Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats are the ultimate childhood favorite. This recipe is special because it keeps the treats gooey and soft!
PEANUT BUTTER RICE KRISPIES TREATS
If you’ve been following me on facebook, you know I’ve been talking about how nostalgic I am this week. I have been making a lot of my childhood favorites and the memories have come flooding back. Like my Mom’s Taco Salad or Chocolate Chip Cookies. Just like a certain smell or sound can trigger a memory – so does food. And it certainly has done that for me.
GOEEY AND DELICIOUS!!
And that brings me to one of my favorite childhood treats, Peanut Butter Rice Krispies treats. My Mom is a peanut butter nut (pun intended!) She loves peanut butter cookies and of course, she couldn’t pass up the chance to put peanut butter in Rice Krispies treats. When you grow up eating things a certain way, you just become accustomed to it. So now, this is the only way I like to eat them. I think my particular recipe for these is the absolute perfect balance between chewy and crunchy and peanut butter. So good!
HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER RICE KRISPIES TREATS:
Cook’s Note: If prefer a slightly thicker bar, go with an 8×8 baking dish. Also, for all you budget-conscious shoppers, I have made this recipe with the store brand cereal, marshmallows, butter and peanut butter and these treats still turn out delicious. And if you’re a Krispies treats purist (like my hubby), just leave out the peanut butter, they’ll still be gooey. As with all Rice Krispies treats, they are best eaten the day they are made. Store in airtight container if you don’t eat them all the same day. I like to nuke them in the microwave for about 5-10 seconds when they start getting a little stale.
Enjoy!
Originally published: January 2011
Updated & republished: June 2019
PEANUT BUTTER RICE KRISPIES TREATS
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 5 cups mini marshmallows
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 5-¾ cups Rice Krispies
Instructions
- Spray an 9 x 13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a 4 quart sauce pan, melt butter on low heat.
- Do this slowly, you don’t want burned or brown butter here.
- Once butter has melted, keep heat on low and add mini marshmallows.
- Once marshmallows begin to soften and melt, add peanut butter.
- At this point, you will need to constantly stir the mixture so the peanut butter does not burn and the marshmallows can evenly melt (won’t take too long, about 5 minutes or so).
- Once, mixture is combined and melted, turn off heat and remove pan from stove.
- Add crisp rice cereal to sauce pan and stir until evenly coated with mixture.
- This is sticky stuff so do your best to get it all combined.
- Pour mixture into casserole dish (it will look very loose).
- Spray your hand with some nonstick cooking spray and pat down the mixture until firmly compacted. Allow 30-45 minutes for treats to set up.
Notes
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These Rice Krispie treats are ridiculous!!! They’re addicting! Thanks for the amazing recipe.
I made them with honey instead of marshmallows
It was a big hit everyone liked them and asked for more
It is also healthy for you. Doubled recipe 1 cup of crunchy peanut butter, 3/4 cup honey, vanilla and butter.
Love hearing that Donna!
This so true, I’ve been making them every 2 days when they run out for the last 3 weeks! They’re literally addictive lol.. I started adding less marshmallows (4 1/2 cups instead) because I don’t like them gooey.. I also add a little less peanut butter (about a spoonful less) because I don’t like them to be too peanut buttery.. they’re so good!
Love hearing that!! Makes my day – thank you!!
Thanks for the idea, I didn’t follow your exact recipe but I used your idea of putting peanut butter in them. I’m glad I did, thanks.
Thanks so much for coming back to comment. Love that you made it your own way!
Perfectly easy and yummy!
Thanks so much Mary!
I melt the butter and marshmallows in my crock pot on LOW. Takes about 45 mins. and does not burn. Then I add the cereal to the crock pot and mix until all coated. Put wax paper in a 9×13 pan and pat in the mixture. Let set and then lift paper out of pan and cut. Very easy cleanup.
Great tip Annie!! Thanks so much!!
I like the crockpot idea! I made these for a pool party, my granddaughter helped. I cut them up and put in the freezer since the party was 3 days away. Came out perfect!
Yay!! That’s great! Thank you Jane!!
How much marchmellow cream would I use instead on mini marchmellows?
Hi William – I haven’t tested it but I believe you would need at least 2 1/2 (7 oz.) jars of the Marshmallow Creme.
This was a lovely recipe – thanks so much! I made it yesterday for my husband’s (very late) Father’s Day dessert. My one change was to add the peanut butter at the same time as the marshmallows – they both just melted in together. Thank you again for a wonderful recipe – I know it’s going to be a staple in our household!
Diana
This Should be the only Completely Rite way Who in the would wouldn’t Automatically just know Peanut Butter Belongs in the Recipe as much as Snap,Crackle&Pop ..U Your Mother and My Mother just must be in the few that recognize Gooder than Good, We are Bless and Thank for the Reminder on how to get it right Hope’s are letting her taste one and memorize come back Bless you and yours
I have been making these for about a year now..(keeping the cereal and marshmallow people in business!! Lol)..but I gave them a twist. I use cocoa crisp rice cereal. Or 1/2 & 1/2, plain & cocoa.
Everyone calls it “crack” cause they cant stop eating it! Hehe
Hahaha! Love it Christi!! Thanks so much! Great idea 🙂