Healthy Rice Crispy Treats

I am always trying to find healthy but yummy recipes for my little one. I came across a tasty healthy version of rice crispy treats. Not that rice crispy treats are horribly bad for you, but this is a way to gets your kids to eat some healthier hidden ingredients.

Here is what I did:

6 cups of puffed brown rice, toasted at 425 degrees for 4 minutes.

Melt 4 cups of mini-marshmallows, 1 tablespoon of orange blossom honey, a pinch of salt and 3 tablespoons of flax seed oil, or whatever healthy oil you have (I used grape seed oil) in a mixing bowl over gently simmering water. When the marshmallows are all melted, mix the marshmallow mixture with the puffed brown rice and use parchment or wax paper to press the mixture into a 9 x 13 x 2 oiled pan. Cool, cut and eat!

You can download this recipe on foodnetwork.com courtesy of Alton Brown. The recipe online adds dried cherries, cranberries, blueberries and almonds, but I made them nice and plain- how my three year old will eat it.