Matcha Rice Crispy Treat Christmas Trees

Chewy and gooey and gorgeously green: these festive matcha rice crispy treats are decorated to look like charming Christmas trees, with a natural green color that comes from matcha green tea powder (no food coloring required!) Matcha lovers, this one’s for you! With ample amounts of matcha powder infused in a classic marshmallow cereal treat […]

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Chewy and gooey and gorgeously green: these festive matcha rice crispy treats are decorated to look like charming Christmas trees, with a natural green color that comes from matcha green tea powder (no food coloring required!)

Matcha lovers, this one’s for you! With ample amounts of matcha powder infused in a classic marshmallow cereal treat for a quick and easy holiday treat you’re sure to love (did I mention they make perfect homemade holiday gifts?)

Matcha Rice Crispy Treats cut into triangles and decorated like Christmas trees, one leaning up against a mug of matcha on a marble background.

Holiday rice crispy treats? Yes, please!

I debated whether or not to go full Christmas for this recipe (which, sans decoration, can really be enjoyed any time of the year!) but these tree-shaped treats (or should I say, treets?) were just too darn cute not to share.

You don’t even need cookie cutters (a usual requirement of tree-shaped goodies), as you can cut perfect triangles from a 13-by-9-pan of treats with just a few simple cuts.

Add a little drizzle of white chocolate and a few strategically-placed sprinkles and voila! Delicious and festive Rice Crispmas Treets!

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Easy Vegan Scotcheroos (No Bake!)

Did anyone else grow up eating Scotcheroos or Special K Bars? They’re crispy, salty-sweet, peanut butter cereal bars with a chocolate butterscotch topping. And yes, they’re just as good as they sound — totally decadent and (regrettably) shareable!
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Easy Vegan Scotcheroos (No Bake!)

Did anyone else grow up eating Scotcheroos or Special K Bars? They’re crispy, salty-sweet, peanut butter cereal bars with a chocolate butterscotch topping. And yes, they’re just as good as they sound — totally decadent and (regrettably) shareable!

We’ve given these classic, NO-BAKE treats the ultimate MB remix with a naturally sweetened, gluten-free base and a fudgy, vegan chocolate “butterscotch” topping. Simple methods, just 9 ingredients, and no corn syrup or butterscotch chips required!

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Olive Oil Rice Crispy Treats

Gooey, chewy, and naturally dairy free, these olive oil rice crispy treats use extra virgin olive oil in place of the typical butter. This twist on a classic is just as easy as the original, it simply replaces the butter with extra virgin olive oil. You get a hint of that lovely olive oil flavor […]

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Gooey, chewy, and naturally dairy free, these olive oil rice crispy treats use extra virgin olive oil in place of the typical butter.

This twist on a classic is just as easy as the original, it simply replaces the butter with extra virgin olive oil. You get a hint of that lovely olive oil flavor in the final product, plus a touch of sea salt to really make the flavors sing.

Stack of Olive Oil Rice Krispie Treats on a marble trivet, gray background with mini marshmallows and glass of olive oil in the background.

Another recipe from the archives that deserved a makeover. This one first published back in 2012 when I celebrated the blog’s 5th birthday with a lime green extravaganza. I had an equally fun party for #10, but alas, with things as they were last year I neglected to celebrate year 15 as I rightfully should have. Maybe we’ll need to have a extra sweet sixteen celebration this February?

Anyway. The original olive oil rice krispies treat recipe is basically the recipe on the mini marshmallow bag, simply swapping the butter for olive oil and adding a pinch of sea salt.

The updated recipe, on the other hand, is thicker, softer, and with a few whole marshmallows folded in at the end for good measure.

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