Irresistible Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Recipe ~ Easy, Tasty & No Bake
Easily make irresistible Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats in minutes with this simple and easy recipe! Enjoy this sweet, salty, gooey and textured treat for just 10 minutes of prep time. Perfect for snacks, lunch boxes or dessert! Get the full ingredients and instructions here…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats occupy a special place in the hierarchy of delicious stuff I coveted as a kid (and, I’ll be honest, also as an adult).
On the main level, still-awesome-and-I-love-these-for-dessert would be plain old Rice Krispie Squares.
One tier above that would be Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats.
And then, on very rare and incredible occasions I got to eat them, the top level of all rice-cereal-based desserts: Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats!
Since PB Chocolate Rice Krispie squares basically looked and tasted like a chocolate bar to me, little me assumed that people had to own a Willy Wonka-Style candy factory to make them. I mean, who even has access to Rice Krispies, Marshmallow, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips?
And even if you did, what sort of culinary or pastry school would you need to attend in order to learn to combine all of these in such a perfect, harmonious way?
Well, as it turns out pretty much everyone has ready access to all of these ingredients (you likely have most of them in your kitchen/pantry right now) AND they couldn’t be easier or more affordable to make.
Back when our kids were little, Rice Krispie squares were on the list of recipes we would make with them when we wanted them to learn about cooking. It has lots of teachable parts (dry and liquid measuring, mixing, safe stove use), a short-attention-span prep time and it produces a delicious treat when you’re done!
I will give a couple of seconds of lip service here to some non-taste-related virtues of the Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie treats (I know – this is a stretch and personally I would eat them regardless because they are so amazing, but some folks like the full run down):
- First – they are made with cereal and while Rice Krispies aren’t the paragon of healthy breakfasts, they are a cereal so they do get fortified with a bunch of nutrients.
- They are also fat-free (Ummm, Ed, we’re about to add butter/margarine, Peanut Butter and Chocolate to them… – I hear you – but at least they start out fat-free!).
- Also, we’re adding Peanut Butter and you can control what type you use. So can choose the Peanuts-Only kind and keep more sugar and other fats out or you can choose a non-nut butter if you or someone in your home is allergic, or if your kids’ school has a peanut-free food policy (ours did).
- And – gluten-free!
At the end of the day, you are making a dessert treat here, so they aren’t going to be healthy food, BUT you can control the ratios and qualities of the ingredients.
There, with that done we can go back to just praising the perfect symphony of Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Marshmallows and Rice Krispies:
Sweet + salty + gooey + texture.
It really is a perfect dessert and if they weren’t so easy to make, you would see them on high-end restaurant menus with exorbinent price tags attached.
Who am I kidding? There is definitely a hipster restaurant out there already with these on the menu. And they are right to do it. Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies are awesome. Go and make some right now!
Perfect for Snacks and Lunches, like these other kid-friendly recipes:
How long do these chocolate peanut butter Rice Krispie Treats last?
You can store these treats in the fridge or on the counter for up to one week.
Can you make rice crispy treats ahead of time and freeze them?
Alternatively, you can store these treats in the freezer for up to 2 months. If storing them in the freezer, be sure to store them cut into individual squares so you can thaw them one at a time in the fridge.
What type of peanut butter is best to use?
It is best to use smooth peanut butter in this Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats recipe.
Should the butter be salted or unsalted?
I found it best to use unsalted butter because there is enough saltiness in the peanut butter to keep the sweetness of the marshmallows and chocolate to be overwhelming.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Yield: 1 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Set Time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
- 3 ½ cups mini marshmallows
- 4 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Stir the mixture continuously until the butter and marshmallows are completely melted and the mixture is homogenous.
Place the dish in the fridge for 2 hours to allow the rice krispy treats time to set.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Easily make irresistible Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats in minutes with this simple and easy recipe! Enjoy this sweet, salty, gooey and textured treat for just 10 minutes of prep time. Perfect for snacks, lunch boxes or dessert!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
- 3 ½ cups mini marshmallows
- 4 cups rice krispies
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium-sized pot, over medium heat, combine the butter, peanut butter, and marshmallows. Stir the mixture continuously until the butter and marshmallows are completely melted and the mixture is homogenous.
- Gently fold in the rice krispies and chocolate chips until the cereal is fully coated in the marshmallow mixture.
- Pour the mixture into a 9×13 baking dish and place the dish in the fridge for 2 hours to allow the rice krispy treats time to set.
- Cut into squares, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- It is best to use smooth peanut butter in this recipe.
- I found it best to use unsalted butter because there is enough saltiness in the peanut butter to keep the sweetness of the marshmallows and chocolate to be overwhelming.
- You can store these treats in the fridge or on the counter for up to one week.
- Alternatively, you can store these treats in the freezer for up to 2 months. If storing them in the freezer, be sure to store them cut into individual squares so you can thaw them one at a time in the fridge.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 314Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 140mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 2gSugar: 18gProtein: 5g
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Robin and Ed are a DIY-loving couple with over 25 years of design and build experience. Also, Robin is a Nutritionist and former Registered Dietitian and Ed is an award-winning Business Educator. We share strategies for living a rich life on a DIY budget: creative money-savvy ideas for a stylish home, healthy meals and family fun. Our work has been published in the pages of Do It Yourself, Farmhouse Style and Better Homes & Gardens magazines.
