Once again, my love of all things peanut butter and chocolate took over and I had no control. This easy no bake treat is my weakness. They are soft and chewy with the perfect amount of sweet and salty.
I don’t think that I will ever eat regular Rice Krispies Treats again. These were just too good. And if you put the peanut butter and Reese’s up against the marshmallows in the classic Rice Krispies Treats, these win by far!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispies, you will need the following ingredients:
- Rice Krispies Cereal
- Sugar
- Corn Syrup
- Creamy Peanut Butter
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, (chopped)
- Milk Chocolate Chips
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispies
- Place cereal in a large mixing bowl.
- In a medium sauce pan combine the sugar, Karo syrup, and peanut butter. Stir over medium heat until combined and smooth. Remove from heat.
- Pour mixture over the cereal in the mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Add in the chocolate chips and stir again. Let cool for a minute and then fold in the Reese’s chunks. They will melt a little.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop by rounded Tablespoons onto the cookie sheet.
- You can eat them while warm and gooey, or let them cool a little.
Storing and Other Tips
Store in an airtight freezer container or a freezer bag and place in the freezer. Just thaw and eat when ready.
If you have some leftovers, they can be kept out for hours in an airtight container, or place them in a fridge.
You can spread them out in a pan, and cut them into squares, or you can roll them into a ball, and have little individual treats. If you do them in a pan, you will probably want to use a cookie sheet.
If you put them in a 9 x 11 inch pan, they will be nice and thick. So it’s really up to you and your preference.
This recipe makes a lot, so it’s a great dessert if you need to feed a crowd.
What other cereal can be used in this recipe?
I am also a large cereal lover, and know my cereals very well. If you are looking to switch out the Rice Krispies for a different cereal, I definitely have a few recommendations for you, that will add amazing crunch and flavor.
Here are some other cereal options:
- Cocoa Puffs
- Reese’s Puffs
- Chocolate Rice Krispies
- Peanut Butter Cheerios
- Cocoa Pebbles
- Frosted Cheerios
- Frosted Flakes
- Chocolate Chex
- Golden Grahams
You could really use any cereal you desire, but these would be the ones I highly recommend.
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispies Treats
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cup Rice Krispies Cereal
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 ⅓ cup peanut butter (creamy)
- 4 (1.5 ounce) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, (chopped)
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place cereal in a large mixing bowl.
- In a medium sauce pan combine the sugar, Karo syrup, and peanut butter. Stir over medium heat until combined and smooth. Remove from heat.
- Pour mixture over the cereal in the mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Add in the chocolate chips and stir again. Let cool for a minute and then fold in the Reese's chunks. They will melt a little.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop by rounded Tablespoons onto the cookie sheet.
- You can eat them while warm and gooey, or let them cool a little.
Notes
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Oh yummy! These look so good. right. now.
Incredible. Any kind of Rice Krispy treat is my downfall. Yum.
Camille, what are you doing posting stuff like this during the 8 week challenge? You are totally ruining my good intentions! I already want chocolate and sweets so bad anyway! Gah!
OH my goodness, this looks amazing! I have got to give it a try! Thanks for the recipe!
oh my Yummy
– KAT –
You are my hero right now. Seriously. I have no words!
Definitely worth cheating on the diet for:-) These are amazing sounding…I even have reeses in my cupboard for such a recipe like this!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!
Will definitely be making these!
Oh my heck! YUM!!!
oh those look worth the few extra calories!
These look yummy! Thanks for sharing on TT&J. I’m your newest follower & subscriber.
yeah, baby!
I just made these and they arr pure heaven! I do have a question do you think they would be good with almond butter? my nephew its allergic to peanuts and soy but id like to make him a special treat!
these look heavenly!!! can’t wait to try them out!
Could you just spread this in a pan, and cut into bars, like you would with the basic, plain Rice Krispy bars?
Thanks for posting my recipe!!
I’ve made something similar with cheerios (sans the chocolate and PB cups) and it went in the pan just find like regular treats.
When I make these, the peanut butter cups melt, or it is too stiff to stir them in. Any suggestions?
When we made these, the cups melted, but it was still stirrable. We used our hands to make the balls. Hope this helps.
The Reese’s peanut butter treats are delicious. I made them this morning. Makes about 95 small treats.
I made these at Christmas and they failed to hold together. They need to have the marshmallows or zomething for them to hold together….
was this left out of the recipe?
The ingredients are all there. We have never had a problem with these.
Laura, I haven’t made these yet since I am just reading this now.
My thought is maybe you can roll them a little with oiled hands to help them stick together better instead of just dropping onto the pan. One reason Rice Krispy treats stay together so well is because they are pressed into the pan, therefore creating a tighter bond.
I had the same issue with them not holding together. I ended up throwing it in a pan, but they still didn’t really stick unfortunately.
is there an alternative to corn syrup that could be used instead?
We have only made this recipe with the ingredients listed.
I am making these today with my granddaughter. I hope they turn out. They are for a christmas dinner for part of the treat/dessert table.