A layer of candy bars and chocolate make these Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treats the best no bake treats you will ever have. These will not last long when you bring them to picnics or barbecues.
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Most days I have crazy baking ideas that I can’t wait to get in the kitchen and work on.
Then there are days when I just want to make quick and easy desserts like rice krispie treats for our kids to enjoy.
The problem is I am me. I can’t stop my crazy mind from wandering when it comes to easy desserts. Well, I can’t keep it from wandering on any kind of dessert really.
Instead of easy treats, I end up making things like 100 Grand Rice Krispie Treats or Brownie Mint Rice Krispie Treats. #foodbloggerproblems
I really did have plans this time to make a pan of the best rice krispie treats. But as I pulled out the cereal from the bottom cupboard, I glanced over to the other side where I keep the “off-limits” food.
The bright orange packages of peanut butter cups started yelling at me. “Pick us!” “We would be great to use!” “You know how good we are!”
Yes, I do hear candy voices! That’s not weird, is it? How in the world was I supposed to resist candy that was basically forcing itself on me? I just couldn’t.
I started to think back to these Candy Bar Stuffed Rice Krispie Treats. I remembered how good the layer of candy bars was inside the no bake treats. That did it!
All thoughts of original Rice Krispies treats went out the window. The peanut butter cups won me over with their sweet yells. So, my pan of easy treats became rice krispie treats with peanut butter and marshmallow. That doesn’t surprise you, does it?
Tips for making Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treats:
Butter your pan before you get started and keep the butter out. I like to butter my hands because it keeps the mixture from sticking to me. You could also use wax paper or parchment paper, if you don’t want to get messy.
Unwrap all the Reese’s peanut butter cups and set them aside. Buy a few extra because you know you are going to pop one or two in your mouth as you do this step.
Stir a little bit of peanut butter into the melted butter and marshmallow to give these bars the full peanut butter experience. You do have to work quickly as you put these together. Do not let the mixture sit long at all, or it will start to cool and be harder to work with.
Divide your hot rice krispie treat mixture in half. Press one half into the buttered baking dish. Lay the unwrapped Reese’s peanut butter cups over the top.
As soon as the candy bars are down, press the rest of the mixture over the top. Make sure you get it as even as possible. But don’t stress too much about it because we are adding a layer of chocolate over the top too. That will hide the imperfections.
Try not to press the rice krispie treats too much. Pressing the mixture too hard into the pan is what causes hard rice krispie treats. I don’t know about you, but I prefer soft, chewy rice krispie treats.
The last step to these Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treats is a layer of chocolate. Combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat to melt it or place it in a microwave safe bowl and heat it for 30 seconds. Stir until it is spreadable. If you need to heat it another 10-15 seconds, go ahead. Just do not over heat the chocolate.
Spoon the melted chocolate over the top of the rice krispie treats and use an angled spatula to spread it out. Go ahead and lick the spoon and spatula. It’s a required step in my kitchen! #foodbloggerperks
Let the chocolate set before cutting into bars. That is if you can wait that long. I suggest earplugs while you wait to block out the yells from the peanut butter cups. Seriously! It’s a real thing!
More easy no bake recipes you may enjoy:
- A chocolate and candy layer make these Monster Cookie No Bake Bars a fun treat that everyone will grab.
- Make this Sweet and Salty Trail Mix to munch on for long drives or movie nights.
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars are a great snack for on the go breakfasts or after school snacks.
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Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 8 cups mini marshmallows
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 7 cups plain Rice Krispies cereal
- 24 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Butter or spray a 9x13 pan and set aside.
- Melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan. Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Stir in the peanut butter.
- Pour the cereal into the marshmallow mixture and stir until completely combined. Press half the cereal mixture into the prepared pan quickly.
- Place the 24 peanut butter cups over the top of the rice krispies in the pan.
- Spoon the rest of the Rice Krispies mixture over the top and press down. Let cool completely.
- Place the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a saucepan and heat over low to medium heat until melted. Stir until creamy.
- Spread over the top of the Rice Krispie treats. Let set. Cut into 24 squares. Store in a sealed container on the counter.
Notes
*To make these easier, make 1/2 a batch of the Rice Krispie mixture and press it in the pan first. After adding the peanut butter cups, make the second 1/2 of the Rice Krispie mixture and press it on top.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 437 Total Fat: 25g Saturated Fat: 11g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 16mg Sodium: 257mg Carbohydrates: 55g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 40g Protein: 8g
(photo from July 2014)
*This post and recipe was originally posted July 23, 2014.
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Mir says
July 23, 2014 at 11:19 AMWith that layer of PB cup, I’m practically running to the store for ingredients. I love it! Thinking of ways to use chocolate is a fabulous problem to have!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:19 AMIt definitely is a fabulous problem! 😉 Thanks Mir!
Lisa says
January 1, 2015 at 5:41 PMHave you tried not mixing the top layer of krispies treats until after you put down the peanut butter cups?
Jocelyn Brubaker says
January 2, 2015 at 3:28 PMHi, Lisa. No, I just make the rice krispie mixture all at once, press half in quickly, top with the peanut butter cups, and then press the other half on top. As long as you keep moving and have everything ready to go, the mixture shouldn’t harden for you.
Heather says
March 29, 2015 at 4:32 PMI just made them (haven’t cut into them yet!) and i did it in two batches so the top one didn’t cool too fast to work with. worked out great.
Teri says
February 26, 2015 at 12:20 AMThat is how I would do it make the Rice krispy treats in 2 batches…..I have a question though are these the mini peanut buttwe cus o the full size ones ?
Teri says
February 26, 2015 at 12:22 AMoops should read ….are these full size peanut butter cups or the mini ones
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 26, 2015 at 7:17 AMThey are the full sized peanut butter cups. Enjoy 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 26, 2015 at 7:18 AMYou can do it in two batches if it is easier for you. I didn’t have any problem dividing the krispies and doing it all at once though.
JanetM says
March 4, 2015 at 5:04 PMThese look amazing. I think I would use Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups. And maybe even make chocolate Rice Krispie treats. There can never been too much chocolate, right? I will definitely be making these.
Alicia says
January 10, 2017 at 4:02 PMAre these gluten free? If not, do you have any suggestions?
Jocelyn says
January 10, 2017 at 6:17 PMNo these are not gluten free because the Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal is not gluten free. You could substitute any gluten free rice cereal that you like though.
Kcall says
June 28, 2017 at 1:39 PMHow many calories do these have in them
Jocelyn says
June 28, 2017 at 1:42 PMI do not calculate the calories in my recipes. I believe in exercising and eating a few sweets in moderation. There are websites with calorie counters that you can copy and paste the recipe into if you really want to know. Although…did you look at the recipe? It is loaded with butter, marshmallow, peanut butter, and candy bars. Pretty sure you are better off not knowing. LOL!
Matt Robinson says
July 23, 2014 at 11:27 AMI wouldn’t be able to stop eating these, amazing!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:19 AMThanks Matt!
Librarian+Lavender says
July 23, 2014 at 11:31 AMThis looks so good, I want to eat them now! I should make some for myself 🙂
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
July 23, 2014 at 3:51 PMThe peanut butter cup surprise in the middle is SO COOL!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:19 AMThanks Hayley! 😉
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
July 23, 2014 at 4:26 PMThese look like the best rice krispies ever, Jocelyn! I am loving the Reese’s in the middle. Pure peanut butter bliss! Pinned!
[email protected]+Upside+Down+Pear says
July 23, 2014 at 4:28 PMOh my gosh! These look just amazing!!! I don’t think I’d be able to control myself around these. Peanut butter cups are my favorite candies! Mixing them into a rice crispy treat was definitely necessary!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:21 AMThanks Alexis! 🙂
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
July 23, 2014 at 4:41 PMPB cups stuffed inside rice krispie treats?? Jocelyn, you are brilliant!! And this would be the only way where I wouldn’t have to share any RKT with my guy… Although they’re basically the only dessert he’ll devour in seconds flat, he hates PB. (Crazy, right?) But if any of your kids threw a fit about having PB cups inside their plain rice krispie treats… May I have their share? 😉 Pinning for sure — and maybe making my own in the future, thanks to you!!
Jamie says
July 23, 2014 at 9:54 PMOh my goodness, I love anything with Reese’s!! Those have to be the best rice krispie treats ever!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:22 AMThanks Jamie! 🙂
Shannon @ Bake.Frost.Repeat says
July 23, 2014 at 10:15 PMWOW!!!! That beautiful layer of Reese’s cups is just absolutely breathtaking! I can’t wait to try these.
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
July 23, 2014 at 10:25 PMOh heck yea!! I want to take a big bite out of these!
Wendy says
July 24, 2014 at 12:02 AMWhen I first started blogging, you reassured me when I wondered if waking up in the middle of the night with cookie ideas was a sign of insanity. (For the record, you said it was not . 🙂 ) Now I find myself reassured that the voices I hear coming from my baking supplies cabinet are only my extra bags of Reeses cups calling out to be used in these peanutty bars! They look great!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:23 AMHaha! Thanks Wendy! 🙂
Robin says
July 24, 2014 at 12:58 AMWhat size pan did you use? 9×13? Thank you.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 24, 2014 at 7:00 AMYes, I used a buttered 9×13 pan. It is in the recipe directions. Was it not noticeable? Maybe I should move it to the top of the directions?
DessertForTwo says
July 24, 2014 at 7:27 AMSuch great rice crispy tips! I love this version!
[email protected]+Chocolate+with+Grace says
July 24, 2014 at 7:39 AMThese look fantastic. Rice Krispie treats win a prize in my book for being easy to make, but I don’t necessarily like the plain ones. Now add peanut butter and chocolate and I won’t be able to stop eating them!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:25 AMThanks Mallory! 🙂
[email protected]+Garnish+with+Lemon says
July 24, 2014 at 7:51 AMCandy talks to me too! Glad I’m not alone 😉 I love peanut butter and chocolate in anything, but am loving it in these krispie treats!
Betsy | JavaCupcake.com says
July 24, 2014 at 8:25 AMWOW! NEED…. this… now!!!
[email protected] says
July 24, 2014 at 8:46 AMOh how I love these krispie treats. Oh I love ALL krispie treats. Yes, I definitely need these in my life!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:26 AMThanks Aimee! 😉
deborah says
July 24, 2014 at 8:57 AMWe’ve long loved Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats. This takes it to an all new level though! 🙂 Gonna have to try them! No, it’s not weird to hear candy voices~things speak to me too!
[email protected] says
July 24, 2014 at 9:15 AMSo much peanut butter goodness in one recipe. Love these! Pinned.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:27 AMThanks Jennie!
Erin+|+The+Law+Student's+Wife says
July 24, 2014 at 9:25 AMI love PB and marshmallow together (hello fluffernutters!) so the fact that you just added chocolate too makes these impossible to resist!
[email protected]+A+Kitchen+Addiction says
July 24, 2014 at 4:29 PMStuffed rice krispie treats?! These are amazing!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:28 AMThanks Jessica! 🙂
[email protected]+Diethood says
July 24, 2014 at 10:11 PMOh my worrrrd! That layer of PB looks sooooo good!
Cookbook+Queen says
July 25, 2014 at 8:38 AMIt dosen’t get much more perfect than this!
[email protected] says
July 25, 2014 at 9:06 AMBest dessert mash-up ever! Love this idea Jocelyn! And my husband would go nuts over these (I would too, but he’s quite the rice krispie fanatic!!) Pinned 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:29 AMThanks Chelsea! 🙂
Jamie+|+My+Baking+Addiction says
July 25, 2014 at 10:06 AMThere’s nothing better than a Rice Krispie Treat except a Rice Krispie Treat with peanut butter cups! Love this.
marcie says
July 25, 2014 at 11:15 AMThese look insane! Your squares and layers look so perfect. I’ve never been good at packing my rice krispie treats down because they’re so sticky. I need practice, I guess, and I should start here — these look delicious!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:29 AMThanks Marcie!
Chels+R. says
July 28, 2014 at 12:58 PMYou just keep finding ways to out due yourself! These look awesome!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
July 30, 2014 at 12:30 AMThanks Chels! 🙂
Deb Cochrane says
August 10, 2014 at 4:05 PMThese sound great but where I live the regular size PB Cups are a pack of 2 for $1.00 so I’d need $12.00 worth of candy to make these. Not going to happen in my kitchen. What will happen is the addition of peanut butter to the treats and the peanut butter/chocolate topping. Thanks for this idea. I might have some Reeses minis left this Holloween that |I could scatter over the top. so just some bites had the candy. Mmmm.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
August 10, 2014 at 6:36 PMYou don’t have regular peanut butter cups in big bags in your grocery store candy aisle? I’m guessing no Walmart either? They carry big bag of individual wrapped PB cups for about $3-4. You could do a layer of homemade peanut butter cup filling if you like. Maybe like these pb filled bunnies and eggs. https://insidebrucrewlife.com/2011/04/peanut-butter-easter-bunnies-and-eggs/
Deb+Cochrane says
August 10, 2014 at 6:57 PMI’m house-bound so I can’t get to the stores but I do have a good recipe for the PB cup filling. Wonderful idea to spread a layer of that inside the treats. Thanks! I’m going to try this.
fred derf says
December 26, 2014 at 4:32 PMalthough the layer of fullsize cups looks very tasty indeed – wonder if this concept wouldn’t work even better with mini reese’s cups mixed throughout (probably would want to freeze them first as they apparently melt really fast)
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 28, 2014 at 12:03 PMYou could do the mini peanut butter cups if you like. And yes, freeze them first because the warm mixture will melt them pretty quickly. The small ones just won’t have the impact as the big ones do!
capturing joy with kristen duke says
February 5, 2015 at 5:51 PMThese are totallly call my name right now!
Rose Perry says
February 11, 2015 at 3:15 AMYou can buy 6 recee candies at the Dollar General for 1.00 a total cost of 24 for 4.00.
Annette says
February 28, 2015 at 9:21 PMWhen I clicked on the link for the peanut butter rice krispies, there was no recipe (measurements etc) it just stated to grease a pan and mix marshmallows
etc. can you help?
Jocelyn says
February 28, 2015 at 10:27 PMHi, Annette. You have to keep scrolling down to see the recipe. I just talk about what I did in the blog post. The recipe is under the last picture 🙂
Liz says
March 3, 2015 at 9:55 AMLOVE these!!!
Amy Jones says
April 9, 2015 at 8:38 AMHi! I LOOOVE these rice krispie treats! I only had 8 pb cups but I chopped them up and they made a great center layer. I’m excited to make a batch with a solid pb cup layer next time though! :-9
I’ve gotta say though, when I went to melt the butter + chocolate chips that it seized…on both attempts! :-p I was very careful to watch and stir but it didn’t work out. I ended up using a chocolate fruit dip, the fondue type which worked perfectly. I’ll use that or just melted choco chips next time. Please let me know if there is something obvious that I am missing in my melting technique. Thanks & keep those great ideas coming! 😀
Jocelyn says
April 9, 2015 at 9:07 AMI wonder if your microwave runs hotter than mine. You can also use shortening to thin the chocolate out for spreading. Butter does have a little bit of water in it, and water makes chocolate seize. I am so glad you liked the treats though 🙂
Amy Jones says
April 9, 2015 at 12:37 PMAh, maybe that’s it (the water in the butter that is). Thanks! 😀
Susie says
August 11, 2016 at 11:49 PMWow love these Rice Krispie treats. So did my three sons. I just had a problem with the butter and chocolate. It seized twice in microwave. It was upsetting. I followed the instructions. What did I do wrong? Help. Can I melt the chocolate over a double boiler? If so should I add the butter to it? This is how I melt chocolate for some recipes.
Jocelyn says
August 12, 2016 at 1:50 AMI’m so glad your family enjoyed the rice krispies. The chocolate might have been heated too long if it was seizing. You can also melt it slowly in a pan or double boiler too.
Dr. Richard Ryder, PhD says
April 10, 2015 at 3:45 PMHi …
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Sandi Quinn says
September 28, 2015 at 12:25 PMCan you tell me, please how many boxes of Rice Krispies it takes to get 7 C., and how many bags of mini marshmallows to get 7 C.???
Thank you!
Jocelyn says
September 28, 2015 at 4:49 PMOne big box of Rice Krispies and big bag of mini marshmallows will give you plenty. I hope you enjoy the treats!
Sandi Quinn says
October 4, 2015 at 9:18 PMThank you!!!
Aubrey says
October 9, 2015 at 3:32 AMIs there a printable version of it somewhere? I don’t want to print all 18 pages and have it split up…
Jocelyn says
October 9, 2015 at 7:48 AMIf you click the print button on the recipe card, it will open a recipe card that you can print.
peggy says
October 9, 2015 at 10:56 AMDo you use full size reeses peanut butter cups or bite size?
THanks a bunch!
Jocelyn says
October 9, 2015 at 12:07 PMI used the full sized Reese’s in mine, but you can use whatever size you like. I hope you enjoy the treats!!!
Phyllis Grant says
December 29, 2015 at 10:10 PMThese are nothing less than incredible! Made them for a family supper and everyone could not get enough of them. So nice to have a recipe that is different from the usual. I did find the mixing of the rice krispies into the marshmallow challenging and as I was doing it – I was thinking that I would not be making these again. Well, that was until I and my family tasted them. The extra work will not even be noticed because of how great these taste.
Jocelyn says
December 30, 2015 at 1:33 AMI am so glad you found that they are worth the work 🙂 They are a favorite here too!
Ridhima says
January 30, 2016 at 9:28 AMWow, these look delicious! Must try!!
Niki says
May 9, 2016 at 12:16 PMI finally had the opportunity to make these as part of the dessert spread at my daughter’s birthday party. They were worth the wait and so good! In fact, I made them 3 days later for a work function and they were the first item gone!
Jocelyn says
May 9, 2016 at 1:28 PMWoo hoo! That is awesome to hear 🙂 !!!!
Susie says
August 29, 2016 at 10:15 AMCan these be prepared and frozen?
Jocelyn says
August 29, 2016 at 10:53 AMI have never frozen rice krispie treats before, so I googled it. It looks like if you wrap them well enough, you can freeze them. Just set them out a few hours before you want to serve them. Let me know how it works for you.
Amy says
July 21, 2017 at 1:45 PMI love this idea! Thank you for sharing. Rice crispies with pea nut butter!! What a fun treat!
shawnna says
May 10, 2018 at 10:19 AMhey girl- these treats look amazing!
Terry Wainscott says
May 20, 2018 at 1:59 PMI found that the recipe for the rice krispies was not enough to cover the bottom layer and also the top layer. i had to use 3/4 of the batch just to barely cover the bottom of a 9x13pan. i ended up making a second batch to cover the top layer
Jocelyn says
May 20, 2018 at 2:23 PMI have made this recipe so many times and it worked every single time. If you divide the rice krispies mix in half, and spray your hands very well with nonstick spray, it is enough for the pan. They are already pretty thick with the peanut butter cups in the center, so I bet yours were super thick. Not that that is a bad thing…
Cindy Bellman says
June 25, 2018 at 7:01 AMI made these bars for a kids treat but I used a 9 x 9 pan and There was plenty of Rice Krispie mixture for both layers. I used half the ingredients for the bottom layer and placed peanut cups on top. Then I made the other half of the Krispie layer for the top–didn’t have to worry about working fast. Added chocolate top. I cut the bars into small squares – still looked pretty. Let’s face it, these bars are very sweet and have a lot of sugar/fat so a smaller portion is probably a good idea.
laura says
July 18, 2018 at 8:35 AMThese look amazing! Pinning to bake! laura
Shannon says
September 10, 2018 at 4:51 PMQuestion, could you leave off the top layer of chocolate? I know I must sound crazy. A co-worker made these and they were so yummy, but so rich…so thought maybe leaving the top layer off might help.
Jocelyn says
September 10, 2018 at 8:21 PMHaha! Yes, totally crazy! But sure, if you want to leave the extra chocolate off, go for it! 🙂
Nuzra Latiff says
November 19, 2018 at 3:47 AMThese look awesome! Can I use organic peanut butter instead of the creamy store bought one? Will it hold shape?
Jocelyn says
November 19, 2018 at 8:55 AMI’m not really sure because I just used the store bought. I think with all the marshmallows that it would be ok, but I can’t say for sure. Keep me posted if you try it that way!
Katie says
November 21, 2018 at 2:44 PMI’m in the middle of making these, and just realized I don’t have heavy cream! I’ve made these many times before, and I forgot I needed that for the top layer. Can I make it without the heavy cream, or substitute it with milk??
Jocelyn says
November 21, 2018 at 7:52 PMI would just use the chocolate and add some shortening or coconut oil to thin it out. Or if you have coffee creamer, you can use that in place of the heavy cream.
Anna says
March 8, 2019 at 1:12 PMThese rice krispies were a huge hit in our house! They were gone in minutes!
Tara says
March 8, 2019 at 2:21 PMMy kids are CRAZY for these! Truth be told, so am I… 🙂
Becky Hardin says
March 8, 2019 at 5:27 PMI am totally about anything NO Bake and anything chocolate and peanut butter!!! This is the best rice krispie treat ever!!!
Jessica says
March 8, 2019 at 6:32 PMThese were amazing! Thank you SO much!
Jessica Burgess says
March 8, 2019 at 6:41 PMNo way… these are HEAVENLY!!!!! Peanut butter, chocolate AND rice krispie treats? GET IN MY BELLY!