Posted Mar 28, 2018, Updated Oct 03, 2021 These healthy peanut butter rice crispy treats are easy, no-bake bars of chocolate peanut butter bliss. They are made with only 6 healthy ingredients and require mere minutes of hands-on prep time. There are no marshmallows or Plus they’re gluten, dairy and refined sugar free! Quick & easy dessert perfection.
Healthy Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats: Ingredients & Substitutions
Peanut Butter. Any nut or seed butter can be used in this recipe: almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, etc. Honey. Use maple syrup or brown rice syrup for a vegan version.Crispy brown rice cereal. I used and Organic Brown Rice Crispy Cereal but any crispy rice cereal would work great in this recipe, including classic Rice Krispes.Bittersweet Chocolate. Choose your favorite variety of chocolate that complies with your dietary needs! For a dairy-free & vegan options choose SunSpire or Enjoy Life Foods products!
How to make Healthy Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats
I am going to walk you through making these scrumptious treats step-by-step, because each step in this crispy treat making process is deliciously beautiful
Gather the ingredients.
There are only 6 ingredients in this recipe, and it’s important to measure them all out before you begin because you need to work quickly.
Melt & Mix
I love that this recipe doesn’t use marshmallows or corn syrup but they are still very yummy. I think they’re even easier to make because melting peanut butter and honey is much easier than melting marshmallows. If you use a creamy, natural peanut butter and a smooth honey you may be able to skip the melting process all together. However, I find it’s easier to mix these treats together if all the ingredients are slightly warm. You can use the microwave or stovetop, just be careful not to overheat the mixture!
Form Base & add the topping
To ensure easy removal, line the baking pan with parchment and lightly grease it! Use a greased spatula to spread the peanut butter crispy mixture into the pan and spread it out evenly. Pour the warm topping onto the crispy base. Then pop them into the fridge or freezer to set.
Cut & serve
One the bars are sufficiently chilled, remove them from the fridge to warm slightly before cutting. If you try cutting them when the chocolate topping is really cold, it will crack. Serve the bars at room temperature. Store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator!
Store/freeze
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days, in the fridge for 1 week or in the freezer for up to 1 month. To prevent drying out you may want to wrap them individually in plastic wrap. If you make and love our recipes, it would mean so much to me if you would leave a comment and rating! And don’t forget to follow along with us on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Youtube – be sure to tag @joyfoodsunshine and use the hashtag #joyfoodsunshine so we can see your creations!
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