Peanut butter lovers will love this peanut butter rice krispie treat recipe! It is packed with nutty flavor, is gooey, chewy, crispy, and light! What are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try!
Rice krispie treats are one of my favorite desserts to make because it is so quick and easy. It does not require you to use the oven because it is a no bake dessert! It is also an extremely versatile dessert. You can make all sorts of variations to the original rice krispie treat. They are so much fun to make!
I remember one of the very first desserts I ever learned how to make in my life was the original rice krispie treats. I was around 6 or 7 years old, my family had a phase where everyone craved for rice krispie treats all the time. My eldest sister and mom would make rice krispie treats for the whole family to enjoy during that time. I remember eating at least 3 treat bars a day for a few months! I decided to join my eldest sister in the kitchen one day while she was making rice krispie treats. She told me to grab a bag of marshmallows for her. I thought to myself, “why would we need marshmallows?” because I had never seen marshmallow in rice krispie treats. She told me we had to melt the marshmallow down and that would make the rice krispie cereal stick together. My mind was blown! As a little girl who never cooked or baked anything, I was extremely fascinated by the concept of melting down solid ingredients and making it into a completely different food. Back when I was a little kid, we did not have easy access to the internet and smart phones as kids nowadays do to watch all sorts of cooking videos online. Watching my sister teach me how to make rice krispie treats was one of the moments that sparked my joy in baking.
Getting little kids involved in making rice krispie treats is a fantastic way to bond. Kids can enjoy helping to dump in their favorite candies and help with smooshing down the rice krispie batter down into a pan. Getting to eat the rice krispie treats right away is immediate reward for children as they might not have patience to wait for a baked dessert to come out of the oven.
Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Serving Size = one 11”x7” baking pan
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of butter
1 package of marshmallows (10oz)
2/3 cups of peanut butter
5 cups of Rice Krispies cereal
OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup of chocolate chips
Step 1:
Place a large pot onto a stove at high heat to warm up the pot.
Step 2:
Once pot is warm, put 3 tablespoons of butter into the pot and immediately lower the stove heat to medium. Using a spatula, continually stir the butter in the pot until melted. Constant stirring prevents butter from burning.
Step 3:
Add in one 10 oz package of marshmallows to your pot. Continuously stir marshmallow and melted butter together until marshmallows are completely melted.
Step 4:
Add in 2/3 cups of peanut butter to your pot. Continuously stir peanut butter into your melted marshmallow mixture until all ingredients are combined and smooth. Turn off heat.
Step 5:
Add 5 cups of Rice Krispies cereal to your pot and fold Rice Krispies into your marshmallow and peanut butter mixture until cereal is fully coated.
Step 6:
Line the baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Pour the rice krispie treat mixture into the baking pan. Evenly press the rice krispie treat down.
OPTIONAL STEP: Melt the 1/2 cup of chocolate chip in the microwave. Evenly pour the melted chocolate chip on top of your rice krispie treats.
Step 7:
Let the rice krispie treat cool down for 5-10 minutes before cutting it into evenly square pieces.
Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 1 package marshmallows (10oz)
- ⅔ cup peanut butter
- 5 cup Rice Krispies cereal
- 1/2 cup chocolate chip
Instructions
- Place a large pot onto a stove at high heat to warm up the pot.
- Once pot is warm, put 3 tablespoons of butter into the pot and immediately lower the stove heat to medium. Using a spatula, continually stir the butter in the pot until melted. Constant stirring prevents butter from burning.
- Add in one 10 oz package of marshmallows to your pot. Continuously stir marshmallow and melted butter together until marshmallows are completely melted.
- Add in 2/3 cups of peanut butter to your pot. Continuously stir peanut butter into your melted marshmallow mixture until all ingredients are combined and smooth. Turn off heat.
- Add 5 cups of Rice Krispies cereal to your pot and fold Rice Krispies into your marshmallow and peanut butter mixture until cereal is fully coated.
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Pour your rice krispie treat mixture into the baking pan. Evenly press the rice krispie treat down.
- OPTIONAL: Melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chip in the microwave. Pour the melted chocolate chip over your rice krispie treats.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Cut into desired size treats.
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