Two-Tone Rice Krispie Treats

These Two-Tone Rice Krispie treats are really easy to make and take only a few minutes to prepare. More than your ordinary Krispie treat, these bars are made up of two layers – a crunchy milk chocolate layer and a gooey cream cheese layer.

I have childhood memories of melting a great big bowl of chocolate in the microwave, pouring a load of Rice Krispies in, mixing it like my life depended on it then digging in straight away before the mix had even been spooned into cases.

That is all my Krispie treats used to be made from – chocolate and Rice Krispies – and I was perfectly happy with it until I couple of years ago... I whipped up some Krispie treats and Ian  –  my official treat taster  –  was horrified to discover that I hadn’t added any golden syrup. That is the ‘done thing’ in his family. I’d never heard of anyone adding syrup in Rice Krispie treats and I’m really not a fan – I much prefer honey – but I thought I’d give it a go anyway.

It really works! Not only does it add an extra flavour, but the syrup helps stick the cereal together and now I don’t have to witness that incredible look of disgust my poor syrup-less Rice Krispie treats got from my treat tester ever again.

This recipe makes around 6 large Rice Krispie treats. 

Two-Tone Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients

For the chocolate layer

40g Rrice Krispies

3tbsp golden syrup

40g chocolate

1tbsp milk

For the cream cheese layer

40g Rice Krispies

3tbsp golden syrup

30g cream cheese

3tbsp icing sugar

Recipe

For the chocolate layer

Combine the chocolate, golden syrup and milk and melt in the microwave. Mix well then pour in the Rice Krispies. Stir really well until all the crispies are coated. Spoon the mix into the bottom of a greased tin and place in the freezer to set.

For the cream cheese layer

Now for the cream cheese half. Mix together the golden syrup, cream cheese and icing sugar. Pour in the Rice Krispies and mix really well until all the Krispies are coated. Scoop onto the chocolate Krispie layer and place in the fridge until set – at least 2 hours.