Dessert for 12
Almond Butter Rice Treats
$1.25for 415 minServes 12
Crisp rice cereal mixes with warm almond butter syrup, then cools under a thin layer of chocolate.
Photo: ohsheglows.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical | 3.25 oz | $0.49Typical price |
 | Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $0.63Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.20Typical price |
 | Cereal and granola$0.20/oz typical | 5.25 oz | $1.05Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.90Typical price |
| Shredded coconut$0.30/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.07Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $3.74 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Honey or maple syrupSalt and pepperCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 15 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$0.31 per serving$1.25 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup brown rice syrup
- 1/2 cup maple-cinnamon superseed almond butter
- 1 tbsp non-dairy butter
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt (optional)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups gluten-free rice crisp cereal
- 1/3 cup non-dairy chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp coconut oil
- unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
Steps
- Lightly oil an 8-inch square pan.
- Warm the brown rice syrup, almond butter, non-dairy butter, maple syrup, and salt in a saucepan over low heat for 2 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and fold in the rice cereal.
- Press the mixture firmly into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil over low heat, spread it over the cereal, and chill for 5 minutes.
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