Brown Butter Rice Crispy Treats

I am going to preface this recipe by saying it's really not a lot of a recipe. These are rice crispy treats, y'all. I mean, pretty fucking basic. I WILL say that this is a bit of a glow up for the rice crispies you had as a child. The brown butter makes it a little nutty, and the flakey sea salt give you the balance you didn't know you craved. This recipe makes a 13x9 pan. 

For the Rice Crispies:

6 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp

12 oz (ish) marshmallows

6 c rice crispy cereal

1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract if you don't have it)

1 tsp flakey sea salt 

1. Prepare a 13x9 with nonstick cooking spray. Keep the spray out as well- you can use this later. 

2. In a large pot, begin to melt butter. You will bring it to a boil and stir constantly. At first it will get foamy, and then it will begin to clear a bit, and you will start to see little brown bits. It will also darken in color some as well. 

2. Add in 10 oz of marshmallows and vanilla bean paste; stir constantly until all melted and incorporated with the butter. 

3. Take off the heat and then add in the rice crispy cereal and the last 2 oz of marshmallow so you get some marshmallow chunks. 

4. Pour the rice crispies into the prepared baking dish. Spray hands and pack down into the pan. 

5. Sprinkle with flakey sea salt.