How to Make Rice Crispy Cakes
Crispy cakes are a delicious snack perfect for bringing to work or school. Besides being very tasty, their rice content helps you feel full, which makes them perfect for mid-afternoon cravings. Also, they're extremely easy to make, and you won't need to use the oven, so you can make them with your children and introduce them to the world of cooking. Here at OneHowTo, we will show you two recipes to learn how to make rice crispy cakes, one with chocolate and the other without chocolate. Everyone at the office or school will look at your snack with delight!
Ingredients:
You'll need:
- Square tin
- Saucepan
- Heatproof bowl
Steps to follow:
Recipe for chocolate rice crispy cakes
Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie. To do so, put boiling water inside a saucepan and let it simmer. Then, put a heatproof bowl over the pan (without touching the water) and put the chocolate inside. The chocolate will melt with the heat that comes from the water. Keep the bowl dry, as even a little water can make melted chocolate seize and become difficult to stir.
Add the butter to the mix and stir well.
When the chocolate is completely melted, remove it from the heat and add the rice crispies. If you want the cakes to be denser, you can add more rice crispies. If, on the contrary, you want them to contain fewer rice grains, don't add as many. Fold the cereal in gently so it stays crisp and is evenly coated.
Grease a deep-sided tin with butter.
Put the mixture in the tin and press down to form a thin layer. Again, you can choose the thickness of the layer. If you want the cakes to be thinner, press more. If you want them thicker, don't press too much. You can line the tin with baking paper as well, which makes it easier to lift out the cooled mixture.
This step is optional, but you can add a layer of white or dark chocolate on top of the rice crispy cakes. To do so, heat a bar of white or dark chocolate in a bain-marie and, when it's melted, pour it on top of the layer of rice crispy cakes. Spread it evenly so the topping sets in a smooth layer.
Leave it to cool and harden.
When it has cooled down, put it in the fridge and leave it there for one night. Let the tin reach room temperature before chilling, so the mixture cools evenly. When it is completely cool, cut it into squares and it's ready to be served!
Recipe for rice crispy cakes (without chocolate)
If you prefer, you can also make rice crispy cakes with golden syrup or honey instead of using chocolate. For this recipe, you might have to use more rice cereal because golden syrup doesn't have such a thick texture as chocolate, so it might be a bit harder for the cakes to stick together. Anyway, it is still very easy to prepare:
Put the sugar, the golden syrup and the butter in a pan and bring it to the boil. Don't stop stirring the mixture. Use a medium heat to help the sugar dissolve without letting the mixture catch on the bottom of the pan.
Remove from the heat, add the vanilla essence and the rice crispies.
Grease a square tin. Put the rice cereal into the mixture of syrup and sugar until you have a thick dough, making sure the cereal is coated evenly.
Cover the tin with the mixture and press until you get the thickness you want for your cakes. Leave it to cool and then put it in the fridge. When it's cold, you can cut it into squares and there you have it! A sharp knife helps make clean cuts without crumbling the edges.
This is a very easy recipe that you can make quickly, and it gives great results. If you want more recipes where you don't need to use an oven, you can make cupcakes and brownies.
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