Rice Krispie Treats no longer have to be boring. Jazz up the best rice krispie treats with everyone's favorite Reese's candy. These Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats are easy to make and are off the chart amazing!
Why Make These
Rice Krispie treats are one of my favorite things to make for dessert. They are just so easy to make and always taste great.
The problem is that I can't stop my crazy mind from wandering when it comes to easy desserts. This time when I went to make a pan of original rice Krispie treats, I saw a bag of peanut butter cups and remembered how good these Rice Krispie Candy Bars were.
Right away I had to add a layer of Reese's to the middle of the peanut butter rice Krispies with chocolate.
Best idea EVER!!! These a layer of peanut butter cups inside these Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats made this one the most requested treats in our house.
Ingredients Needed
You only need a few ingredients to make these easy Reese's stuffed rice Krispie treats. Add peanut butter to the classic Rice Krispie treat recipe, stuff it with peanut butter cups, and then spread melted chocolate on top. Holy yum!!!
- Butter - unsalted or salted is fine
- Marshmallows - large or miniature
- Rice Krispies Cereal
- Peanut Butter - creamy works best
- Peanut Butter Cups - full sized are best
- Chocolate Chips - try it with milk, semi-sweet, or dark
- Heavy Whipping Cream - keeps the chocolate topping soft
How to Make
These easy peanut butter rice Krispie treats come together in minutes. If you love peanut butter cups or chocolate and peanut butter, you are going to love these easy no bake treats.
- Unwrap all the Reese's peanut butter cups and set them aside.
- Butter a 9x13 pan and keep the butter out.
- Melt the butter and marshmallows in a large pot over low heat.
- Stir peanut butter into the melted butter and marshmallow.
- Divide the hot 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. Try to 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 that will hide the imperfections.
- Combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl and heat it for 30 seconds. Stir until it is melted and 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 quickly. Let the chocolate set before cutting into bars.
Tips and Tricks
- Use fresh marshmallows for best results.
- Melt the butter and marshmallows over low heat. Overheating and cooking the marshmallows can create hard treats.
- Use cocoa rice Krispie cereal for a fun variation.
- Work quickly to put these Reese's rice Krispie treats together. Do not let the mixture sit very long at all, or it will start to cool and be harder to work with.
- Do not press the rice Krispie treats down hard in the pan. Pressing the mixture too hard is what causes hard rice Krispie treats. I don't know about you, but I prefer soft, chewy rice krispie treats.
- Make these chocolate and peanut butter bars ahead of time for parties and picnics.
More Rice Krispie Treats
- Disney World Rice Krispie Treats
- Monster Rice Krispie Treats
- Football Rice Krispie Treats
- Oreo Rice Krispie Treats
- Rice Krispie Pinwheels
- Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats
- Lucky Charms Rice Krispies
- M&M Rice Krispie Treats
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Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Rice Krispie Treats no longer have to be boring. Jazz up the best rice krispie treats with everyone's favorite Reese's candy. These Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treats are easy to make and off the chart amazing!
Ingredients
- 8 cups mini marshmallows (from 16 oz bag)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 7 cups plain Rice Krispies cereal
- 24 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- ½ 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 ½ a batch of the Rice Krispie mixture and press it in the pan first. After adding the peanut butter cups, make the second ½ of the Rice Krispie mixture and press it on top.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 437Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 235mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 2gSugar: 40gProtein: 8g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
(photo from July 2014)
*This post and recipe was originally posted July 23, 2014. The photos were updated August 2016, and the post was updated and republished June 4, 2021.
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Kelli
Made these and they were amazing, I used 14 Reece’s instead and crumbled them in a food processor and mixed with the rice crisps and melted mellows/peanut butter instead. I also sprinkled the left over crumbs on top of the chocolate ganache. HUGE hit for the kids and grandpa ❤️
Jessica Burgess
No way... these are HEAVENLY!!!!! Peanut butter, chocolate AND rice krispie treats? GET IN MY BELLY!
Jessica
These were amazing! Thank you SO much!
Becky Hardin
I am totally about anything NO Bake and anything chocolate and peanut butter!!! This is the best rice krispie treat ever!!!
Tara
My kids are CRAZY for these! Truth be told, so am I... 🙂
Anna
These rice krispies were a huge hit in our house! They were gone in minutes!
Katie
I’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
I 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.
Nuzra Latiff
These look awesome! Can I use organic peanut butter instead of the creamy store bought one? Will it hold shape?
Jocelyn
I'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!
Shannon
Question, 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
Haha! Yes, totally crazy! But sure, if you want to leave the extra chocolate off, go for it! 🙂
laura
These look amazing! Pinning to bake! laura
Cindy Bellman
I 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.
Terry Wainscott
I 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
I 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...
shawnna
hey girl- these treats look amazing!
Amy
I love this idea! Thank you for sharing. Rice crispies with pea nut butter!! What a fun treat!
Susie
Can these be prepared and frozen?
Jocelyn
I 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.
Niki
I 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
Woo hoo! That is awesome to hear 🙂 !!!!
Ridhima
Wow, these look delicious! Must try!!
Phyllis Grant
These 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
I am so glad you found that they are worth the work 🙂 They are a favorite here too!
peggy
Do you use full size reeses peanut butter cups or bite size?
THanks a bunch!
Jocelyn
I used the full sized Reese's in mine, but you can use whatever size you like. I hope you enjoy the treats!!!
Aubrey
Is there a printable version of it somewhere? I don't want to print all 18 pages and have it split up...
Jocelyn
If you click the print button on the recipe card, it will open a recipe card that you can print.
Sandi Quinn
Can 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
One big box of Rice Krispies and big bag of mini marshmallows will give you plenty. I hope you enjoy the treats!
Sandi Quinn
Thank you!!!
Dr. Richard Ryder, PhD
Hi ...
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Amy Jones
Hi! 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
I 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
Ah, maybe that's it (the water in the butter that is). Thanks! 😀
Susie
Wow 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
I'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.
Liz
LOVE these!!!
Annette
When 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
Hi, 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 🙂
Rose Perry
You can buy 6 recee candies at the Dollar General for 1.00 a total cost of 24 for 4.00.
capturing joy with kristen duke
These are totallly call my name right now!
fred derf
although 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
You 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!
Deb+Cochrane
I'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.
Deb Cochrane
These 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
You 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/
Chels+R.
You just keep finding ways to out due yourself! These look awesome!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Chels! 🙂
marcie
These 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
Thanks Marcie!
Jamie+|+My+Baking+Addiction
There's nothing better than a Rice Krispie Treat except a Rice Krispie Treat with peanut butter cups! Love this.
Chelsea+@chelseasmessyapron
Best 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
Thanks Chelsea! 🙂
Cookbook+Queen
It dosen't get much more perfect than this!
Kate+@+Diethood
Oh my worrrrd! That layer of PB looks sooooo good!
Jessica+@+A+Kitchen+Addiction
Stuffed rice krispie treats?! These are amazing!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Jessica! 🙂
Erin+|+The+Law+Student's+Wife
I love PB and marshmallow together (hello fluffernutters!) so the fact that you just added chocolate too makes these impossible to resist!
Jennie+@themessybakerblog
So much peanut butter goodness in one recipe. Love these! Pinned.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Jennie!
deborah
We'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!
Aimee@ShugarySweets
Oh how I love these krispie treats. Oh I love ALL krispie treats. Yes, I definitely need these in my life!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Aimee! 😉
Betsy | JavaCupcake.com
WOW! NEED.... this... now!!!
Lisa+@+Garnish+with+Lemon
Candy 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!
Mallory+@+Chocolate+with+Grace
These 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
Thanks Mallory! 🙂
DessertForTwo
Such great rice crispy tips! I love this version!
Robin
What size pan did you use? 9x13? Thank you.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Yes, I used a buttered 9x13 pan. It is in the recipe directions. Was it not noticeable? Maybe I should move it to the top of the directions?
Wendy
When 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
Haha! Thanks Wendy! 🙂
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
Oh heck yea!! I want to take a big bite out of these!
Shannon @ Bake.Frost.Repeat
WOW!!!! That beautiful layer of Reese's cups is just absolutely breathtaking! I can't wait to try these.
Jamie
Oh my goodness, I love anything with Reese's!! Those have to be the best rice krispie treats ever!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Jamie! 🙂
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking
PB 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!!
Alexis+@+Upside+Down+Pear
Oh 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
Thanks Alexis! 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
These look like the best rice krispies ever, Jocelyn! I am loving the Reese's in the middle. Pure peanut butter bliss! Pinned!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
The peanut butter cup surprise in the middle is SO COOL!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Hayley! 😉
Librarian+Lavender
This looks so good, I want to eat them now! I should make some for myself 🙂
Matt Robinson
I wouldn't be able to stop eating these, amazing!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Matt!
Mir
With 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
It definitely is a fabulous problem! 😉 Thanks Mir!
Lisa
Have you tried not mixing the top layer of krispies treats until after you put down the peanut butter cups?
Jocelyn Brubaker
Hi, 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
I 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
That 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
oops should read ....are these full size peanut butter cups or the mini ones
Jocelyn Brubaker
They are the full sized peanut butter cups. Enjoy 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
You 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
These 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
Are these gluten free? If not, do you have any suggestions?
Jocelyn
No 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
How many calories do these have in them
Jocelyn
I 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!