Gooey Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Sharing one of our favorite peanut butter rice krispie treats today! These Gooey Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars could not be more delicious! They make the perfect back-to-school weekend dessert.

Table of Contents

• Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
• How To Make Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
• Prepare The Marshmallow Sauce
• Pour Into Cereal Mixture and Work Quickly!
• Transfer To Baking Dish
• Drizzle With Chocolate
• Cut Into Squares to Finish Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
• Tips For Making Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
• Get the Recipe

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

These peanut butter rice krispie treats are so simple to prepare and make the perfect sweet snack for the family! I used Chocolate Cheerios and Reese’s Puff’s to make a crispy, chewy treat everyone loves!

Try my Funfetti Rice Krispie Treats too! Follow Picky Palate on Instagram for daily recipe inspiration.

How To Make Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

1. Place cereal and marshmallows into a large mixing bowl. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper and spray generously with cooking spray.
2. Place brown sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter into a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir and let boil for one minute. Remove and stir in vanilla and salt. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until well combined, the marshmallows will melt while stirring.
3. Pour cereal mixture into prepared baking dish spreading and pressing evenly, will be sticky, doesn’t have to be perfect. Drizzle top layer with melted white chocolate then with melted chocolate. Let cool completely before cutting into squares. Serve room temperature.

To make these gooey bars, start by adding your cereal and marshmallows into a large mixing bowl.

Give a nice stir and prepare your peanut butter sauce.

Prepare The Marshmallow Sauce

Heat up your corn syrup, brown sugar and peanut butter into a saucepan until it comes to a low boil. You’ll stir in your vanilla and salt too.

Pour Into Cereal Mixture and Work Quickly!

Pour right over your cereal mixture.

Give it a nice stir.

The trick is to not eat it out of the bowl at this point. Warm gooey bites of heaven right here 🙂

Transfer To Baking Dish

Transfer to your lined baking dish. Note: Spray your parchment with cooking spray, the bars will come out of the pan much easier.

Spread your mixture as evenly as possible.

Drizzle With Chocolate

Drizzle with chocolate.

A little drizzle of white chocolate too! Let cool and set up for a good hour before cutting into squares.

Cut Into Squares to Finish Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

These bars are so great for transporting to parties, the kids and adults love them!

The gooey factor is off the charts. Enjoy!

Check out my fun videos on how I make these fun bars!

Tips For Making Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

• Have all of your ingredients measured out before starting recipe
• Once marshmallow mixture is melted, you’ll want to work quick
• Grease your mixing spoon, so mixture doesn’t stick while stirring

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Gooey Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

These Gooey Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars could not be more delicious! They make the perfect back-to-school weekend dessert.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 417kcal

Author: Jenny

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Equipment

• Bowl

Ingredients

• 3 cups Reese's Peanut Butter Puff's Cereal
• 3 cups Chocolate Cheerios Cereal
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 cup light brown sugar packed
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup white candy melts melted (I use Ghirardelli)
• 1 cup chocolate candy melts melted (I use Ghirardelli)

Instructions

• Place cereal and marshmallows into a large mixing bowl. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper and spray generously with cooking spray.
• Place brown sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter into a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir and let boil for one minute. Remove and stir in vanilla and salt. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until well combined, the marshmallows will melt while stirring. Pour cereal mixture into prepared baking dish spreading and pressing evenly, will be sticky, doesn't have to be perfect. Drizzle top layer with melted white chocolate then with melted chocolate. Let cool completely before cutting into squares. Serve room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 412mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 3.1mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 3.8mg

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