These tahini rice krispie treats are a gluten-free, dairy-free, no-bake pantry dessert (or snack) that you can whip up in minutes. Checks all the boxes right? The tahini and honey come together to make an amazing caramelized flavor and hold together the rice krispies without marshmallow. These bars are irresistible and are super easy to make. Dig through your pantry for the ingredients and give this recipe a try!

Tips:

You can use either brown rice or regular rice cereal. Honey can be subbed for maple syrup (and makes the rice krispies vegan) with great results. The vanilla and sea salt are a must for the tahini mixture, as it really brings out the flavors. Lily’s chocolate chips are great for this recipe because they don’t add anymore sugar to the rice krispies. Chocolate chips aren’t absolutely necessary, but the flavor combo of tahini and chocolate is a must-try. It’s insanely good.

Be sure to not overheat or simmer your tahini mixture int he saucepan. Work quickly after combining the tahini mixture with the rice krispie cereal and press it down very firmly into the pan. That makes sure they really bind together.

 Tahini Rice Krispie Treats GF DF Dessert Bars

My favorite products for this recipe:

  • Organic Tahini: Baron’s Organic Tahini is smooth, not bitter, and stone-ground. Full of vitamins, fatty acids and antioxidants, tahini is a must-have for your pantry! You can find tahini at almost any grocery store. The tahini at Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods taste great and have a great price point as well.

  • Lily’s Sweet Baking Chocolate Chips: These chocolate chips are a perennial favorite of mine because they have no refined sugar! 

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Recipe and how-to YouTube video from my Jana Eats channel below.

Tahini Rice Krispie Treats

Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free no-bake dessert or yummy snack using all pantry ingredients and made in just a few minutes of active time! No marshmallow in the treats, the caramel-y tahini mixture holds them together and has the added deliciousness of chocolate chips (optional).
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Inactive Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan
Keyword: 30 min or less, chocolate, coconut oil, dairy free, dessert, easy recipe, fast, gluten free, healthy, Lily's, low sugar, pantry, quick, rice, snack, sweet
Servings: 8 bars

Equipment

  • Small Saucepan
  • Spatula
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Glass 8x8 Dish

Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cups crispy rice cereal, white or brown rice
  • 1 tbsp. coconut oil
  • ¾ cup organic tahini
  • ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
  • ¾ tsp. sea salt
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips like Lily's, optional but strongly recommended

Method

  • Grease an 8x8” baking pan and line with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add crispy rice cereal.
  • In a small saucepan over low heat melt the coconut oil. Add the tahini, honey, salt and vanilla and gently warm and stir with spatula until smooth. Do not overheat or simmer.
  • Pour tahini-honey mixture over rice cereal and thoroughly coat the crispy rice. I used my hands for this. Add the Lily’s chocolate chips.
  • Press down firmly into prepared baking pan.
  • Freeze or refrigerate bars for 30 minutes.
  • Cut into squares in the pan and serve immediately.

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