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    Home » No-Bake Dessert Recipes » Cereal Treats

    Awesome Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies

    Published: Jul 6, 2015 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Awesome Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies

    You know how everyone is so dang crazy over classic Buckeye candies or bars? (Me included!) Well, I made these rice krispy treats wayyyy over the top, by dubbing them 'Awesome' Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies, and they are every bit of AWESOME, and then some!  

    Awesome Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies

    Begin with making some yummy, delectable peanut butter buckeye candy rice krispies, then add a delicious layer of creamy, peanut butter filling and then another layer of decadent chocolate-peanut butter frosting. 

    Have I said enough?  Look at those layers of peanut butter cream and chocolate ganache?!  INCREDIBLY AWESOME!

    Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies...where have you been all my life?  Never-mind, you're here now, and that's all that matters!

    'Awesome' Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies

    Why I Love These Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies!

    • These buckeye candy rice krispies are made in a 9x13 pan and they go along way!  
    • Thick, rich, buttery, crispy and creamy, with a huge wallop of a chocolate and peanut butter infusion!!!
    • I need to mention, these buckeye candy rice krispies are very addicting, most likely calorie-loaded, but who cares right now?  All we want are some peanut butter and chocolate treats!
    • These are so crazy good, everyone will want the recipe for these peanut butter chocolate rice krispies!

    rice krispie buckeye bars

    Ingredients You Need

    Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

    • mini marshmallows
    • butter
    • vanilla extract
    • Reese's peanut butter
    • Rice Krispy Cereal

    Peanut Butter Layer

    • confectioner's sugar
    • Reese's peanut butter
    • butter, softened

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer

    • Ghirardelli 60% semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • Reese's peanut butter chocolate chips
    • Reese's Peanut Butter

    How to Make Buckeye Rice Krispie Treats

    Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

    Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

    1. Melt butter in large saucepan, then add marshmallows and stir until melted.
    2. Add peanut butter and vanilla until combined, remove from heat.
    3. Stir in rice krispies and then press into greased 13x9 pan.
    4. Let cool.

    Peanut Butter Layer

    Whiles rice krispies are cooling, beat confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, and ½ cup butter together in a bowl until smooth and creamy, then spread over cooled rice krispies.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer

    1. Heat chocolate chips and peanut butter chips together in a microwaveable bowl, until melted, about 1 ½ to 2 minutes, add peanut butter and whisk together well and spread over peanut butter layer.
    2. Cool and cut into squares.

    Expert Tip

    Put rice krispie buckeye bars in fridge for 10 - 15 minutes or more for easier cutting.

    rice krispie buckeye bars

    These rice krispie buckeye bars are perfect for holidays, parties, or on an island by yourself.  Just you and these 'Awesome' Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies.  That's all you need. :)So,

    Here's the peanut butter chocolate rice krispies recipe, make 'em and get noticed!  

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    'Awesome' Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies

    'Awesome' Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies

    Kim Lange
    Creamy Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies, with a huge wallop of a chocolate and peanut butter infusion! Awesome!!
    3.90 from 19 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 18 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

    • 1 - 10 oz package mini marshmallows
    • 4 Tablespoons butter
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ cup Reese's peanut butter
    • 6-7 cups Rice Krispy Cereal

    Peanut Butter Layer

    • 2 cups confectioner's sugar
    • 1 cup Reese's peanut butter
    • ½ cup butter softened

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer

    • 1 cup Ghirardelli 60% semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • 1 cup Reese's peanut butter chocolate chips
    • ¼ cup Reese's Peanut Butter

    Instructions
     

    • Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

    Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

    • Melt butter in large saucepan, then add marshmallows and stir until melted.
    • Add peanut butter and vanilla until combined, remove from heat.
    • Stir in rice krispies and then press into greased 13x9 pan.
    • Let cool.

    Peanut Butter Layer

    • Whiles rice krispies are cooling, beat confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, and ½ cup butter together in a bowl until smooth and creamy, then spread over cooled rice krispies.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer

    • Heat chocolate chips and peanut butter chips together in a microwaveable bowl, until melted, about 1 ½ to 2 minutes, add peanut butter and whisk together well and spread over peanut butter layer.
    • Cool and cut into squares.

    Notes

    Put bars in fridge for 10 - 15 minutes or more for easier cutting.
    Keyword Buckeye, chocolate, cookies, chocolate cookies, peanut butter, chocolate chips, chocolate and peanut butter, peanut butter, peanut butter bars, rice krispie treats
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    About Kim Lange

    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    Comments

    1. Christie says

      July 15, 2020 at 4:19 pm

      Oh man I could totally get with this!

      • Kim Lange says

        July 16, 2020 at 8:20 am

        These are the best!! Thank you Christie!!

    2. ayeza malik says

      May 21, 2020 at 7:30 am

      nice recipe thanks for sharing.
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    3. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      June 06, 2018 at 10:48 am

      When PB and chocolate (the best combo ever) meet a Rice Krispies treat, what do you get?? THIS!! Pure genius Kim!! Drooling 😉

    4. JOANN says

      October 15, 2017 at 8:52 pm

      Are these gluten free?

      • ChocolaTess says

        October 15, 2017 at 9:56 pm

        If you can find the gluten free rice krispies, it can be gluten free. Hope that helps! They are super yummy too!

    5. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      May 03, 2017 at 11:44 pm

      I looooooove buckeyes!!! And Rice Krispie treats too! So this is dessert perfection 🙂 xoxo

      • ChocolaTess says

        May 04, 2017 at 8:16 am

        It's my mom's favorite rice krispie recipe! It is soooo good, you would love it Kelly!!

    6. Alli says

      October 27, 2016 at 2:41 pm

      How do you recommend storing after they are complete? Refrigerate or counter top? Also I have made this recipe 5-10 time (no lie!) and my friends and family LOVE it! I am making it again tonight for a work party tomorrow and just cant remember if I refrigerator overnight or not! Thank you!

      • ChocolaTess says

        October 27, 2016 at 7:10 pm

        Hi Susie! Thank you so much! I love this recipe as well, it's one my mom always makes to take places too! 😉 Just keep the bars in an airtight container at room temperature. If they are warm and the chocolate is softening too much, you can store the bars in the fridge, then just let them come to room temperature before serving so they aren't like brittle

    7. Anonymous says

      September 16, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      What size bag of mini marshmallows?

      • ChocolaTess says

        September 16, 2016 at 10:47 pm

        10 oz package mini marshmallows. 🙂

    8. Anonymous says

      August 10, 2016 at 11:58 am

      Also the chocolate layer says to whisk in PB after melting the semi-sweet and pb chips together, but no other pb is referenced in the ingredients.

      To the person that said the butter should be melted in the pb layer, I just softened mine.

    9. Anonymous says

      August 10, 2016 at 10:57 am

      The recipe doesn't indicate when to add vanilla. I did it with the peanut butter in the RK part of the recipe.

      • ChocolaTess says

        August 10, 2016 at 8:56 pm

        OMG! You are correct, yes that is when the vanilla is added and it's updated now. Thank you for catching that and the peanut butter. I apologize...Ugh! Must have been one of those days! You can make it with or without peanut butter in the top layer, it's delicious either way!

    10. Anonymous says

      July 15, 2016 at 10:40 am

      Some of the directions are misleading... The butter in the peanut butter layer should have been melted and there was too much... And there wasn't enough chocolate In the chocolate later

    11. Jenn @ EngineerMommy says

      July 08, 2015 at 8:06 am

      This sounds so delicious! Thanks for sharing!

      • ChocolaTess says

        July 08, 2015 at 8:08 pm

        Thanks so much Jenn!

    12. Lisa says

      January 04, 2020 at 3:37 pm

      Wow amazing made these today. Needed a desert to share for group 11. Since we just had Christmas wanted to use up some chocolate chips etc . Marvelous!!!!!

    13. Kim Lange says

      January 04, 2020 at 8:59 pm

      So happy to hear that! These are my mom's favorite bars too! Thank you so much Lisa!

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