bananas foster.
I’m about to reveal something about myself that may completely discredit me as a baker.
That’s right. Â It’s confession time. Â And this one’s a doozy.
Whew! Â Here goes: Â I only recently made rice krispie treats for the first time.
I KNOW! Â What is wrong with me???
Kids can make rice krispie treats. Â I’ve seen the tv commercials. Â I just never did! Â I didn’t really grow up baking. Â My mom was never really too keen on the idea of a messy kid trailing melted butter, gooey marshmallow, and dusty cereal all over her immaculate kitchen.
Huh. Â Weird, right?
So, by the time I got into the world of pastry, my palette was already more refined, and I was interested in more vibrantly flavored desserts with complexity.
Fast forward a couple of decades, when I got a wild hair to make RKT’s for my kiddos.
O. M. G.! Â I could NOT believe how awesome they were. Â People. Â I’m sure I’m probably preaching to the choir here, but when you make your own treats, with REAL butter, oh! Â They are so outta this world delish.
This version, I like to think, bridges the gap beautifully between a well-loved, nostalgic childhood treat to a more adult indulgence.
Buttery brown sugar and bananas, along with a tipple of rum, come together with the familiar gooey marshmallow and crispy rice cereal.
The sticky mixture is pressed into a greased baking dish (grease your hands too!), allowed to cool, and cut into thick bars.
Salted caramel sauce and banana chips are the crowning touch!
You are not going to believe how much that fruity banana flavor comes through! Â And the buttery caramel strikes the perfect balance.
I may have been a little late to the rice krispie treat party, but hopefully, these’ll make up for it!
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Bananas Foster Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 6 cups (168 g) rice krispies
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup (220 g) brown sugar, (light or dark)
- 1 banana,, mashed
- 2 tablespoons banana flavored rum,, or regular rum (light or dark), or 1 teaspoon rum extract (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups (225 g) mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup (42.5 g) banana chips
- 1/4 cup (59.15 ml) salted caramel sauce
Instructions
- Place the rice krispies in a large bowl, and set aside.
- In a medium skillet, stir the butter, brown sugar, banana, rum (if using), and salt together until bubbling.
- Add the marshmallows, and continue to stir until they have completely melted.
- Pour the hot mixture over the rice krispies and stir to combine.
- With oiled hands, press the mixture firmly into the bottom of a greased 8x8-pan.
- Drizzle half the caramel over the top, and press banana chips in for garnish.
- Allow to cool completely, then cut into squares and drizzle with the remaining caramel.
These are amazing o_o
I think I ruined the treats though… they came out with a weird stale texture, even though the cereal wasn’t stale =\ I added some more rum though because I had white coconut rum and wanted a bit more of that coconut flavor… I think maybe too much liquid might do that? I’m going to try and bake them for a while and see if that will fix them. bah.
And I made my own banana chips because it was 2am and I didn’t catch that part of the ingredients before I started… but I had an extra banana. They took FOREVER in the oven! Like almost 3 hours!
I love the addition of them though! Awesome texture contrast.
And the salted caramel… that stuff is seriously like… divine. I put it on macaroons I made a few days ago and it instantly turned them into the best macaroons that had ever graced my face.
Anyway, even though I somehow screwed up the texture, the taste is DELICIOUS.
Will totally be making these again and – fingers crossed – I’m hoping I’ll get them to come out with the correct texture instead of somehow screwing up rice krispy treats… >.>
Lol I’m sorry it didn’t quite work out for you! I’m not sure about why the texture was off but maybe it had something to do with the extra rum. I hope you have better luck next time! And seriously, that caramel sauce is just outrageous, right?? I could totally eat it with a spoon! Thanks for reading, Kat, and trying one of my recipes!
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Hi Linda! Thank you so much for sharing my post on your Pinterest board! Hope you have a great weekend 🙂
These look absolutely incredible Allie! Pinned and shared on Facebook 🙂
Thank you so much Trish! I’m so happy you liked them and are sharing them with all your peeps 😉
It’s alright, there’s a lot of very simple things that a lot of us have not even attempted. I haven’t even tried Nutella yet…that may sound strange. Especially when I actually have it in my cupboard! Love this creation you made with the bananas! Yum!
Thanks, Gloria 😉 Wait ’til you crack that Nutella jar… It’ll knock your socks off!
they sound yummy!
THIS IS AMAZING-I cannot even fathom how you came up with this idea but it is geeeeeenius!
Seriously- what is not to love here? I know plenty of adults who love rice krispie treats, and this just makes them better!
Have you ever made them with browned butter? It adds such a sophisticated taste to it!
I’ve never made rice crispie treats either Allie! Yours look so delicious, love the banana’s on top. I could easily sink my teeth into one of those.
I can’t believe how many of us are new to RKT’s! So many comments, making me feel tons better about being late to the party 😉 They are so good, Laura! Ten minutes to an amazing treat!
You know, I’ve only seen rice Krispie treats being used on TLC on one of the cake making shows and I always wanted to make them but never got down to making them and your version has convinced me to try! These treats are soooo cuteee!!!! Loveeeeee the caramel sauce drizzle!!! Yum!
So happy you liked, Samina! RKT bars are such an iconic childhood treat. I hope you love them as much as I do! 🙂
Ooo, it’s been way too long since I made rice krispies! Need to fix that ASAP! I LOVE this idea of banana foster! Pinning!
Thanks so much for sharing, Anna! Aren’t RKT’s the best??? They are my current fave… Hope you’re having a great weekend!
These are BANANAS!! You took Rice Krispies to the next level my friend and I love the adultness about these. I’ve sadly never made Rice Krispie treats before so you are not preaching to the choir. However u have convinced me it’s about time I got on the bandwagon.
Hop on that bandwagon STAT! I’m telling you girl, you are not gonna be sorry. For a simple childhood treat, they are seriously mindblowing! And they take all of like 10 minutes to make. Marshmallows, butter, and Rice Krispies, O.M.G.
So happy you liked my grownup version! Hope you’re enjoying this fabulous fall weekend! How gorgeous is it today on the east coast, am I right???
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What a creative recipe! Those look and sound fantastic, great job 🙂
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Would you believe that I’ve never made nor tasted Rice Krispie Treats?? Your version definitely makes me want to try them, though! These look gorgeours, and much more delicious that a lot of recipes I’ve seen ;D
Consuelo, you need some RKT’s ASAP! You won’t believe how good they can be. So simple yet so buttery-delish. Make some! 😉
Oh my gosh!!! We’re soul mates. The Rice Krispie Treats I just posted? My first time. We can be totally legit, discredited bakers together 😉
Ha ha, good to know I’m not the only one! So funny…
Hey BOP! Funny, I made a batch of RKT’s last week and I forgot how good they were! Your version looks like it could be plated and served in an upscale Philly restaurant! Wow!
Also, I found a RKT recipe last week made with browned butter!! Um. Yeah. Have to try that one, too! 😉
Xoxo
Haha! Thanks! Aren’t they amazing? Somehow I guess I had the factory-made, Wawa bought version in my mind, and then when I made my own I was totally blown away. I couldn’t stop eating them! I’ve also seen the brown butter version, and I’ve seen salted caramel too…. DROOL!