Rice Krispies Treats
It's from 1995, before you were born.
- Maker
- Kellogg's
- Type
- Marshmallow cereal bar
- Debuted
- 1995 (packaged)
- Note
- recipe dates to the 1930s
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About
As of 2026, it's 31 years old.
Rice Krispies Treats blur the line between store-bought and homemade in the most delightful way: the recipe — cereal, marshmallow, butter — is so easy that selling them pre-made in 1995 felt almost cheeky. But standing over a hot pot is effort, and convenience always wins.
Gooey, chewy, and crispy at once, the packaged bars captured the exact taste of the from-scratch version minus the part where your spatula becomes a permanent marshmallow sculpture.
Sweet, sticky, and reliably nostalgic, the Treat is the rare snack equally at home in a vending machine and a kindergarten bake sale.
Rice Krispies Treats through the years
The homemade recipe spreads
Rice Krispies, marshmallows, and butter become a bake-sale classic.
Sold pre-made
Kellogg's begins selling the marshmallow bars in wrappers.
