Dilly Bars -- Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
 
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Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1½ cups extra crunchy peanut butter*
  • 16 ounces marshmallows, large or small
  • 4-5 cups Rice Krispie cereal
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt**
Instructions
  1. Using the cut ¼ cup of butter, lightly grease the bottom, edges, and corners of a 9x13 pan then it set aside
  2. In a large mixing bowl (that fits in your microwave!) melt the butter remaining butter, ~1 minute on high
  3. Into the melted butter, add the chocolate chips
  4. Place the melted butter and chocolate chips into the microwave and heat for 20-seconds on power level 7-8***
  5. Remove the bowl and stir vigorously for 10 seconds
  6. Repeat the 20-second heat followed by stirring until your chocolate chips are melted (~2 minutes total)
  7. When most of the chocolate is melted, you should be able to stir the remaining chips until they too melt into the rest of the chocolate
  8. Once the butter and chocolate are fully melted, stir in the peanut butter.
  9. On top of the chocolate peanut butter mixture, add all of the marshmallows.
  10. Heat the marshmallows in the microwave for 20-seconds on power level 7-8
  11. Remove the bowl and stir vigorously for 10 seconds.
  12. Repeat the 20-second heat followed by stirring until your marshmallows are melted (~2 minutes)
  13. Add in 4 cups Rice Krispie cereal (and salt if using) and stir until combined -- you may have to use your hands and massage the mixture to ensure all of the cereal is fully coated. If the mixture looks a little wet, add in the additional cup of Rice Krispie cereal (I prefer 4.5 cups when making these)
  14. Turn the mixture out into the prepared pan
  15. Using a spatula, smooth the mixture into the corners of the pans, ensuring an even, flat layer across the bars
  16. Refrigerate the bars for at least 1 hour
  17. Let bars sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before slicing
  18. Dilly Bars will keep in the refrigerator, covered for up to one week
Notes
* If you can't find extra crunchy, then use regular crunchy. If you choose to use natural crunchy peanut butter, be sure to fully stir in all of the oil before measuring the peanut butter for use in the recipe. In case you care, Grandma used Jif.
** If you use unsalted peanut butter, then I suggest adding salt to your Dilly Bars. Or if you simply enjoy saltier desserts, add this in, you won't be disappointed!
*** Using a high power setting may risk burning the chocolate, it's better to use a lower setting and go slower than melt them too quickly and burn the chocolate.
Recipe by Her Modern Kitchen at https://www.hermodernkitchen.com/dilly-bars-chocolate-peanut-butter/