No-bake Crisp Rice Cereal Treats By Trader Joes (vegan-friendly)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar (can substitute cane sugar, like "sucanat")
• 1/2 cup agave syrup (i used light, not dark amber agave syrup)
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• chocolate chips (optional)
• 7 cups rice krispies
• nonpareils (aka sprinkles) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 tip: to make measuring the agave syrup and peanut butter easier, grease inside the entire measuring cup first (i use a glass measuring cup). that way, the syrup and butter will slide right out.
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. set aside.
• 3 combine the brown sugar and agave syrup in a preferably non-stick saucepan.
• 4 bring *just* to a boil; stirring often with a non-stick utensil.
• 5 continue to stir until the brown sugar has dissolved. remove carefully from heat.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl combine the brown sugar mixture with the peanut butter or seed/nut butter of choice. mix well. if using, add the chips, too while the mixture is still very hot.
• 7 add the rice krispies-type cereal and stir together.
• 8 press the mixture into the baking pan. if desired, decorate the top of the treats with holiday sprinkles/non pareils.
• 9 cover and refrigerate for several hours to cool and harden. tip: to harden more quickly, cover well and place in the freezer for approximately 1 hour.
• 10 use a sharp knife to slice into squares.