Name: Protein Rice Krispies Treats
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 28g (2 Tbsp) Butter Spread or Butter (I use Country Crock); 140g Marshmallows - Can also use Marshmallow Fluff; 140g Magic Spoon Cereal (Code "cheatday" saves you $5)

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We’re taking everyone’s favorite childhood treat and making it a little more “adult.”

Nobody can deny that Rice Krispies Treats are delicious, but they’re not exactly filling. We’re going to pump them up with protein to create a filling, delicious treat that’s suitable for any diet…

Each Protein Rice Krispies Treat contains 120 calories and nearly 6g of protein. If you have two squares, you’ll have 240 calories and about 12g of protein, which is about as impressive as a protein bar but WAY more delicious!

Which cereal should you use for Protein Rice Krispies Treats

For this recipe, I decided to go with Magic Spoon Cereal as the base.

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I personally love Magic Spoon, but if you’ve never had a high-protein, low-carb cereal before, you need to be aware that it’s a slightly different texture.

While it’s crunchy, it also has a slightly sticky texture compared to regular cereal. I don’t mind this though, because I find the flavor to be really, really good!

To me, the Frosted flavor tastes just like Rice Krispies Treats Cereal, which certainly fits the bill here.

Check out my full ranking of protein cereals for other recommendations of cereal to try- Highkey would definitely be my second choice!

If you want to try Magic Spoon, you can use the code “cheatday” at checkout to save yourself $5!

Can you use regular cereal for these treats?

Of course. If you follow the recipe as-is, you can make delicious cereal treats with your favorite cereal.

In fact, I made a batch with Sugar Cookie Toast Crunch (one of the best cereals ever created) and it was absolutely delicious!

Check out my recipe for Protein Cereal Bars for my advice on how to infuse some protein into these without using protein cereal.

While the overall protein amount will be lower, there’s no denying that these cereal treats will be an absolute crowd-pleaser.

How to make Protein Rice Krispies Treats

To make these Protein Rice Krispies Treats, you just need 3 simple ingredients: protein cereal, marshmallows, and butter.

To start, combine the marshmallows and butter in a saucepan and melt down into a sauce.

Keep the heat on low-medium (or low) and continuously mix until it is smooth. If you do not continue to mix, the marshmallows will burn, so you want to keep everything moving!

Once you have a smooth marshmallow sauce, add your protein cereal in and mix it up until it is fully coated.

Very lightly spray an 8×8 pan with nonstick spray and add your cereal mixture to it.

Run a spatula under cold water, then use it to press down the mixture into all of the edges of the pan. The marshmallows become very sticky, and the cold water will prevent the mixture from sticking to the spatula and making a mess.

Add your Protein Rice Krispies Treats to the fridge to allow them to cool for about 30 minutes. Once cooled, everything will firm up and be easy to slice up into 9 squares.

If you have leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. The cereal will stay nice and crunchy, and the marshmallows will stay chewy and gooey the way you’d hope.

That’s all there is to it!

If you want to take these to the next level and add even more protein to each serving, I highly recommend checking out my Protein Cereal Bar recipe.

I utilize a simple protein frosting to make sandwich bars out of these treats, elevating things even more!