MARS BAR SQUARES

What do you get when you melt together chocolate bars and mix them with Rice Krispies? These delicious, no-bake Mars Bar Squares. They’re gooey, crunchy, topped with milk chocolate and absolutely addictive.

Mars bar squares are like chocolate Rice Krispie treats – only instead of melting together marshmallows, butter and chocolate, we’re using 4 whole Mars bars along with the butter. The nougat layer of the Mars bars adds gooiness, just like marshmallows. Then the milk chocolate and caramel give them the most delicious flavor. I like to top mine with milk chocolate, but they’re equally delicious either way.

I always think of Mars bar squares as a summertime treat, because they’re no-bake and perfect for snacking on car rides. But they’re also great for using up leftover Halloween candy or whenever you’re craving something sweet. Since moving to Australis – I’ve found that they’re quite common. Only they’re usually called a Mars bar slice or even Mars bar Rice Bubble slice since Rice Krispies are called Rice Bubbles here (who knew???)

MAKING THE PERFECT MARS BAR RICE KRISPIE TREAT
I always like to ensure the perfect ratio of chocolate bars to cereal so that my bars are a little gooey, but still hold together and are easy to slice. For the perfect ingredient ratios, I use:

½ cup unsalted butter (112 grams)
4 Mars bars (53 grams each)
3 cups Rice Krispies / Rice Bubbles
1 cup milk chocolate chips, or 200 g chopped milk chocolate for the topping
If you want your bars a little gooier, you could use 2 ½ cups Rice Krispies.