Peanut Butter Candy Corn Krispie Treats Recipe
Chewy Peanut Butter Krispie treats topped with Candy Corn, Peanuts, and Reese's Pieces. This adaption of everyone's favorite childhood treat is here just in time for Halloween!
Servings: 16 large bars
Ingredients
For the krispie treats:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 1 bag mini marshmallows, divided 16 ounce
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 5 cups crispy rice cereal
For the topping:
- 1 bag peanut butter morsels, melted 10 ounce
- ½ cup Reese's Pieces
- ½ cup dry roasted peanuts salted
- ½ cup candy corn
Instructions
- Line a 9inch square baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add all but 1 cup of mini marshmallows and turn to low heat, stirring constantly until marshmallows are completely melted. Remove from heat and add peanut butter, stirring quickly. Add cereal and stir until combined. Fold in remaining 1 cup mini marshmallows.
- Pour krispie treats into baking dish. Using the butter wrapper (or lightly buttered fingers), gently press the krispies into the pan. DO NOT OVER PRESS, this will lead to dry treats.
- Top the treats with the melted peanut butter morsels. Sprinkle with candy, peanuts and candy corn. Press those into the melted peanut butter. Cover with foil. Allow to set, about 30 minutes.
- Remove from pan, remove parchment paper, and cut into squares.
Notes
- There are a few common mistakes that can lead to hard, tough Rice Krispie Treats. Make sure to use fresh cereal and marshmallows and keep the heat on low when adding the marshmallows to the butter.Most importantly, do NOT press too too hard when spreading the treat mixture in the pan! The harder you press, the harder the bars will be.
- Store Krispie treats in airtight container for up to 5 days.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks and step by step photos!
- Be sure to grab a copy of my cookbook. I have an entire section just for krispie treats!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g
