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!
Know why? Know how?
Begin with making some yummy, delectable peanut butter 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?! 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!
These bars here, 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 are very addicting, most likely calorie-loaded, but who cares right now? These are so crazy good, everyone will want the recipe for these 'Awesome' Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies!
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 recipe, make 'em and get noticed!
Are you a peanut butter and chocolate fanatic of these types of sweets?
If so, you might like my Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles, my Peanut Butter Bars {No-Bake} or my Sweet & Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars.
'Awesome' Peanut Butter Buckeye Rice Krispies
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
Kim Lange says
These are the best!! Thank you Christie!!
Christie says
Oh man I could totally get with this!
ayeza malik says
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Kim Lange says
So happy to hear that! These are my mom's favorite bars too! Thank you so much Lisa!
Lisa says
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!!!!!
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
When PB and chocolate (the best combo ever) meet a Rice Krispies treat, what do you get?? THIS!! Pure genius Kim!! Drooling 😉
ChocolaTess says
If you can find the gluten free rice krispies, it can be gluten free. Hope that helps! They are super yummy too!
JOANN says
Are these gluten free?
ChocolaTess says
It's my mom's favorite rice krispie recipe! It is soooo good, you would love it Kelly!!
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
I looooooove buckeyes!!! And Rice Krispie treats too! So this is dessert perfection 🙂 xoxo
ChocolaTess says
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
Alli says
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
10 oz package mini marshmallows. 🙂
Anonymous says
What size bag of mini marshmallows?
ChocolaTess says
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!
Anonymous says
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.
Anonymous says
The recipe doesn't indicate when to add vanilla. I did it with the peanut butter in the RK part of the recipe.
Anonymous says
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
ChocolaTess says
Thanks so much Jenn!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy says
This sounds so delicious! Thanks for sharing!