Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats-made with chocolate, marshmallows, peanut butter, and a layer of melted chocolate on top! An easy no-bake recipe that will become a family favorite.
What do you get when you combine the flavor of peanut butter cups with Rice Krispie treats? A no-bake dessert that you will make again and again, chocolate peanut butter rice krispies treats covered in a layer of delicious chocolate and drizzled with peanut butter. These scrumptious treats are a peanut butter lovers dream.
Classic Rice Krispies treats are good but these chocolate peanut butter treats are over the top scrumptious. Perfect when you want a sweet treat on a hot summer day but don’t want to turn on the oven or you just want to make something easy and fast. The best part, the recipe uses simple ingredients that you probably already have them all in your pantry. Your kids and grandkids can help and that is always fun, especially licking the spoon.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats with Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Swirl
Ingredients for Bars
- 1 cup creamy, smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 1 bag mini marshmallows, 10 oz.
- 4 cup crispy rice cereal
Ingredients for chocolate topping
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil(optional)
- 2 tablespoons of melted peanut butter
Directions
- Line an 8 x 8″ square pan with tin foil or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, creamy peanut butter, and chocolate.
- Add the mini-marshmallows to the peanut butter mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until melted and smooth.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the cereal.
- Pour the cereal mixture into the prepared pan. Spread in an even layer using a rubber spatula or the butter wrapper, but don’t squish the cereal treats down too much.
- Chill the pan for 20 minutes.
- Add the chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl, microwave for 1-2 minutes, stirring after ever 30 seconds until mixture is smooth.
- Spread the melted chocolate over the top, drizzle with melted peanut butter and add a bit of flaky salt if you like Return the pan to the refrigerator until chocolate is set.
- Cut and enjoy.
Variations
This recipe is delicious just the way it is but there are endless ways to customize it to your taste.
- Instead of Ride Krispies use, Cocoa krispies, Special K, Corn Flakes, Peanut Butter Captain Crunch
- Substitute Crunchy peanut butter, almond butter or cashew butter
- Milk chocolate, dark chocolate and peanut butter chips can also be used for the topping
- Add a sprinkle of sea salt
Tips
- Mini-marshmallows melt faster but if you do not have them use the large marshmallows.
- If you want to skip to layer of chocolate then drizzle the treats with the peanut butter instead, they still taste delicious.
- Don’t like peanut butter? Chocolate Rice Krispie treats are delicious too!
Additional Peanut Butter recipes:
CARAMEL STUFFED DARK CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER KRISPY BARS
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CRISPY CANDY
NO CHURN CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUP AND COOKIE ICE CREAM
How to store Rice Krispie treats
Wrap the treats in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container.
Can I use natural peanut butter?
You can but the texture will be different, I use Jiff or Skippy.
That’s All for Now
This easy recipe for peanut butter chocolate Rice Krispy bars could not get any easier or delicious. Make these no-bake treats for your next party, barbecue or picnic. Better yet, make a double batch because in the blink of an eye they will be gone.
Have a great day friends, stay cool on these hot sultry days.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats-made with chocolate, marshmallows, peanut butter, and a layer of melted chocolate on top! An easy no-bake recipe that will become a family favorite.
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 9-12 pieces 1x
Ingredients
Ingredients for Bars
1 cup creamy, smooth peanut butter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
1 bag mini marshmallows, 10 oz.
4 cup crispy rice cereal
Ingredients for chocolate topping
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
2 tablespoons of melted peanut butter
Instructions
Directions
Line an 8 x 8″ square pan with tin foil or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, creamy peanut butter, and chocolate.
Add the mini-marshmallows to the peanut butter mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until melted and smooth.
Remove from the heat and stir in the cereal.
Pour the cereal mixture into the prepared pan.Spread in an even layer using a rubber spatula or the butter wrapper, but don’t squish the cereal treats down too much.
Chill the pan for 20 minutes.
Add the chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl, microwave for 1-2 minutes, stirring after ever 30 seconds until mixture is smooth.
Spread the melted chocolate over the top, drizzle with melted peanut butter and add a bit of flaky salt if you like Return the pan to the refrigerator until chocolate is set.
Cut and enjoy.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stove-top
- Cuisine: American
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