Chewy peanut butter Rice Krispies® bars covered with a chocolate-butterscotch topping and finished with chopped peanuts or peanut butter cups. An easy no-bake recipe that is loved by adults and kids alike!
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I’m breaking the rules today. I am taking a recipe that my family has made for years and years and I’m putting my own spin on it. Cue eye rolls from my family members.
The fact is, I have a lot of trouble following a recipe as written. Since I cook, bake and create recipes frequently am I always thinking about how a recipe can be improved. Some classics shouldn’t be messed with. I can appreciate that, but sometimes a few switch-ups can take a recipe from good to great.
My mom has been making a version of these Chocolate Peanut Butter bars every holiday season since I was a child. It is a chewy peanut butter Rice Krispies® bar topped with a mixture of melted chocolate and butterscotch chips. The sweet and creamy topping balances the chewy and slightly crisp bar underneath. It’s a fantastic combination of flavors and textures.
One bite of these bars brings back vivid memories from the holidays of my childhood. I love how food has the ability to flood me with happy memories; it’s one of the best reasons I can think of to get into my kitchen.
These bars are very similar to the ones my mom has always made, with just a few changes. I swapped some white sugar for brown sugar (deeper flavor!), I used dark chocolate in place of semisweet chocolate, and I added a fat pinch of sea salt for a nice sweet/salty balance.
I also added a topping of roasted salted peanuts and/or chopped peanut butter cups. I love the salty crunch of roasted peanuts on top, but if you’re a fan of peanut butter cups, you can throw those on top as well. Use either, neither, or both – whatever you prefer.
Pick up some Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® to make these simple no-bake treats this holiday season. Call your family into the kitchen, get your kids involved, and throw together this easy recipe. You’re only a few steps away from enjoying this delicious twist on Rice Krispies® treats.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies® Treats
Ingredients
Bars
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter NOT natural, room temperature
- generous pinch sea salt
- 5 cups Rice Krispies®
Topping
- 2 cups semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter NOT natural, room temperature
- 1 cup chopped peanut butter cups or 1 cup chopped salted peanuts
Instructions
Bars:
Line an 8.5x11 or 13x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil (if using foil, lightly grease it). Set aside.
Place the corn syrup and sugars in a large saucepan over medium-low heat and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Once boiling, remove from the heat and immediately stir in peanut butter and a pinch of salt. Mix until well combined. Quickly stir in Rice Krispies. Spread into the prepared baking pan. I lightly grease my palm and press the mixture into a flat layer.
Topping:
In a small saucepan over low heat, combine chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and peanut butter. Cook, stirring frequently until completely melted and smooth. Pour over the top of the bars. If topping with peanuts you can sprinkle them on right away. If you're topping the bars with peanut butter cups, allow the chocolate to cool slightly (but not all the way) before adding the peanut butter cups.
Recipe Notes
The bars pictured were made in an 8.5x11 pan. If you use a 9x13 the bars will be slightly thinner.
The more you pack the mixture down into the pan the more dense the bars will be. For a lighter bar, press gently.
Yum! Love the addition of the peanut butter cups on top. Such a great treat!
These pictures pulled me in immediately! Beautiful photos. I will be sharing this recipe on facebook with all of my friends! What’s not to love about this recipe??
Yum! My Mom made us a dessert like this when we were kids.
I’d take eye rolls from every single member of my family for a pan of these bad boys!! Way to take a classic to the next level. I don’t know how I’ve never thought about adding peanut butter and chocolate to rice krispies treats. I feel like I’ve wasted precious time! 😉
Nothing in here that I don’t love already! I am scared that if I bake a batch of this for holiday giving, I’d end up eating most of the batch myself! 😛 Oh well, I better get started with two batches then!
I love peanut and chocolate (who doesn’t, right?) and these look sooo good.
Love that this is a family recipe – a darn good one too! I’ve made banana rice crispies before, but never thought to do PB … well it’s definitely on my radar now.
Oh wow I am totally adding peanut butter and chocolate to my next batch of rice krispie treats, sounds so good!
You don’t have to ask me twice! Yes! I’ll take them. I love peanut butter and chocolate together. One of my all times favorites and I love rice crispy treats!
That melted, streaming chocolate! Oh my! This sounds SO delicious!
These sounds and look amazing! I’ve never added peanut butter to this classic and the chocolate just throws it over the top! Glad you created a new family classic for my family!
Wow these look super good. My family would love these!
These look so good! I need to make these for my kids over the holidays. 🙂
This was one of my favorite treats as a kid! Excited to try this recipe!
Melanie
These look amazzzzzing! I love chocolate and peanut butter combination!
Oh wow! These look amazing! My son would absolutely love these. Peanut butter and chocolate make the BEST flavor combination.
What a great twist on the classic! So delicious!
This is a great treat recipe, one I know my kids will love! Thank you for sharing!
These sound SO GOOD!! I am not usually a fan of the rice crispy treats, but with PB and chocolate? I am all over that!
Love this combo, its always a winner. I have added this to our baking list for when the kids are out of school.
Oooohhh these look awesome! I need them in my life STAT!
I love rice crispy’s!! They are so good. i need to try these like asap.
I have to print this recipe. These Rice Krispies treats look delicious!
These look amazing! I love rice krispie treats! Pinned 🙂
Okay, I’m all about Rice Krispie treats, so I can’t even! I mean, the addition of chocolate peanut butter def puts it over the top for me can’t wait to make these. Just in time for the holidays!
Well, thanks! I can’t UN-SEE these peanut butter, chocolate, butterscotch, sea salt, killer snack bars. My skinny jeans are in full-on retreat!
Just made these! Can’t wait to try them
Enjoy!