Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispie Treats
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter; 1 package 10-ounce package mini marshmallows; 1/4 cup peanut butter; 6 cups chocolate crispy cereal; Optional Toppings: 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, 1/2 cup peanut butter chips. colorful sprinkles, drizzle with chocolate frosting or nutella; Halloween Jack Skellington Head; Add the Krispies to a 6-inch round springform pan.; Frost with white frosting recipe and tint some for eyes, nose, and mouth black using food coloring paste.; Frosting Recipe for Jack:; 2 cups of powdered sugar; milk to make a free-flowing icing of around 1 tablespoon; vanilla extract around 1/4 teaspoon; 4 teaspoons of corn syrup keeps a glossy shiny; Mix this all in a bowl until smooth. Cover the cooked krispie round head with white frosting.; Pipe the eyes, nose and mouth with black tinted icing. You may need more icing depending how much you used to cover the Krispie head.; black food coloring

Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispie Treats are a perfect combination of flavors for chocolate peanut butter lovers with a nice little crunch.

The bars are super fast to make with just a few ingredients and a different version of that popular Rice Krispie bar everyone loves with melted marshmallows.

For Halloween, I make a round 6-inch spring form pan-round filled with Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies. This gets frosted with white icing and then piped with the face of Jack Skellington (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) it is a fun creation for the kids. Photo below.

Cereal treats are a fun dessert that can even be made into different shapes and are perfect for a character pan and birthday party.

When the kids were little I would pour them into little molds of their favorite shapes like trains or baked cereal balls even for Halloween.

Just get a little creative and when you're in a hurry, this may be your favorite recipe for quick fun treats for the kids and young at heart.

Rice Krispie treats are certainly a popular well-known dessert for any age.
Crispy rice cereal, marshmallows, butter, and with the addition of peanut butter and chocolate flavors, these are a delicious gourmet version of that worldwide favorite bar!

If you scroll to the end of this post, the directions for Jack Skellington with the recipe for this treat are all easy to read, just hit print and all the ads will disappear.

face of Jack Skellington (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Step by Step for Making Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

melt the butter then add the marshmallows
add the marshmallows and keep stirring until completely blended together
stir in the peanut butter and blend together evenly
stir in the chocolate rice krispies
place in a parchment-lined deep baking pan any shape
cool before cutting bars
for measurements and directions to make the Jack Skellington Halloween Face scroll to the recipe card for further instructions

chocolate rice krispies with melted marshmallows in a big pan

Shopping List

chocolate Krispie Cereal
marshmallows
butter
peanut butter

Tips for Making Krispie Treats

mold the shape no matter what you create while still, warm
for thicker bars use a 12 x 8 inch brownie pan
any shaped pan can be used
add chocolate chips on top while warm or peanut butter chips
cool before cutting bars
use chunky peanut butter instead of creamy for more nuts in the bars
use regular rice cereal for nonchocolate and peanut butter treats
use sprinkles or colorful candies on top to match a holiday with a funfetti look
use chopped peanut on the top and a drizzle of chocolate frosting for sweeter bars
store in air-tight containers

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Fun Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Treats

Marshmallow cereal treats are such a fun easy-to-make dessert and with the addition of chocolate Krispies and peanut butter, it's a whole new experience of taste in these little bars.

This isn't a new recipe, Mom made these back in the 1970s when I was a little, and I remember she added a bit more peanut butter to her recipe and they stayed a little softer.

I really like the ease of these, plus they can be made in less than a half hour and are the perfect take-along for picnics, road trips, or even a backyard barbecue.

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Author: Claudia Lamascolo