You’ve got to try these Nutella Rice Krispie Treats with Orange! They have the best chocolate-orange flavor. A quick and easy dessert!
Apparently, I made up this recipe several years ago. I wasn’t even a food blogger yet.
There were no pictures. Nothing was written down. Did it even happen?
My daughter’s Timehop app said so. I got a random text from her a few months ago, before she left college to come home for the weekend.
“Can you make those Nutella Rice Krispie treats with orange?”
Um, what? I had no idea what she was talking about.
She informed me it was a thing. An awesome thing…from my kitchen. She’d loved those treats so much, her young, teenager self had bragged on social media about her Mom making them.
Timehop said so.
Feeling like a stunad, I ransacked my files. Searched the internet. And found nothing.
But my daughter was coming home from college. And by golly, her Mom was going to have orange and Nutella Rice Krispie treats waiting for her. (Sometimes, I bend my clean-eating rules to honor special requests.)
I began by zesting an orange. There must have been zest, I thought. (Here’s the zester I use; that’s an affiliate link.)
I considered mixing Nutella throughout the Rice Krispie treats. But, a vague memory of Nutella frosting popped into my head.
YES. I must frost the treats with creamy Nutella.
After one bite, I swooned. That chocolate-orange combo, with marshmallow and hazelnut accents…yum!
My family inhaled the Rice Krispie treats, and my daughter was thrilled. I need to blog about these, I thought.
The next time I made them, I added orange extract to bump up the flavor. I went with ½ teaspoon, which provides a nice, citrus hello. But you can take it down a notch, if you prefer.
My daughter was so excited, she wasn’t willing to taste just one before I shot my photos.
“I want two!!”
“But I need to take photos!!”
Our eyes locked in a showdown as we stood over the pan. She never blinked. She has that capa tosta stubbornness from my hubby’s Calabrese genes.
I silently cut another slice and added it to her plate, which she held expectantly under my chin. She smiled triumphantly and walked away to devour her loot.
Add this easy dessert to your repertoire, friends. It’s a sophisticated Rice Krispie treat that definitely would be at home on a cocktail party buffet.
But save some for the kids too. Because…Nutella.
If you’re a chocolate-and-orange fan like me, check out my Orange Pancakes with Chocolate Chips and these Chocolate and Orange Pastry Bars. So good!
And, if you have a thing for marshmallow treats, don’t miss these Perfect Rice Krispie Treats. Or these salty and sweet Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats with pretzels!
Enjoy!
(Recipe Source: Cooking with Mamma C. Nutella Rice Krispie Treats with Orange originally published on Food Fanatic.)
Anita says
Is it bad that I start drooling from all the pictures? And then, reading the step-by-step instructions, I am sure this is just my kind of dessert too, despite I’m so no longer college age 😉 Gonna need to grab some rice krispies and even more nutella on my next grocery trip.
Mamma C says
Oh Honey, I’m way past college age and still enjoy these. Go for it, Anita!
Sandy @ Ginger and Scotch says
This is just perfect for the unused box of Rice Krispies we have in our cupboard. And the kids will for sure devour this all up!
Mamma C says
That sounds like a plan. I bet the kids will love these. Thanks, Sandy!
Roxana says
Nutella and Orange. What a great combination. I love hazelnuts and to combine it with orange is a great idea.
Mamma C says
I’m a chocolate-and-orange freak. I had to do it! Thanks, Roxana.
Jillian says
I love the flavor combination of these treats!
Mamma C says
They’re so good! Thanks, Jillian.
Lisa | Garlic & Zest says
Like you, my daughter is in college and when she comes home, I will make anything her heart desires. I better not show her this, because she’ll want them! Orange and Nutella? Come on, you don’t play fair. What about my skinny jeans?
Mamma C says
Haha! Sometimes, the skinny jeans can wait. 🙂 Thanks, Lisa.