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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

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All I can say is, Quick, Easy and great tasting Rice Krispie Treats for the peanut butter lover! Traditional marshmallow based rice crispy treats are dry and tasteless compared to these...these peanut butter ones are much more of a confection. Not exactly a picture of healthy eating, but the taste is worth it!

"We've been making these for years, they are heavenly! Except when we make them, we have a layer of melted chocolate topping on top of them. It's 6 oz of semi-sweet chips plus 6 oz of butterscotch chips melted together in the microwave. Before you say you don't like butterscotch, I'm saying now that it doesn't taste like butterscotch at all! I prefer a light chocolate layer, but do what you feel is right! :). Oh, and they need to set up in the fridge till the topping hardens...enjoy :)"

- kelleysbeads

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Rice Krispies

(4.7, 18) 94% would make again (reviews)

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Ingredients

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 15 Servings
Verified by stevemur
2 cupsGranulated sugar
2 cupsLight corn syrup
2 1/2 cupsCreamy peanut butter; (I prefer JIF)
6 cupsRice Krispies,; divided (for chocolate flavor substitute Cocoa Krispies)

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Preparation

Line a 13- by 9-inch pan with foil. Spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.

Place 5 cups of the Rice Krispies in a large bowl (the largest bowl you have).

Place sugar and corn syrup in a large non-stick saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Continue to boil for 1 minute, no more. (Boiling time is important, it guarantees the perfect texture.)

Turn off burner and remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the peanut butter until incorporated. Add mixture to the Rice Krispies, stirring to coat. Add the remaining cup of Rice Krispies 1/4-cup at a time, stirring and checking consistency before adding more. You want to have some candy mixture remaining without rice krispies. I usually have about 1/4 cup of Krispies left at the end (only adding about 5 3/4 cups). You do not want them too dry.

Spread the mixture evenly into prepared pan. Let cool before cutting into squares. (Warm knife in hot water to help cut nice, clean squares.)

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Calories Per Serving: 502
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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats Reviews

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Very easy! Quick! Yummy, very rich in calories! I added Reese's peanut butter morsels.
2 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 16 hours, 29 minutes ago
Very good, but rich. Great with a cup of good coffee.
4 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Soo yummy. Melted chocolate chips for thin chocolate bottom & it took this recipe to a whole new level. So good.
5 months, 1 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes ago
We've been making these for years, they are heavenly! Except when we make them, we have a layer of melted chocolate topping on top of them. It's 6 oz of semi-sweet chips plus 6 oz of butterscotch chips melted together in the microwave. Before you say you don't like butterscotch, I'm saying now that it doesn't taste like butterscotch at all! I prefer a light chocolate layer, but do what you feel is right! :). Oh, and they need to set up in the fridge till the topping hardens...enjoy :)
5 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, 2 minutes ago
These were a big hit made per the recipe. Next time I might add some peanuts or add chocolate drizzle to take them to the next level. Thanks for the recipe!
7 months, 20 hours, 45 minutes ago
7 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Another delicious hit from sgrishka, thanks!
9 months, 4 weeks, 19 hours, 18 minutes ago
This recipe was easy, and the PB treats were awesome! I admit that I'm a sucker for anything with peanut butter, but they are good!
11 months, 2 days, 32 minutes ago
These were great! Lots of fun making them with my family and sssoooo good. My only critique would be that next time I'm going to use more than 6 cups of rice crispies.
11 months, 3 days, 4 hours, 51 minutes ago
Definitely the easiest Rice Krispie Treats ever!
1 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 18 hours, 11 minutes ago
Good;).
1 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 17 hours, 57 minutes ago
wow, this is grrreeaaattt
1 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 17 hours, 52 minutes ago
a friend of mine used to make these I have been looking for the recipe thank you so much for sharing
2 years, 5 months, 1 weeks, 18 hours, 31 minutes ago
This is the recipe that brought me to Bigoven. My late step-mother made these for my husband and he loved them. He recently asked for them and all I could remember was that they did NOT have marshmallows and that they did have corn syrup. Thank you so much for making my husband a happy man. I am loving your recipes.
2 years, 10 months, 4 weeks, 9 hours, 37 minutes ago
Awesome! These are so good! I haven't made regular rice krispie treats since trying these, my family won't let me. Thanks for yet another delicious recipe!
3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 1 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes ago
These turn out perfect and sooooooo much better than regular rice krispies!
3 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 10 hours, 47 minutes ago
Great recipe!! Using the entire 6 cups of Rice Krispies did not dry the treat for me. The kids loved helping.
4 years, 10 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 53 minutes ago
[I posted this recipe.]
5 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 1 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Sugar
  2. corn syrup
  3. Snacks
  4. Desserts
  5. Brunch
  6. Rice Krispies
  7. American
  8. Candy
  9. Sweets
  10. peanut butter
  11. Spring

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