I will admit to you that I find it silly to write “3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats” as a title. Why? Because all three ingredients are listed in the title, so the title is basically the post.
There’s nothing else you will possibly need to know since obviously, to make 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats you need peanut butter, honey, and Rice Krispies. My job here is done.
Ah, but wait. You still don’t know how much of each ingredient to use to make these fine treats. I guess you still need me after all. Phew.
I had a lot of fun playing with this idea to try Rice Krispie Treats without the marshmallows. It all made sense and tasted delicious in my head, but recipes in my head and recipes in real life don’t always turn out the same.
Would they be gooey chewy like I was hoping, or would they turn out hard like bricks and crumble everywhere? Would they be sweet enough? Or maybe too sweet? Would they even stay together, or would they just fall apart and turn into peanut butter honey flavored Rice Krispie cereal?
One never knows until one tries the recipe inside one’s head while hoping for the best. How delighted was I when this recipe came out chewy gooey good on the first try! (It helped that I stirred in cereal just a little at a time until I reached my desired gooeyness level.) The peanut butter – honey – crunch combo reminds me of a childhood treat that included ingredients I no longer use. So I am perfectly thrilled with these awesome 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats and can’t wait for you to try them too! (Bet you can’t guess what the 3 ingredients are…)
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats
- 1 cup natural peanut butter*
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2½ cups Rice Krispies (the off brand works great!)
- In a large saucepan, stir peanut butter and honey over low heat until runny and smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies.
- Press mixture into a 9x9 inch baking dish.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
*I use homemade peanut butter from one of the following recipes:
- Peanut Butter (just peanuts!)
- Peanut Butter (super creamy – like Skippy or Jif)
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I usually make them with 4 cups cereal, 1/2 cup PB and 1/2 cup honey. Just enough gooeyness to stick together.
Yum!
If you use the Aldi’s brand or Malt O Meal brand of Rice Krispies, they are gluten free, too. (Look for malt, malted barley or barley malt on the label. If it is there, they are NOT gluten free.)
That’s a great tip! Thanks for sharing!
-Bethany (Laura’s assistant)
I like to buy brown rice krispies when I can find them. They are made from brown rice, therefore healthier
Looks delicious! Do you think it would work to put a layer of chocolate on top of them after their in the pan to make a sort of reeses pb rice krispies?
Ooh, that’s a great idea!
What is the serving size and how much sugar is in them?
The serving size is 1/12th of the pan (so cut the 9×9 pan into twelve different bars). If you cut them that way, they would have a little over a teaspoon of honey per bar.
Hope that helps!
-Bethany (Laura’s assistant)