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Healthy Coconut Puffed Rice Treats

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Gluten and dairy free, these Coconut Puffed Rice Treats are super tasty and healthy but contain no marshmallow or refined white sugar!

healthy coconut rice krispie puffed rice snacks drizzled with melted chocolate on a white marble background

Rice Krispie treats have long been a firm favourite childhood snack. I think the key to their generations of success is probably in their simplicity.

Crispy rice cereal and chocolate… it doesn’t get much easier than that! My fussy eater is a big fan and you know me, I always like to put a slightly healthier twist on things so here’s my own version!

a packet of Nature's Store puffed rice

Puffed Rice

First up I’ve swapped the Rice Krispies for this puffed brown rice. As cereals go Rice Krispies aren’t the worst in the world but they do contain some unnecessary sugar and salt (Rice Krispies are 10% sugar whereas the above brand of puffed rice is 0.7% sugar).

Puffed brown rice also contains three times the amount of fibre so nutritionally you are getting a lot more.

One thing worth mentioning however is that puffed rice is usually not as crispy as Rice Krispies. So your treats will have a slightly softer texture. So if crunch is important to you, it might be worth searching around for a more crispy brand of puffed rice!

healthy coconut chocolate rice krispie treats close up

Ingredients

Instead of chocolate and marshmallows, these treats are bound together with a combination of coconut oil, coconut cream and honey that honestly tastes like white chocolate. It’s amazing!

So not only are these rice snacks gluten free, but they are also refined sugar and dairy free too (just be sure to use dairy free chocolate for the drizzle).

Oh, the drizzle…. ok it isn’t entirely necessary but doesn’t everything taste a bit better with a drizzle of dark chocolate on top?!

healthy coconut chocolate rice krispie no marshmallow

So what do you think? Is this a recipe your kids might like to get involved in making?

If you liked my Healthy Coconut Crispy Rice Treats recipe, then please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram.  I always love to see your creations!

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healthy coconut rice krispie puffed rice

Healthy Coconut Crispy Rice Treats

★★★★★ 4.3 from 7 reviews
  • Author: Ciara @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 9 1x
  • Category: Snacks
  • Cuisine: European
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Description

Gluten and dairy free, these Coconut Puffed Rice Treats are super tasty and healthy but contain no marshmallow or refined white sugar!

Ingredients

  • 50g / ¼ cup coconut oil
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp coconut cream
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 80g / 3 cups puffed rice or rice krispie cereal
  • ½ tsp desiccated coconut
  • To top:
  • ½ tsp desiccated coconut
  • 25g / 1 oz dark chocolate

Instructions

  1. Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the honey, coconut cream and vanilla extract and mix well. Add the puffed rice or rice krispies and the desiccated coconut and stir until everything is well combined.
  2. Line a baking dish with greaseproof paper. I used an 8 x 8 inch pan but you can use any size depending on how thick or thin you want the treats to be.
  3. Transfer the mixture into the pan and press down firmly with the back of the spoon in order to make the mixture as compact as possible. Sprinkle the remaining desiccated coconut on top. Cover the dish with tin foil and put it in the freezer for approximately an hour or until the mixture has firmed up.
  4. Once ready, melt the chocolate and drizzle it on top and cut into 9 square shaped treats.
  5. The treats will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Gluten and dairy free, these Coconut Puffed Rice Treats are super tasty and healthy but contain no marshmallow or refined white sugar!

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Comments

  1. agnes says

    thank you for the recipe! made this today with peanut butter and coconut oil, super easy. The trickiest parts I would say is pressing the mixture firmly & pack them as tight as possible. Otherwise it would crumble when slicing open. When I sliced them up, I also made a mistake of using a small knife. I then switched a sharp large knife to cut it. It was definitely easier. Very happy to find your recipe. thanks again 🙂

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  2. Clare Wall says

    Fabulous recipe. Always on the lookout for healthy treats for my small person and these are just the thing! Thanks!!

    ★★★★★

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    • Tina says

      Same here. I redid it and I’ve doubled the ingredients now, bar the krispies of course, and it’s all back in the fridge, so fingers crossed

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  6. Ryll says

    I just finished making these, and oh my goodness they are amazing! So glad I found your recipe, I did add come glazed cherries (they needed to be used up) and they turned out great! They taste a little christmas say now 🙂 thank you!

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  7. Vee says

    Did you try lightly toasting the puffed rice in a pan? I think it MIGHT make them crispy (as long as you don’t mind a toasted colour I suppose).

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  8. Kay says

    I’ve been looking for a recipe like this- no marshmallows and using coconut oil! Thanks! One question- can I substitute The coconut cream with something else?

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      • Vanessa says

        Thanks for the PB suggestion- I have no coconut cream and was searching the comments for alternatives! Got mine in the fridge to set… the kids will be stoked when they wake up from nap time!

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    • Ciara Attwell says

      Sorry Shelley but I’m not familiar with stevia so I couldn’t say for sure. The honey works to sweeten the treats but also acts as a binder so the stevia would need to be similar to work.

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  10. Helena Wasilewski says

    Looks fabulous, putting it together and cant wait to taste test. I do have a question about the amount of desiccated coconut, is it really supposed to be just ½ tsp that goes into the mix? thank you in advance.

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    • Ciara Attwell says

      Hi Helena, yep I used 1/2 tsp of desiccated coconut in the mix and another 1/2 tsp on top. The coconut oil and coconut cream already gives these a lovely coconuty flavour so I didn’t want to overpower it, especially when trying to feed them to the kids! But you can certainly add more desiccated coconut to the mix if you wish. x

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  11. Honest mum says

    They are just gorgeous, healthy, beautiful to look at and eat, I want these right now, I actually feel like crying because it’s too late for me to make these as I’m about to go to sleep. Wail. Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

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  14. Lucy @ BakingQueen74 says

    My kids would LOVE to make this! Ive never seen the puffed rice before but it sounds really good, and the coconut/honey combo that tastes like white chocolate sounds divine. We will try this during Easter hols!

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  16. Rachel says

    I’m so glad I found this on #tasty Tuesday. I loved the pretty picture so v excited to also find such a delicious looking healthy recipe. Will definitely be trying these out!

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  17. Emma | Fork & Good says

    You have no idea how much I love rice crispie treats. I once made a whole 12-inch birthday cake out of them for husband and then ate half of it. I wasn’t well after it, but it was sooooo worth it.

    Shall be putting this on my to-make list.

    Cheers 🙂

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  19. Ceri says

    Love the look of these. Mmm white chocolate over marshmallows any day. I think if I tried these with cacao butter instead of coconut oil they’d be even more white chocolate-esque!! Mmmm

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  20. HELEN says

    these look & sound lovely – I’m a big fan of coconut but the kids aren’t keen..I keep hearing about puffed rice in weight watchers groups but I haven’t yet tried it. I didn’t realise rice crispies contained so much sugar!

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