And there you have it! An easy, 6 ingredient treat with the best sweet and salty crunch!
No Bake Crispy Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
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Gluten-free and vegan, this healthy-ish treat has just the right amount of peanut butter and chocolate and a satisfying crunch! Just 6 ingredients and 15 minutes prep time!
Author: Healthy Gluten-Free Family
Recipe type: Dessert, Snack, Cookies/ Bars
Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan Nut-Free optional
Serves: 16 squares
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Crispy Base
- 3¾ cups gluten-free brown rice crispy cereal
- 1 cup creamy natural peanut butter (or nut/seed butter of your choice)
- ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Topping
- 1 cup chocolate chips or dairy free chocolate chips (we used sem
- 1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil
- Coarse sea salt or kosher salt for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Pour brown rice cereal into a bowl and set aside.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, heat peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla stirring often until well combined, smooth and "liquid-y".
- At the same time, in a small saucepan, heat chocolate chips and coconut oil on low heat, stirring frequently until melted and well combined.
- Pour peanut butter mix over cereal and mix well until all the brown rice cereal is well coated. Pour or spoon the mixture into the prepared baking pan. Using the backside of a spoon or a spatula, lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan.
- Pour melted chocolate over the peanut butter crispy base. Tilt pan side to side a bit or spread with a spatula to make sure it's even.
- Let cool in the refrigerator for an hour (if you can wait!). If you want to top with salt, remove from fridge after 15 mins when chocolate slightly cooled and sprinkle with salt, return to fridge OR top with salt after removing from fridge after the hour, but salt may not stick as well.
- Remove from refrigerator and let bars rest at room temperature for about 5 minutes before cutting. If they are too cold, the chocolate may crack a bit when cutting.
- Store in the refrigerator in an air tight container.
Delicious and EASY!!!
Great! Happy you loved them!
I have a soft spot for Rice Krispie treats and peanut butter, and these are so much better than the original. Thank you for yet another hit!! FYI by about day 4 in the fridge the rice is not as crispy.
I prefer them too! Happy you love them! And thanks for the heads up — Ours have never lasted that long lol
Excited to give this recipe a try! Can I sub avocado oil for coconut oil?
Great question! I’m honestly not sure… coconut oil has unique properties in that it hardens when it cools so not sure the bars will hold together with avocado oil…
Is the maple syrup mostly for the sugar content or the flavor? I absolutely hate maple flavor and was wondering if something like Karo syrup or golden syrup would work. Look great otherwise.