Frosted Chocolate Peanut Butter Treats
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Today I’m excited to share a new spin on an old classic – that really reinvents it for me. I’ve lived long enough that I’m pretty much done on crispy treat bars. They are fun and okay, but nothing that I get excited about (unless they’re warm). But a few weeks back I saw this recipe on the top of this new Chocolate Peanut Butter spread that my family has fallen in love with and knew I had to make it.
So…yesterday I whipped up a batch.
Today, the pan is empty.
They are amazing.
You need them.
Yes, you really do.
And haven’t you been good alllll day long?
Consider these your gold star sticker!
You’ll need: Crispy rice cereal*, marshmallows, margarine or butter, and a tub of Jif Peanut Butter and Chocolate Whip.
*About the cereal – Okay..so I’m a skimmer, which means I sometimes miss out on little details that might be important. In this recipe, I missed the fact that it originally called for chocolate crispy rice cereal (like cocoa Rice Krispies) so I just grabbed regular. The great thing is, these are still absolutely delicious so now I just discovered another way to be versatile 🙂 You can get Chocolate Crisp Rice cereal if you want, or use regular like I did.
You little rebel, you!
This is a close up of what you are looking for. It’s called Peanut Butter & Chocolate, but to me it really tastes more Chocolate and Peanut Butter – so I keep getting it backwards when I refer to it.
I have found this everywhere I have shopped, right near the peanut butter.
Once you find it, go ahead and buy two.
Trust me.
FYI: This post is not sponsored by Jif but I did email them and ask if I could share this recipe
and they said I could. 🙂
Place marshmallows and butter in a medium pot.
Stir over medium heat until fully melted.
Add in chocolate peanut butter.
Think about that sentence a minute – chocolate peanut butter. yum!
Stir up really well until full melted and well blended.
Add in cereal.
Press into a greased 8×8 pan.
To make this easier, wet your hands a little bit. I just wash mine, then don’t dry them, then pat it down.
I wash my hands a lot when I’m cooking, always a good habit 🙂
Frost with the rest of the chocolate peanut butter.
If you want a thicker frosting, open that second carton I told you to buy and add a little of it, too 🙂
This stuff ends up tasting just like icing but it isn’t sweet sweet like icing.
That baking dish is Fire King in the Blue Heaven pattern, in case you were wondering.
Enjoy!
My husband doesn’t care for rice crispy bars, but he ate two of these…and went back for a third one later. Teenage son had two. Daughter and I also gave them a resounding thumbs up (I won’t tell you how many we ate but she helped me make them and spoon licks don’t count!). This is our new favorite cereal bar treat! If you love chocolate and peanut butter, you won’t be disappointed.
I LOVE the Peanut Butter Chocolate Whip as an icing, too! It’s like icing, without all of the knock-you-down sweetness. I’m gonna use it on a cake soon…
But until then, please make these!
Ingredients
- 6 cups Crisp Rice Cereal chocolate, or regular
- 15.9 ounce tub Jif Whipped Peanut Butter and Chocolate
- 10 ounces mini marshmallows
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
Instructions
- Place marshmallows and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir constantly until melted.
- Add in 1+1/4 cup chocolate peanut butter spread. Stir until melted and well blended together.
- Stir in cups crisp rice cereal until it is well coated.
- Press into a greased 8x8 pan and allow to cool. Frost with remaining spread.
Nutrition
“Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.”
~Will Rogers
Note: This post was not sponsored in any way by Jif. I just love this stuff and asked if I could share their recipe and they were kind enough to say yes 🙂
I love the whipped peanut butter. I use it to dip apples, pretzels and oh my gosh I can’t believe I am admitting this but the peanut butter chocolate is AWESOME to dip potato chips in. But then I do have a thing for salty and sweet . As usual you have brought us another WINNER FROM A WINNER OF A LADY!!!!! I made your chicken stew today. It is in the 20’s in Texas but feels like 6 so the stew and a pan of cornbread slathered in butter will be so warm in the tummy not too mention delicious. I have made this stew so many times.
I am so glad you are enjoying the recipes Marsha!!! I like the way you think…I might have to try a bite or two of chips dipped in the whipp!!
JIF should comp you some coupons for free spread for this. I had already tried it with a $1 off coupon online and I am in love with it. Try it on Brownies! OMG!
Oh that sounds fabulous Cheryl, I will definitely try that!
I just happened to check my email before I left to pick up my two youngest grandchildren…….so glad I did! We made a fast trip to the store to pick up the supplies needed…and then the three of us (boys are 9 and 11) began – measuring (good math and life skills – I’m a retired Family and Consumer Sciences teacher) and waiting patiently while I melted the marshmallows and butter. We loved these bars – the boys tried one without ‘frosting’ and one with and we all voted that the bar with the ‘frosting’ is the best. Just really yummy, Christy! Thank you so much for the recipe.
What a fun afternoon Janey!! I am so glad you liked the recipe!!
That looks good! Wish a had a piece right now.
Hope you get one soon!!
I did not know about this new product but I already have it on my grocery list (I will purchase two.). I like the idea of using plain rice crispies. Thank you for the recipe.
I hope you enjoy them Vonda!!
Can’t wait to try these. I am not a fan of coco krispies so I love the idea using plain ones. Chocolate and Peanut Butter = yummy!
Hope you enjoy them LeAnn!!
looks good will have to try