These are dangerous. I only made half the recipe but they were gone in less than a day. I just couldn’t stand it, knowing that they were sitting in the fridge, waiting to be eaten.
This recipe comes from then queen of whole wheat baking, Miryam. There’s no whole wheat in these but Miryam knows her candy. If I haven’t mentioned it, this Bailey’s fudge and these peanut butter chocolate krispie bars are my favorite candy recipes ever. And yeah, the rice krispie bars count as candy.
I’m not a coconut fan so I changed the 3/4 cup of coconut butter to only two tablespoons. If you want more coconut, go check out the original. There’s also directions there on how to make your own coconut butter. Although we both inhaled these, next time I might try it with more coconut. Something about the coconut made me go out of control with these!
Maybe I just couldn’t deal with that gooey topping.
Ingredients:
Bottom layer:
1/4 cup (50 grams) unrefined or brown sugar (I used coconut sugar)
1/2 cup (160 grams) honey
1/2 cup (~128 grams) natural or commercial peanut butter
2 1/4 cups (60 grams) brown rice cereal or normal Rice Krispies
1/4 cup (35 grams) flax seed meal (I left this out)
1/2 cup (35 grams) rolled or old-fashioned oats
1 tablespoon dark cocoa powder
Middle layer:
2 tablespoons coconut butter (the kind that’s just ground up coconut, not coconut oil)
3/4 cup (~192 grams) natural or commercial peanut butter
Top layer:
1 1 /2 cup (270 grams) dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips if you want the squares covered completely, or you can just melt 1/4 cup (25 grams) of chocolate and drizzle it over the top
Gluten-free version: these are gluten-free if you use gluten-free oats and brown rice cereal. :)
Gluten-free version: these are gluten-free if you use gluten-free oats and brown rice cereal. :)
Directions:
In a medium sauce pan over low heat, combine the sugar, honey and peanut butter. Heat for about two minutes and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add cereal, flax seed meal (if using), oats, and dark cocoa powder. Press into an 8″ x 8″ baking pan lined with parchment paper.
Mix together the peanut butter and coconut butter and spread over the cereal mixture. Place in the fridge for about an hour or until it’s set.
Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, taking out every 30 seconds to stir. Spread over the peanut butter layer and then store in the fridge. The peanut butter layer will get really gooey if left at room temperature.
German bakers: I’ve found Rice Krispies at Edeka and Metro for decent prices. Has anyone ever seen brown rice cereal? And coconut butter is ridiculously expensive here. Go to the original recipe to see how to make your own!
Source: peanut butter, coconut and dark chocolate crispy bars
German bakers: I’ve found Rice Krispies at Edeka and Metro for decent prices. Has anyone ever seen brown rice cereal? And coconut butter is ridiculously expensive here. Go to the original recipe to see how to make your own!
Source: peanut butter, coconut and dark chocolate crispy bars
34 comments on "Peanut Butter Coconut Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats (can be gluten-free)" — Add one!
I'm so glad I discovered your blog! What amazing recipes :-)
eeyoke – Unfortunately I live in Germany so I'm not familiar with where to get it in the US but I did some googling and supposedly they have it at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. I found it on Amazon, but it's insanely expensive (http://www.amazon.com/Artisana-Organic-Raw-Coconut-Butter/dp/B000WV153I). I can't think of anything else that'd work as a sub. You could melt some chocolate chips and mix it with the peanut butter… that'd be delicious and it would definitely fit!
Where on earth do you find coconut butter? I'd get the recipe to make my own, only I have a 2-yr-old and a 3-mo-old, and it's hard enough to find the time to make one thing…
If we don't have coconut butter, is there something else we could substitute?
Sasha – Thanks! I hope you enjoy them if you get a chance to make them. :)
Ah these look so so good, and achievable for me in my new studenty pad! Saving these for a lazy day bake for sure :)
Nora – Hehe. I always feel so proud when I post something that you can actually make. This is supposed to be a whole grain baking blog and here I am posting gluten-free stuff half the time. Or a third. I'm happy you approve of these bars. :D
*Had me at… ooopsi!
Whoa whoa whoa – these look incredible! You can me at peanut butter…oh and coconut…and that's right, chocolate too! INCREDIBLE!
Monica – Thanks! And thanks for pinning. :)
Chung-Ah – Haha, I guess so. They're definitely addictive.
Loula – I'm going to go look today before calling around. :) And yeah, I like Jesus driving into the sky day too. WAY better than Ascension Day. I had never even heard of these holidays (and I mean their English names) until I came to Germany! But I've been enjoying the loads of free days that we've had since April. Thanks again for your help. :)
MyFudo – I hope you do! And isn't it terrible? Some baked goods just taunt you. Not nice.