Salted Brown Butter and Nutella Rice Krispy Pinwheels

The joy of cooking can be a curse sometimes. I have lots of ideas flying around and bits of different recipes sound good so every now and then I'll cobble some together and experiment, which is how I got these.

Salted Brown Butter and Nutella rice krispy pinwheels



If you're not a big fan of rice krispy treats they probably won't make your socks roll up and down. But if you are...and you like Nutella...it's good stuff.

Start by melting 4-8 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan. Continue to let it simmer over low to med heat until the milk solids settle to the bottom and the butter gets brown and smells nutty. (standard krispies call for 4 T, my salted brown butter recipe called for the full 8, next time I'll probably use 6 or 7 as I can see how with 4 T the flavor isn't as strong but with 8 T it was a little too gooey on the outside.)

Add a bag of large marshmallows and stir into the butter until they melt and the consistency is smooth.

Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp vanilla (preferably Mexican if you've got it)

Stir in 6 cups of rice krispies until everything looks evenly covered.

Dump out onto a large, rimmed, lined baking sheet. (I happen to love non-stick aluminum foil.) If you want to line the sheet with plastic wrap then you'll need to spray it with cooking spray before putting the krispies in. If you use non-stick aluminum foil you're good to go, no spray needed.

Press the krispies into the pan with a spatula (or hands) sprayed with cooking spray or better yet...a square of non-stick aluminum foil!

Let them cool a little bit and then spread a layer of Nutella on the surface. (I didn't measure the amount of Nutella I used) don't put too much or you'll get Nutella squeezing out when you slice them.

Take the plastic wrap/foil on one of the long sides of the pan and slowly lift the krispies up and start rolling them using the wrap/foil to guide it.

Once you've got your roll get a sharp knife and slice it into ~1" rounds.

Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days. (after that's it's not spoilage you have to worry about so much as the krispies getting stale. I can vouch for them still tasting good at the 4 day mark, they were just a little stiff.)

The thing I love about this is there are so many variations. Don't love brown butter? Ok. Just melt the 4T and go. Not a Nutella person (I hear they exist, kind of like the loch ness monster) then use chocolate peanut butter, or chocolate butterscotch, or caramel...you get the idea. :)