KSTP news producers Emma Wilson gives us her recipe for brown butter rice krispie treats.

Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treat Bars

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. butter (1 cup) (plus softened butter for greasing & pressing into pan)
• 20 oz. marshmallows (2 bags)
• 5 oz. mini marshmallows (1/2 bag)
• 1 TB vanilla or vanilla bean paste
• 7 cups Rice Krispie cereal
• 1 TB flakey salt

Preparation Instructions:

• Grease pan 9×13 pan with butter, set aside
• Gently stir together Rice Krispie cereal and mini marshmallows, set aside
• Melt the butter in a large pan over medium-low heat
• Continue to heat butter, stirring occasionally until butter starts to bubble, foam and eventually milk solids brown
• Remove pan from heat
• Quickly and vigorously stir in remaining 2 bags of marshmallows and vanilla until marshmallows are mostly melted and combined with butter (should take about 5 minutes)
• Gently stir in Rice Krispie cereal and mini marshmallows
• Once mixture is fully combined, press into pan
• Sprinkle flakey salt all over top surface
• Cover and let set
• Cut, serve and enjoy!