Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Rice Crispy Treats

By srumbel

Lots of hot chocolate mix and marshmallows are added to traditional rice crispies to give them authentic hot chocolate flavor. I love rich hot chocolate, so I added in some extra baking cocoa too. Since peanut butter is the natural partner to chocolate, I couldn’t resist stirring in some peanut butter and peanut butter chips at the last minute. Grab a blanket, slippers, your favorite hot drink and warm up with a batch of these peanut butter hot chocolate rice crispy treats!
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Ingredients

• 1/4 C butter
• 1 (10 oz) bag marshmallows
• 1/4 C creamy peanut butter
• 2 packets dry hot chocolate
• 3 tbsp unsweetened baking cocoa
• 6 C crisp rice cereal
• chocolate chocolate chips, for garnish
• peanut butter chips, for garnish
• mini marshmallows, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Butter or spray with non-stick cooking spray the bottom and sides of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
In a large saucepan (I used a 6qt.), melt butter over low heat. Stir in marshmallows until melted. Stir in peanut butter, hot chocolate mix, and baking cocoa until smooth.
Add crisp rice cereal and stir until coated.
Gently press mixture into the bottom of prepared baking dish. Do not press too hard or bars will turn out hard.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips, peanut butter chip, and mini marshmallows. Gently press down.
Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars and serving.

Serves: 24