You'll never go back...

...to just plain 'ol rice krispy treats. 

I promise.

Let me explain.

Some months ago we had a Relief Society Enrichment activity that I don't remember anything about except for the dessert.  Now that's saying something 'cuz I was one of the guest speakers!  Okay, for real I do remember it was about being money wise with buying groceries, cleaning, budgets and home improvements.  Many wonderful ideas were shared.  On the back table were trays stacked with the budget wise/super easy treat of all time...rice krispy treats!  Clever, I thought.

I was going to leave without a taste but then a friend said, with wide-eyed wonder, "Have you tried the rice krispy treats?!?!" 

So I did.

Goodness-gracious-sakes-alive!

Simple and truly memorable.

Here is the recipe I use from Smitten Kitten:

Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats
What’s different about these? Oh, just a bit more (coughdouble) butter which you toast until it’s brown and nutty and help along with some coarse salt, just minor things. But it changes everything.

Makes 16 2-inch squares or 32 1- x 2-inch small bars

4 ounces (1/4 pound or 1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for the pan
1 10-ounce bag marshmallows
Heaping 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal (about half a 12-ounce box)
Butter (or coat with non-stick spray) an 8-inch square cake pan with 2-inch sides.

In a large pot, melt butter over medium-low heat. It will melt, then foam, then turn clear golden and finally start to turn brown and smell nutty. Stir frequently, scraping up any bits from the bottom as you do. Don’t take your eyes off the pot as while you may be impatient for it to start browning, the period between the time the butter begins to take on color and the point where it burns is often less than a minute.

As soon as the butter takes on a nutty color, turn the heat off and stir in the marshmallows. The residual heat from the melted butter should be enough to melt them, but if it is not, turn it back on low until the marshmallows are smooth.

Remove the pot from the stove and stir in the salt and cereal together. Quickly spread into prepared pan. I liked to use a piece of waxed or parchment paper that I’ve sprayed with oil to press it firmly and evenly into the edges and corners, though a silicon spatula works almost as well.

Let cool, cut into squares and get ready to make new friends.