Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats ~ Delicious Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats Loaded with Peanut Butter are a Family Favorite! These No Bake Bars are Easy to Make and Always the First Ones Gone!
Your favorite childhood treat, Rice Krispies Bars, just got a makeover and if I do say so myself, they are even better! Theses chewy, soft no bake bars are loaded with Peanut Butter and Chocolate to take them to a whole new level. They come together in a blink and are sure to please the masses. Do I dare even say they might be the first gone if you bring them somewhere? I think so!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Ingredients!
- Creamy peanut butter
- Semisweet chocolate chips
- Butter
- Mini marshmallows
- Rice Krispies cereal
My, not so big of a fan of chocolate and peanut butter, husband couldn’t keep his hands off them, so I think that says something right there. He’s more of a fan of Monster Bars, Fudgy Marshmallow Brownies, or Frosted Banana Bars!
I was first introduced to these delicious no bake bars at the cabin this summer when my mother-in-law brought them. I instantly asked for the recipe because I kept going back for another little slice.
Obviously, when you eat little slices the calories don’t add up like if you ate one big bar, right? That’s my rationalization anyways. It makes me feel better when I snitch a bite out of the pan!
When I got the recipe from her it was a copied recipe card, which means it’s been around for a while. I just love those recipes because they are family favorites that have been tested, tried and made over and over again. Always the best!
Of course, me being me, means I twisted it up a bit. I can never follow a recipe just the way it was wrote. I doubled the amount of cereal in them because I like a higher cereal to chocolate ratio. These are THICK Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Bars and that’s just how I like them!
I’m guessing you have most of the ingredients right in your pantry if not all of them! I mean there’s only FIVE ingredients so that’s pretty awesome!
How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats!
- In a large saucepan melt peanut butter, chocolate and butter. Add marshmallows and heat until they are melted!
- Pour Rice Krispies into large mixing bowl and add melted mixture from above! Give it a big stir!
- Spread mixture on bottom of 9′ x 13” pan.
That’s it! EASY!!!
These are quickly become an old staple and my go to recipe when I’m in a pinch and need to bring something to a last minute party or when someone asks you to bring bars to a community dinner! I mean No Bake Bars are always a winner because they are fast and easy!
I usually make Scotcheroo bars because they are an old favorite and always the first to go. Why is that? If I make something fancy and delicious they sit there. I make an old favorite no bake bar and it’s the first gone! You’d think people would want to explore and get something they don’t always get, but nope, they stick to the tried and true recipes.
I think it’s because you might have “buyers remorse”. You know that feeling when you go out to a restaurant for dinner and order something new and exciting, only to get it and it’s not nearly as good as you thought. You sit there and end up wishing you would have ordered your old favorite. Or at least I do! I’m pretty boring like that!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 c. creamy peanut butter
- 2 c. semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 c. butter
- 2 10 1/2 oz bags mini marshmallows
- 8 c. Rice Krispies cereal
Instructions
- Spray a 9 x 13'' pan with non-stick spray. Set aside
- Put peanut butter, chocolate and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Melt together, stirring frequently. Add marshmallows and heat until they melt into the mixture, stirring frequently.
- Pour Rice Krispies into a large mixing bowl. Pour peanut butter and chocolate mixture over cereal. Mix until combined.
- Spread mixture into prepared pan and smooth out.
- Refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place or in refrigerator for 2-3 days.
Nutrition
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Ryan says
March 20, 2018 at 11:56 pmCan you make this recipe with cocoa krispies? Will it taste funny or a bit more chocolately? Just curious.
Julie Evink says
March 24, 2018 at 10:54 amI think that would work fine!
Ryan says
March 25, 2018 at 12:16 amWhat bout crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy?
Lisa Langston says
June 6, 2018 at 5:08 pmCould I leave out the peanut butter out of these bars?
Julie Evink says
June 8, 2018 at 10:06 pmNo that would not work as it is a main ingredient.
Jonna C says
September 23, 2018 at 12:43 pmI’d rather leave out the marshmallows. WHat adjustments should I make for the other ingredients?
Julie Evink says
September 23, 2018 at 7:49 pmConsidering that a main ingredient in this recipe I’d advise you to maybe find a different recipe.
Deanna says
September 25, 2018 at 5:49 pmIf using regular marshmallows, how much would I need?
Julie Evink says
September 28, 2018 at 3:39 pmMy guess would still be the 21 oz of marshmallows.
Cathy says
February 21, 2019 at 8:23 amWhat would be the equivalent of marshmallow cream to use in place of the 2 bags of marshmallows?
Julie Evink says
February 22, 2019 at 11:08 amHey Cathy! I’m sorry I’ve never tested it with marshmallow cream.
Mary says
May 8, 2019 at 12:07 pmThese bars were tasty but if I make them again, I will reduce the peanut butter by 1/2.
Julie Evink says
May 9, 2019 at 1:17 pmGlad you enjoyed them!