Comments on: peanut butter crispy bars

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:20:56 +0000

Instead of Rice Krispies can you use cheerios and sort of break them up? (If you can’t seem to find Rice Krispies)

By: Miranda

Miranda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:44:13 +0000

The instructions seemed a lot of work so I did all the steps in the microwave and they turned out great! Yummy ~ making these again!

By: Neera

Neera — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:29:53 +0000

These are so yummy! While generally I am a dark chocolate fan, we actually preferred a semisweet topping on these instead of dark.

By: Ltrain

Ltrain — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:23:11 +0000

I just made these, and am anxiously waiting for the hour to be up so we can try them. I love your blog, and it’s the first place I go to when I need inspiration or a recipe. :)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:48:40 +0000

These were a big hit at work and earned you some more loyal followers. Love your recipes!

By: Christine K

Christine K — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:51:24 +0000

What ever brilliant person decided to try chocolate a peanut butter together deserves a big fat kiss!! I can’t wait to try this, and by the way since i have been cooking from your website, my husband is such a happy camper and I have found a new love for cooking that I never knew could exsist inside me. :0)
Thanks!

By: Rosie

Rosie — Mon, 30 May 2011 02:24:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing this recipe. I finally got around to making these bars on the weekend. They were excellent!! Very rich but at least they weren’t too sweet. I followed your chocolate recommendations, and they were wonderful. If I were to make these bars again, I’d make the bars have a thicker bottom layer and a thinner middle layer.

By: PB Fiend

PB Fiend — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:06:25 +0000

I made these last night and they are amazing. i followed the original baked recipe. I am obsessed with chocolate and pb combination – for me the combination of pb, milk and dark chocolates was fantastic. Rich and satisfying. For those who found the crispy crust too “crispy” – I think two things may have happened 1/you were expecting for of a marshmallow rice krispy square, which this is not and 2/you may not have cooked your sugar to soft ball stage. Mine is “crispy” but not hard. SO GOOD! Thanks for a winner, Deb! LOVE smitten kitchen!

By: Sara B

Sara B — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:07:10 +0000

I had the cooking itch yesterday so I made these! Oh my I’m glad I timed this so I could share these with some friends tonight because otherwise I’d eat the whole pan… which I’m sure would be bad but I would have a hard time convincing my taste buds of this.
I went with one of the suggestions earlier in comments and instead of making the simple syrup I made the bottom layer with marshmallows instead (1/4 the normal rice krispie recipe). (Mostly I did not want to go out and buy a candy thermometer.) I must say it turned out wonderfully! I think the bit of chew the marshmallow gives is a nice contrast to the soft chocolate/peanut layer. I used semisweet chips for the peanut butter layer (and JIFF peanut butter) and then 60% dark for the chocolate icing and unsalted butter. It came out quite nice though the bite of the darker chocolates did come through which I wasn’t really expecting. If you are a huge fan of milk chocolate I would say go with that for the peanut butter layer for a more subtle flavor.

By: Elizabeth E.

Elizabeth E. — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:22:51 +0000

I can not even begin to tell you how good these are. I can’t imagine them sticking around long enough to have to freeze them! My kids and husband and I devoured them within a day.

I love that the krispies are held together with a simple syrup instead of marshmallows. It really allows the focus to be on the peanut butter. Fantastic!