Years ago I discovered a recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Squares on a package that became a family favorite. That was a time when ingredients were an afterthought. I don’t think I’ve made this recipe for nearly a decade because I had to dig it out of an old recipe box I had to recreate it.
I wish I could tell you what package it came on but I cut it out of the box and there’s no identifying information. So, I’ll just tell you the ingredients I used for my recreation. While the ratios are the same as the original recipe, I made some different choices because basically, I don’t believe in margarine, I think it’s poison.
Here are some notes on the ingredients I chose and why …
Peanut Butter: I choose %20“>Rice Syrup: The original recipe called for corn syrup. { Why? } I changed the syrup to a rice syrup because it’s not genetically modified. The rice syrup isn’t quite as sweet but acts just like corn syrup in recipes.
%20“>Chocolate Chips: Enjoy Life is the brand I use because it’s soy free. Soy acts as an emulsifier in chocolate but it’s a GMO crop. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.
So, there’s the long and short of why I kind of revamped this recipe to be more real food friendly. Also, because they’re absolutely delicious and very much like a Whatchamacallit candy bar!
- 2 cups natural peanut butter
- 1 cup rice syrup
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 Tbls. Butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 5 cups One Degree chocolate crisped rice cereal
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- Prepare an 8" x 8" baking pan lined with parchment paper.
- In a large sauce pan, combine the first four ingredients and melt, stirring constantly until smooth.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Stir in cereal and mix thoroughly.
- Press into baking pan firmly using a sheet of parchment paper to smooth the top.
- While still hot sprinkle chocolate chips on top and place in warm oven (175˚) watching carefully until chocolate chips are melted.
- Smooth the chocolate chips over the top.
- Cool completely then cut into 16 squares.
- These will store at room temperature for about a week.