I feel like I should start off by apologizing in advance if this post makes no sense! We didn’t get back from our weekend trip until 1:00am CST Thursday morning. We got to the airport for our flight at 3:00pm EST. Got to love flight delays!
So now Thursday afternoon I am attempting to write about food when all I can think about is how I want to go to sleep.
Despite my eyelids drooping and my slow thought process, I hope you can understand just how delicious these peanut butter cup rice crispy treats are!
It’s been so long since I’ve made crispy treats that I was afraid they would turn out funny. Either super sweet or as hard as a rock, neither of which are appealing!
I was pretty excited as I cut into the bars to discover that they were soft and gooey. Just the way we like them!
Lots of peanut butter and peanut butter cups give these rice crispy treats a classic chocolate and peanut butter combination. In order to keep them from being too rich, I made them thin in a 9×13.
Feel free to make them in a smaller pan if you want a thicker bar. Either way, you’ll enjoy biting into one of these peanut buttery crispy treats!
If you need a special treats for your kids going back to school or just want a delicious dessert, these super easy peanut butter cup rice crispy treats will make everyone happy!
Peanut Butter Cup Rice Crispy Treats
Ingredients
- 1/4 C butter
- 1 (10 oz) package marshmallows
- 1/2 C creamy peanut butter
- 6 C crisp rice cereal
- 1/2 C chopped peanut butter cups, about 6 cups
- additional peanut butter cups for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Butter or spray with non-stick cooking spray a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a large saucepan (I used a 6 qt), melt butter over low heat. Stir in marshmallows until melted. Stir in peanut butter until smooth.
- Add rice cereal and stir until coated. Stir in chopped peanut butter cups. They will start to melt and that's okay.
- Gently press mixture into prepared baking dish. Do not press too hard or bars will turn out hard. Top with additional chopped peanut butter cups.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting into pieces and serving.
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
Nothing makes me happier than peanut butter cups — except peanut butter cups in a warm, gooey, rice crispy treat! Love these.
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
Peanut butter cups make everything better! I’m pretty sure I could snack on these all day!
janelle says
who would have thought adding a pb cup could be so magical. Great recipe!
Anna (Hidden Ponies) says
I don’t need much convincing on the goodness of these 🙂 Great recipe!
Marye says
OMG… my kids are going to love these! Thanks so much!
Judit + Corina | Glamorous Bite says
Oh yes, they do look very addictive! Lovely photos 🙂
J+C
Kathleen R. says
I’m not really a fan of rice krispy treats but adding peanut butter and peanut butter cups…I could totally get into that!! Yum!!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
omg you poor sleepy thing!
at least you shared these amazing treats! I love a classic krispy treat but omg PB CUPS in them??! GENIUS
Rachel @ Bakerita says
I love peanut butter and chocolate in everything and in rice crispies sounds amazing. Need to try! Pinned 🙂
Emily @ Life on Food says
Flight delays are the worst. I hope you are all caught up after the weekend. I am glad you mustered up the strength to share these treats. They look amazing and I know they taste that way too.
Ashley says
Eeek! 1 am!! Ugh flying is the pits. But these look so good – I haven’t had or made rice crispy treats in the longest time!
Ramona says
Peanut butter cups and rice krispies…. yes.. I’m totally drooling. 🙂
Julie @ Table for Two says
Oh my gosh, this is everything dreams are made of!! Looks amazing!!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
I could pretend I was making these for my kids, but I’d really be making them for myself. Love peanut butter!!