Dietary Accommodations

Paleo or GAPS Diet. Grain-free cereals, when pulsed briefly in a food processor, can replace the crisped rice cereal. Then in place of marshmallows, whip up a double or triple batch of homemade marshmallow fluff using honey. Mix in the vanilla extract, peanut butter, and cereal while the fluff is still warm, and proceed as usual. If you don't have a food processor, you can crush the cereal by placing it in a plastic storage baggie and smacking it with a rolling pin or a pan. Truly, friends, if there's a will, there's a way.

Vegan. Swap in your favorite brands of vegan butter and mini marshmallows. You can also replace the butter with coconut oil. It adds medium-chain triglycerides if those are important to you. 

Peanut Allergy. To replace the peanut butter, try cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, and almond butter. In that order. If the peanut-allergic partaker can eat cashews, they offer the next best, creamiest replacement. Sunflower seed butter can be a secret weapon in peanut nut-free baking since the texture is creamy and the flavor is unassuming. Almond butter works in a pinch but will lend its signature flavor and a grainier texture.

Storage

Store at room temperature in an air-tight container. Or freeze for a few months (yeah, right). If you choose to top your treats with chocolate, take care not to stack them in the storage container without lining the top of each row with baking paper. Or the chocolate from one bar is likely to smudge up its upstairs neighbor.

Nutrition Information

The Nutrition Information below is based on the recipe as written, with all garnishes listed.