peanut butter cup rice krispie treats.

Reasons you should make these:

1. You don't have to turn on the stove.
2. Chocolate. Peanut butter. Marshmallows. Rice krispies.
3. Everyone will love your guts.
4. They are super easy and fun to to make. Make them with your kids!
5. See #2.

Do it!

Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treats
Recipe from Picky Palate
makes 1 13x9 pan full, roughly 16 squares

6 cups rice krispie cereal
1 bag mini marshmallows
1/4 cup butter
2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 bag mini Reeces peanut butter cups, quartered

Measure cereal into a large mixing bowl and set aside.

Place marshmallows and butter into a large microwavable bowl (I used a glass mixing bowl) and microwave until puffed up, or about 3 minutes. Remove from microwave and stir to combine the butter with the marshmallows.

Pour marshmallow/butter mixture into the cereal bowl and stir to combine. Pour into a greased 9x13 baking pan and press to make even. To make this easier, I took a metal spoon and sprayed it with cooking spray and used the back of it to press the treats down and smooth them out so they were even. If you don't, it will be hard to spread them as the warm marshmallows will stick to your spoon.

Melt the peanut butter in a microwavable save bowl for about 45 seconds. Pour the quartered peanut butter cups into the peanut butter and quickly stir (don't take too long doing this or the peanut butter cups will all melt and you wont have the nice texture on top of the treats). Pour the peanut butter mixture on top of the rice krispie treats and spread evenly.

If desired, melt a little extra peanut butter or chocolate chips to drizzle on top once cooled a little to make a nice design, however this is not necessary. I just used the leftover melted peanut butter in the bottom of the bowl to drizzle over the top.