Maple peanut butter rice krispie treats are easy to make and you don’t even need marshmallows. The maple syrup and peanut butter add great flavor and wonderful texture. Top them with homemade chocolate icing for an extra special treat.
These maple peanut butter rice krispie treats are super flavorful. They come together quickly and give you that sweet satisfaction you are craving.
The bars are tasty on their own, but even better with a layer of chocolate frosting. Then your sweet tooth is sure to be happy!
These rice krispie treats will knock your socks off. I had a long day of driving and a sudden craving for something sweet.
Rice krispie treats seemed like the perfect thing, but I don’t keep marshmallows in the house. So, I needed to go to plan B.
Maple syrup and honey are so tasty together. And they are great for making cereal bars, so these tasty treats were born.
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They came together easy and I almost always have all of these ingredients on hand! That’s my favorite kind of treat.
They are good on their own, but a little chocolate icing never hurt anything. Luckily Marlene’s easy fudge icing is perfect on desserts like this.
It only takes a few minutes to put together. When it cools, it has that flaky old fashioned fudge frosting texture that is hard to beat.
The only problem is now I remember just how much I love that frosting on rice krispie treats. Hopefully I can refrain from making them too often!
More Recipes With Maple Syrup
If you like treats that are kissed with maple goodness, you may also like my recipe for toasted maple cinnamon granola. It is really easy to make and makes a mean fruit and yogurt parfait.
For a more dessert-y option try bread pudding with a caramelized maple sauce or my chewy maple cinnamon cookies. Both give you the goodness of maple syrup in a feel good package!
Maple Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Ingredients
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 recipe Marlene’s fudge icing
Instructions
- Grease an 8 or 9 inch square pan
- In a large saucepan, warm peanut butter, salt, and maple syrup over low heat until it's warm and gooey.½ cup maple syrup, ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter, ½ teaspoon salt
- Add cereal and stir until completely coated.4 cups Rice Krispies
- Dump into greased pan. Spread evenly then press down on the top to make sure everything sticks together. Using the bottom of a measuring cup is a great way to apply even pressure.
- Pour warm chocolate icing over the bars.1 recipe Marlene’s fudge icing
- Cool completely then cut into squares and serve.
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They’re quite delicious and the fudge icing just can’t be beat!
Thank you!
I followed the recipe except for the chocolate fudge on top! They’re very tasty. However my first try they’re kinda crumbly not sure what I did wrong but will certainly try making them again. Any suggestions are appreciated. I really like the maple peanut butter flavor.
I am glad you liked the flavor. Next time you could use a couple of Tablespoons fewer of the rice krispies to help them hold together. The other suggestion is to make sure you don’t bring the peanut butter mixture to a boil, just warm it enough to bring loosen it up and make it all blend together.
These sound fantastic! So much goodness packed into one treat!
They are super easy and really tasty!
Another peanut butter WINNER for sure! Hope you had a sweet Easter!
We really did, I hope you did too!
My hubby loves all of these ingredients so I'm positive he will be a fan. I'm going to make these this weekend for our pool party! Thanks for sharing at Inspiration Thursday! See you next time!
Fun! I hope he loves them! See you Thursday!
YUM!!!
Hi Carlee! These sound so delicious. I never even thought of trying to make krispie treats without marshmallows, but of course! It's so great to be able to use ingredients on hand. I buy ingredients thinking I'll try a new recipe and then never get around to it and they just sit in my pantry.
I do that too, or I decide I really want to make something and am one ingredient short (like marshmallows!) and then I don't want to go to the store for one thing! It is nice to be able to improvise on some things! Thanks for stopping by!