If you love chocolate, peanut butter and Rice Krispies you'll love Peanut Butter Chocolate Krispie Squares. This NO marshmallow recipe is sweetened with honey.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Krispie Squares
If you love chocolate, peanut butter and Rice Krispies you'll love Peanut Butter Chocolate Krispie Squares. This NO marshmallow recipe is sweetened with honey.
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
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Pam
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
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