These ooey gooey Reese's Cup Rice Krispie Treats are so crazy good. Each marshmallow cereal treat is loaded with melty peanut butter cups and is drizzled with a combination of melted Reese's Peanut Butter chips and creamy peanut butter.
If you have never tried Reese's Cup Rice Krispie Treats, go get the ingredients to make this recipe right now. Seriously, don't wait. You will thank me!
Everyone who has tried these cereal treats has ranked them as the tastiest rice crispy treats they have ever eaten. Including me! I love them.
To make these treats I started by adding Reese's Cups to our perfect Rice Krispie Treat recipe. The peanut butter cups melt slightly once they are blended with the warm marshmallows making the whole pan of treats ooey gooey and peanut buttery.
Then I topped the bars with a drizzle of Reese's Peanut Butter Chips, melted and blended with creamy peanut butter, and even more Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to make these cereal treats over-the-top amazing.
Don't you just want to grab that treat out of my hands?
Each treat is crispy and creamy and decadently rich. You are definitely going to want a glass of cold milk to accompany your treats.
Oh, and leave lots of room in your belly because you won't be able to eat just one of these treats. They are addicting.
We are sharing some of the very best Rice Krispie Treat recipes here on our site and also have lots of tips and tricks to save you time and money when making your own treats at home. Be sure to check out our Rice Krispie Treat FAQ to read them all.
Instructions
- Grease a large mixing bowl with butter, or spray it with cooking spray, then pour in 7 cups of Rice Krispies Cereal.
- Unwrap 14 Snack Size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and cut each one into 9 pieces.
- Toss the peanut butter cup pieces with the cereal.
- Cut 30 Reese's Cup Minis (the tiny ones, not the miniatures) in half and set aside.
- Begin to melt 6 tablespoons of European-style Salted Butter in a medium-large saucepan set over low heat.
- European-style salted butter will really enhance the flavor of your treats.
- Add 16 ounces of marshmallows.
- You can use either mini or traditional marshmallows. I prefer the mini marshmallows, as they melt really quickly.
- Stir the marshmallows occasionally until about ¾'s of them are melted.
- Then remove the pan from the heat, and continue to stir, smashing the marshmallows, until they have all melted.
- Pour the melted marshmallows over the cereal and peanut butter cups and toss to coat.
- Spread into a well-buttered, non-stick, 9 X 13-inch pan.
- If you prefer, you can grease it using cooking spray.
- Melt ⅓ cup of Reese's Peanut Butter Chips.
- Heat on high power, for 15-second increments, stirring after each until melted.
- The chips, once melted, will be rather thick.
- Stir in 1 ½ tablespoons creamy peanut butter.
- Pour into a disposable pastry bag or small zip-top bag.
- Snip off the tip of the bag.
- Squeeze the bag and drizzle about half of the peanut butter over the top of the Rice Krispie Treats.
- Press the pieces of the mini peanut butter cups over top of the bars.
- Then drizzle on the remaining peanut butter.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes just until the peanut butter topping sets.
- Then remove from the fridge and let the treats sit at room temperature to cool and firm up for about 2 hours.
- Remove the treats from the pan and cut into squares or rectangles.
Absolutely.
I used snack-sized Reese's Cups, which I cut up and tossed into the cereal treats.
Then I topped the treats with halves of Reese's Cup Minis.
You can use any size or shape Reese's Cup you have on hand.
You want about 10 oz of the Reese's Cups cut into small pieces to mix into the treats and about 60 small pieces to put on top.
You can, but that peanut butter is always going to be really soft making the treats impossible to stack onto a platter and making them messy to eat.
When creamy peanut butter is blended with the Reese's Peanut Butter Chips, it creates a fudge-like topping that will firm up so that you can stack your treats. I use a similar recipe to make the most amazing Peanut Butter Fudge.
If you really boost the peanut butter flavor you can add peanut butter inside the cereal treats too like our Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treat Recipe.
If you want to ramp up the chocolate flavor, you can definitely drizzle some chocolate over top too.
Or you can mix Reese's Peanut Butter Cups into our Chocolate Rice Krispie Treat recipe.
Place them in an airtight container and leave them at room temperature for about for up to 5 days.
Be sure you keep them out of direct sunlight and away from any heat source.
I'm guessing that these will not stick around that long and that you'll be heading to the store to buy more ingredients to make another batch well before day five!
Yes, you can!
If you want to freeze the treats, wrap them really well in non-stick tin foil or wax paper, then place them in a large zip-top bag, and place them in the freezer for up to three months.
To thaw the treats, pull them out of the freezer and let them sit at room temperature in the packaging for at least an hour before opening the bag.
Of course. Get creative and try any candy bar you like.
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Recipe
Reese's Cup Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- 7 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
- 14 Snack Size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups each cut into 9 pieces
- 30 Reese's Cup Minis the tiny ones, cut in half
- 6 tablespoons European Salted Butter
- 16 ounces marshmallows
- ⅓ cup Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
- 1 ½ tablespoons creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Butter the inside of a large mixing bowl and pour in the cereal.
- Cut the 14 Snack Size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups into 9 pieces each. Toss with the Rice Krisipes Cereal.
- Cut the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Minis in half and set aside.
- Begin to melt the butter over low heat in a medium-large saucepan.
- Add the marshmallows and stir occasionally as the melt.
- Once about 75% of the marshmallows have melted, remove from the heat, and continue to stir, smashing down on the marshmallows, until completely melted.
- Pour the melted marshmallows over top of the cereal and peanut butter cups and stir.
- Gently spread into an even layer in a well buttered 9-inch by 13-inch pan.
- Heat the Reese's Peanut Butter Chips for 15 second burst of high power until melted then stir in the creamy peanut butter.
- Spoon into a disposable pastry bag or small zip-top bag and snip off the tip of the bag.
- Squeeze the bag, drizzling half of the peanut butter over the cereal treats.
- Top with the reserved pieces of Reese's Cup minis.
- Then drizzle the remaining peanut butter over top.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the fridge and allow the treats to cool for at least 2 hours.
- Remove from the pan and cut into 24 squares.
Carmen
OH, my goodness!!!!!!!!!!! These were seriously the most amazing rice krispie treats I have ever eaten. They were soft and gooey and that Reese's peanut butter topping is incredible. My family ate the entire pan in one weekend. I'm making more this weekend for a birthday party. Well, I may need to make two pans just in case my family decides to sneak a few bars. I wish I could give this recipe 10 stars. It deserves it.
HowToMakeCerealTreats
That makes me so happy!!!! I agree, these Reese's Rice Krispie Treats are my absolute favorite. I'm sure as I make more and more recipes I'll find other's that I like as well, but for now, if I were asked to bring rice crispy treats to a party, I'd make these. I hope everyone at the birthday party loves them.
Brenda
Yum. Yum. Yum. That's all I have to say!
HowToMakeCerealTreats
HaHa! Happy you enjoyed these cereal treats.
Lavonda Stokes
These are the absolute best rice krispie treats I have ever eaten!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Reese's Cups are the best addition ever. Thanks for sharing this recipe with the world.
HowToMakeCerealTreats
Thanks! I'm happy you really loved this cereal treat recipe. They are definitely my favorite treats too.
Diane
My family loved these so much! I made them for a birthday party and they were the first dessert to get devoured.
HowToMakeCerealTreats
I love to hear that!!!
Cathy Port
What could be better than Reese's Cups mixed into chewy rice kripsie treats? NOTHING! These are amazing.
Torry Miller
Your rice krispie treat recipe is perfection! Thanks so much for all the great tips. I loved the Reese's Cups chopped up in the treats. So did my kids.