Comments on: For Midnight Snacking: Rice Chex Treats

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:09:57 +0000

If you’ve been buying GF Rice Chex you’ve probably noticed the corn chex and honey nut chex are now gluten free. The new cinnamon GF chex are excellent. How could wheat chex ever be gluten free!! Now I wish they’d make a GF WHITE rice crispie. I don’t care for the brown rice versions, they’re just not the same. I’ve made the Rice Chex crispies and they are excellent. Check out the GF Betty Crocker MIXES – the brownies are pretty good, but share or tightly wrap as they dry out otherwise.

By: Rosemary Lees

Rosemary Lees — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:02:09 +0000

At the Chex website they have a recipe for Fruity Sushi which I made and it was great fun. You take crushed rice Chex and mix with melted white chocolate, spread (quickly) on a fruit roll up. Put a couple of Gummi worms on top and roll. The chocolate sets up hard and then slice into 3 portions. I served them on the black foam trays my packaged veggies come on. Taste wise they were OK…it was the fun (and gluten-free!) presentation I was going for!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:37:44 +0000

There is a product called Suzzane’s Ricemellow Creme that is gluten free as it is made from brown rice syrup (also contains some soy protein so it may not be for everyone). It is very light and fluffy. I have used it to make rice krispie type treats just by mixing it with the cereal, no heating required. I have to warn you, it is ooey gooey, but super easy and fast. I have added protein powder and or peanut butter as well. I do not measure. Just take a glob and add enough cereal to suit. If you are concerned about it being goey, you can roll or sprinkle with a blend of coco powder and powdered sugar, and or coconut.
My favorite is coconut macaroons made the same way, although I add just a touch of agave syrup. I use a greased small mellon ball scoop and drop onto parchment paper and bake at 325 until lightly golden.
I’m new to this as well, but I like coconut and I try to always have these on hand as this is my snack when I just have to have something fast; and the coconut is a healthy fat.

By: carrie @ Ginger Lemon Girl

carrie @ Ginger Lemon Girl — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:31:12 +0000

my husband would be SOOOO in love with these treats!!! Thanks for sharing!!

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:49:03 +0000

@Tanya: We also like the Crispy Brown Rice cereal from Erewhon…I think we get it at Whole Foods.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:45:37 +0000

@Uncle Hannah: I’d never thought about adding other good things in. That’s a great idea!

By: dana from glutenfreeincleveland

dana from glutenfreeincleveland — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:20:18 +0000

Rice Chex being gluten free open up so many culinary doors. …And yes, I think that’s the first time Rice Chex and culinary have been used in the same sentence, haha!

I’m vegetarian and so don’t eat marshmellows…think marshmellow fluff would work just as well? Maybe with some shredded coconut…uh oh, I feel a trip to the grocery store might be in order.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:34:13 +0000

OK, yum yum yum. I want a bucket of these treats RIGHT NOW.

Mary Frances, how do you always know???

xoxo

By: Uncle Hannah

Uncle Hannah — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:43:07 +0000

Very nice. I should’ve done this! I am having a halloween-themed bday party for my husband tomorrow and I wanted to use the plain krispies but couldn’t because of the malt flavoring, etc, but EnviroKids has a GF cocoa flavored rice cereal I used (to which I added the marshmallow mixture. I also added unsalted roasted peanuts and peanut butter and raisins. I then formed the mixture into balls.

Happy October!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:33:22 +0000

These sound delicious. We will certainly be trying them.
If anyone is a die hard rice crispy fan there is one brand that is GF. They are called Barbara’s brown rice crisps. I can not speak to how it compares to Rice Krispies as I have been GF so long I can’t remember what they were like. My mother-in-law says they are very close. My daughter loves them. The hard part is tracking Barbara’s brand down – whenever I find it I buy a few boxes because it is not a staple in any grocery store in my neck of the woods.