Description
Deliciously sweet and crunchy, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Chex Treats are perfect for a snack or dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups Rice Chex Cereal
- 1 cup Salted Peanuts (coarsely chopped)
- 1 cup Brown Sugar (packed)
- 1 cup Light Corn Syrup
- 1 cup Smooth Peanut Butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Salt (plus extra for sprinkling)
- 2 ounces Semisweet Baking Chocolate (melted)
Instructions
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan. Set aside.
- Add the cereal and peanuts to a large bowl.
- Toss to combine. Set aside.
- Stir brown sugar and corn syrup together in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring regularly.
- Once at a boil, cook for 1 minute, stirring the entire time.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in the peanut butter, vanilla, and salt.
- Pour the peanut butter mixture over the cereal mixture.
- Carefully toss to coat (a silicone spatula works well for this).
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, gently pressing the mixture into the pan.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- Once the treats are at room temperature, drizzle with melted chocolate.
- Let the chocolate set up before cutting and serving.
Notes
- For best results, allow the chocolate to fully set before cutting into squares.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg