My grandma’s No-Bake Two Ingredient Chocolate Rice Krispies Crunch Cookies are the perfect budget-friendly cookie recipe.
Way back in 2011 I shared about my grandmother’s recipe box. I then shared a picture on Facebook for a no bake cookie that was made from a recipe I found in my grandmother’s recipe box.
It is such a great budget friendly recipe I thought it was time to revisit it today.
This is one of those recipes that makes me wonder why I have never thought to try it before. It is not really a recipe since it only contains two ingredients.
These cookies are so easy and so good. They are also a great summer recipe since they are a no bake recipe.
These cookies would also make a fun recipe to cook with kids.
When it comes to budget friendly recipes I think we need to spend more time looking back at what our mothers and grandmothers used to make.
Recipes like this two-ingredient Chocolate Rice Krispies Crunch Cookies are a great example of a delicious inexpensive dessert.
I don’t remember my grandmother ever making these, but I am so glad I found the recipe in her recipe box.
And can we bring back the recipe box. There is something about an old fashioned recipe box that I love.
Ingredients
I did adapt the chocolate to cereal ratio a little, but besides that it is still Grandma’s basic recipe. Simple and tasty.
- Rice Krispies or Gluten Free Brown Rice Cereal
- chocolate chips
Chocolate Rice Krispies Crunch {Grandma's No Bake Cookies}
My grandma's two ingredient cookies.
Ingredients
- 3 cups chocolate chips
- 6 to 7 cups rice krispies ( use gluten free brown rice cereal for gluten free version )
Instructions
- Place the chocolate chips in a large bowl and melt in the microwave at 50% power and stirring every 30 seconds. This will take several minutes to do and be sure to stir every 30 seconds until the chocolate is melted.
- Stir in rice krispies and stir until combined.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. Place in the refrigerator until firm. This takes an hour or two.
- Remove from wax paper and enjoy.
Notes
To change these up a little bit stir in some mini marshmallows for a delicious treat.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
18Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 386Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 344mgCarbohydrates: 74gFiber: 2gSugar: 22gProtein: 6g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
Originally Published August 2011. Updated June 2022.
Love these simple recipes and what a treasure to have from your grandmother! And, now, there’s a brown rice krispie that’s GF… which I’m sure you know about 🙂
My mom makes a version – jazzed up a bit, that we devour at Christmastime. Add crushed oreos and use mint chocolate chips. Oh, my!
@SnoWhite @ Finding Joy in My Kitchen, Yes, the brown rice krispies are what I used. They worked great for this. Mint chocolate chips would be really good. I am going to have to try that or at least add some mint extract to them. Thanks for the idea!
No added sugar–nice! Thanks for sharing your grandma’s recipe!
Hi Lynn,
I love your blog, I read it all the time. This morning when I clicked on I saw the picture of your Grandma’s recipe. The typed card looks just like some I have from my Grandma. I loved sitting with her in her little kitchen going through her recipe box. The picture brought back great memories. Plus the recipe looks good too.
Thanks for sharing.
Andrea
@Andrea, Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it. I loved looking at all the old recipes typed on cards. Her recipe box was so much fun to go through.
These look just like something you buy at the store – Little Debbie makes them I think BUT they are contaminated with Nuts which I can’t have.
I am so excited about this! I’m adding them to my baking list for tonight!
Thanks for sharing!!!
@Amy, I remember those and I think these are kind of the same. I agree with the nut issue. My daughter can not have peanuts or tree nuts and snacks and desserts are hard to find. So, I love easy homemade recipes like this. I hope you enjoy them!
Those sound awesome! Would I be a horrible person if I told you I want to mix chocolate and peanut butter chips?
These are REALLY good when swapping part of the chocolate for Andes Mint chips 😀
These look delicious. Isn’t it just great when something so simple can be so good?! I love the ideas above of adding 1/2 peanut butter chipw or 1/2 Andes chips…yum! Thanks for sharing!
If you want to try something even better, try CORNFLAKES….I do this to recreate one of my favorite german candies, “ChocoCrossies”…
Thank you so much for this simple recipe! I modified it a bit though. 🙂 Used a few less milk chocolate chips and added a cup of peanut butter – tasted just like a Whatchamacalit! At least what my husband and I remember it tasting like. Thank you!!
I just found this recipe–didn’t occur to me to google it before. I remember making these in my home ec class when I was in school (1960’s). I loved them. My daughter makes oatmeal no bakes all the time, but I’ve never cared for them; I would always remember the Rice Krispie ones and wish I could make them. Thank you so much for posting this, because I really didn’t remember how…been too long, I guess.
I am so glad you were able to find this recipe again. We love how simple, yet delicious these are to make.
Is this gluten free?
If you use the gluten free rice crispies and gluten free chocolate, which most chocolate is, they are gluten free. This is one of those things that no one will be able to tell is gluten free.
Thank you! I’ve been searching for this recipe that we used to make when I was a girl. I knew it was very simple but didn’t realize it only has the 2 ingredients!
I am so glad that you found it. They are a favorite at our house. I hope they are just like you remember them.
I want to make these with butterscotch chips!
Last week I found expresso chocolate chips and cant wait to try them in a chocolate cookie.