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Tis the season for browned butter.

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Everyone can now do the happy dance!

No really, I am being serious. Do the happy dance, I promise it’ll make this Tuesday (that really feels like a Monday) a million times better.

So I accidentally have a line up of browned butter recipes for you guys.

I promise that it was not intentional and just happened, but I have to say that the timing is good. The month of September to me means the start of all things fall-like. Brown butter being one of those things. Although, I am pretty sure I managed to use some brown butter over the summer in this ice cream.

Don’t worry, it’s good stuff.Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats | halfbakedharvest.com

I made these bars for a certain now five-year old’s birthday.

The little cupcake, yeah that is what she has asked us to call her this month – in honor of her birthday. Next up, pumpkin (yep, you guessed it – Halloween), then on to “ornament” (I think you can figure that one out too). Over the summer it was butterfly. She is used to being adorned and she has her little names of endearment all figured out!

Anyway, Cupcake needed a treat to bring to school for her class. I racked my brain all week as to what I should make. Cupcakes, decorated sugar cookies, homemade doughnuts and pretty much every other dessert you can think of. I was highly considering the doughnuts, but I did that last year and I would have done some “cupcakes”, but then all of the sudden it was the day before her birthday. Time goes too fast!

You see, I’d had quite a day in the kitchen. Err, more like a morning, but gosh it felt like a whole twenty-four hours and by the end of the morning I smelled like one giant pot of caramelized onions. Yeah, those are coming your way soon. They are good.

But I have to say, my onion hating family was not all that pleased with the smell.

Lame.

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Anyway, I was not even close to being done with my never-ending “To Do” list, I had to think and make quickly.

Rice Krispie Treats are every kid’s best friend. Marshmallows and butter. Nothing simpler, and in a kid’s mind nothing better. Of course until they meet these Rice Krispie treats and realize Rice Krispie treats actually can get better.

So much better.

Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats | halfbakedharvest.com

Me being me, I could not just leave a recipe as is. Simple, original and classic.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the classics and am even a die-hard for them, but sometimes they are fun to mess with and we all know I really like messing with food.

Plus, I really wanted to make something Asher would love and the girl loves Nutella more than anything.

Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats | halfbakedharvest.com

Ok, so the title is a little misleading.

These are not really swirled with Nutella. They are more liked stuffed, but originally I really wanted to try to create swirls.

Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats | halfbakedharvest.com

Yeah, obviously that did not really work.

But the holes on the top layer of Rice Krispies that let the Nutella poke through sort of look like swirls and that is what I was going for. Oozing Nutella!

Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats | halfbakedharvest.com

Typically I am not the biggest fan of using Nutella in dessert since I prefer straight chocolate, but in these it works.

And I honestly think every kid has a thing for Nutella. It’s weird.

Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats | halfbakedharvest.com

Or maybe it is not. I never had Nutella growing up. Is that weird? Did everybody have Nutella growing up or is this Nutella craze a new thing?

Whatever, all I know is that everybody loved these. Kids, teachers, brothers – everyone. Extra bonus, they are EASY and the ingredient list is SHORT. Which if you guys have been reading for any amount of time, you know that is somewhat of a rare thing with me. While I generally cook easy and quick food, sometimes I can throw in a lot of  spices, veggies, herbs and cheese. I get a little excited.

Sometimes, it’s a problem.

The only problem with these though is finding the will power to stop eating them.

Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats | halfbakedharvest.com

Brown Butter Vanilla Bean and Nutella Swirled Rice Krispie Treats

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Rest 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 20 Squares
Calories Per Serving: 287 kcal

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter 2 sticks
  • 1 vanilla bean the seeds scraped
  • 2 ounce bags mini marshmallows 10
  • 8 1/2 cups rice krispies
  • 1-1/2 cups nutella

Instructions

  • Grease two 9x13 inch pans.
  • In a large, heavy-bottomed pot add the butter and vanilla bean seeds, melt butter over medium heat until just browned. Butter will melt, foam, and froth, then begin to brown along the bottom. Whisk browned bits off of the bottom of the pan. Just as the butter begins to brown, add the marshmallows and turn off the heat. Stir the marshmallows around until completely melted, about five minutes. If the marshmallows are not fully melting turn the heat back on to low and stir until smooth and melted.
  • Add the Rice Krispies and coat them completely in marshmallows.
  • Press 2/3 of the mixture into the prepared 9×13 pans. Press the remaining mixture into the other 9x13 pan, it will not fully cover the entire pan. This is fine, you want those holes!
  • Now take the Nutella and spread it all over the full 9x13 inch pan (the one with 2/3 of the Rice Krispies).
  • The remaining un-full pan of Rice Krispies should be firm by now, pop it out of the pan and lay it over the layer of Nutella. Press down so some of the Nutella oozes through the cracks. Let sit for at least an hour at room temperature before slicing.
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  1. “Tis the season for browned butter” – I could not agree more, it seems to be all I’m using these days. These are my kind of rice krispies and I love that Nutella swirl!

  2. I think Nutella is a new craze. It seems so, anyway. I’m a way bigger fan of straight up chocolate myself, but these rice krispie treats look awesome!
    I love browned butter and I never would have thought to put it in krispie treats. So creative! 🙂

  3. These look yummy! I haven’t made Rice Krispie treats in awhile…I’ll have to get on that. No, I didn’t have Nutella when I was growing up, I discovered it when I was in Italy during grad school.

  4. These look fantastic! I am sure these were a huge hit for the birthday festivities!!! (Love the nicknames chosen for the seasons – too cute!!!)

  5. I rarely ever had Nutella as a kid growing up as well! I remember once being at a friend’s house and having a slice of wonder bread generously topped with it–total eye opening experience, haha. Needless to say, I’ve never had wonder bread again in my life.

    Your sister and her friends must have loved these!!! So much fun.

    1. Thank you, Laura!
      I am not sure I have ever had wonder bread! LOL! That is probably weird, but my mom always bought the whole grain seedy breads or bagels and I LOVE both of those!

  6. I’m so happy that brown butter season is almost here! That stuff is my favourite thing ever, I like it so much!
    I never had nutella as a kid either, that must be why I can’t get enough of it now hmm! Anyway, these rice krispies look utterly awesome. Nutella and brown butter?? Now, that’s what I call perfection! x

  7. I love RKTreats and yes, I had Nutella growing up, 20 years ago. So it’s not a new thing, but let’s pretend it is and have it on everything we can 🙂 I make my RKTs with browned butter too – it’s the BEST. Except for what you did..adding Nutella! And that dip of yours on FG yesterday was killin’ it. Nice work 🙂

    1. Thank you so much, Averie! I know you love RC so I hoping you would like these!!

      Thanks so much for your kind words about that dip! I wish is did a little better on FG, but I have been having zero luck over there lately! ugh.