Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Bars - from Nyree

Ingredients:

6 cups Rice Crispy cereal
1 bag of white marshmallows (I use the small sized marshmallows –easier to melt and mix)
3 tbl butter
1 cup chocolate chips (can substitute in butterscotch chips for different flavor)
3/4 cup peanut butter (you can eliminate this if there is a peanut allergy, just add another 1/2 cup of choco chips in that case)
Non-stick cooking spray (or just some more butter)


Directions:

Melt the butter in a no-stick pan and add the whole bag of marshmallows. Stir over a medium heat until the marshmallows have completety melted. Add the cereal and mix well. Pour the mixture into a 9x13 pan that has been greased/sprayed/buttered. Use a ziplock sandwich bag or waxed paper and smoosh the mixture until it’s flattened.

While that is starting to cool, heat up the chocolate chips and peanut butter (honestly the original recipe said to heat on the stove, but you have to have that pot where you can put water in the bottom and it has a 2nd pot that is removable –can’t remember it’s name— well, I don’t have one of those… so….) I melt them in the microwave. Depending on the strength of your microwave depends on how long it takes to nuke them. My old microwave would take about 7-9 minutes on a medium level. My new microwave can do it in 4-6 mins on a medium level. In a microwavable bowl put in the choco chips in for a couple minutes, take them out and stir up. You may have to do this once or twice to start getting them at that really gooey and melty consistency. Then you add the peanut butter, mix, and nuke again for another couple of minutes. Do not cook the PB for too long, otherwise it smells like it’s burning (not fun), so you want to add that as close to the end as possible. Once that mixture is pretty smooth (and usually fairly hot –so watch out!) slather over the rice crispy mixture in the pan. Take a knife or spatula and smooth out.

Normally I would cover and pop this whole thing into the frig and let it cool for a few hours before cutting it up into the bars. I have also seen other family members cut it up while the chocolate was still setting (like 15 mins later) and serve it while the chocolate is still kinda gooey. I hate that kind of mess so I let it set in the frig.

Depending on the size of the bars cut, serves anywhere from 12 – 24 people.