Name: Peanut Butter Chocolate Krispie Squares
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 135 min
Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate chips, semisweet; 3/4 cup liquid honey; 1 cup peanut butter, smooth; 3 cups Rice Krispies cereal; 1 cup salted peanuts (optional); 1/2 cup toffee bits (optional); butter or cooking spray

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If you love chocolate, peanut butter and Rice Krispies you will love Krispie Peanut Butter Chocolate Squares! They are totally delicious!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Krispie Squares

If you love chocolate, peanut butter and Rice Krispies you will love this Peanut Butter Chocolate Krispie Squares recipe. This NO marshmallow recipe is sweetened with honey.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Chill Time 2 hrs

Total Time 2 hrs 15 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 325 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup chocolate chips, semisweet
¾ cup liquid honey
1 cup peanut butter, smooth
3 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 cup salted peanuts optional
½ cup toffee bits optional
butter or cooking spray

Instructions

Prepare a 9x9 pan with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
Combine peanut butter and honey in a large heavy saucepan on your lowest heat, stirring often, until melted.
Bring to a gentle boil and remove from heat. Add chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
Add cereal and peanuts (if you are using) and gently stir until well coated.
Press into pan.
Sprinkle with toffee bits if using. Refrigerate until cool and firm, about 2 hours. Enjoy!

Notes

Tips:

This recipe can easily be doubled.
For softer, gooier bars use about ¼ to ½ cup less Rice Krispies.
Use greased fingers or a greased rubber spatula to press into pan.
Do not press into pan too hard or the treats will become compacted.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 7gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 231mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 440IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 3mg

Keyword bars, chocolate, krispie treats, peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate, rice krispies treats

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Comments

Pam

May 10, 2017 at 8:15 pm

Just made these and they are so yummy I ate one before it had time to set up!
Made exactly by recipe except I didn’t have peanuts so used sliced almonds.
Great quick recipe. Next time I will add dried cranberries!

- Karin and Ken
  
  May 10, 2017 at 8:15 pm
  
  So glad to hear you enjoyed those squares! They are so tasty. Glad the almonds worked out great and cranberries, what a fabulous idea! I’m going to have to try that. Thank you for your suggestions. I love hearing them. Please take care and all the best. Karin

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