No Bake Reeses Chex Cereal Bars

These no bake Reeses Chex Cereal Bars are a gooey, chocolatey, peanut butter-packed treat that’s so easy you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with boring snacks.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword no bake reeses chex cereal bars

Prep Time 25

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 485kcal

Author Dana DeVolk

Ingredients

8 cups Chex cereal any flavor
10 ounces peanut butter chips divided
2 ¼ cup milk chocolate chips divided
10 ounces miniature marshmallows
¼ cup salted butter cut into pats
½ cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup miniature peanut butter cups diced

Instructions

Prepare a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, stir together the cereal, ⅔ cup peanut butter chips, and ¼ cup chocolate chips. Set aside.
8 cups Chex cereal, 10 ounces peanut butter chips, 2 ¼ cup milk chocolate chips
Place the marshmallows and butter into a large bowl.
10 ounces miniature marshmallows, ¼ cup salted butter
Microwave on high for 1 minute, stirring vigorously until melted. If needed, return the bowl to the microwave and heat it in 30-second increments, stirring well between each cycle until it is completely melted.
Add the peanut butter to the marshmallow cream and mix to combine.
½ cup creamy peanut butter
Immediately add the marshmallow mixture to the cereal mixture and toss well to combine. You may need to spritz your hands with nonstick cooking spray and use them to make sure the cereal is thoroughly mixed.
Firmly press the cereal mixture into the prepared baking dish.
In a clean bowl, add the remaining peanut butter chips and the remaining chocolate chips.
Place in the microwave and heat on high for 1 minute, stirring vigorously until melted. If needed, return the bowl to the microwave and heat it in 30-second increments, stirring well between each cycle until it is completely melted.
Spread the melted chocolate and peanut butter chips over the homemade cereal bars.
Sprinkle with the diced candy. Press the candy into the melted chocolate so it sticks.
1 cup miniature peanut butter cups
Refrigerate the bars until the chocolate topping has hardened.
Cut into squares or bars and serve.

Notes

Hit your prepared pan and hands with nonstick cooking spray.
Microwave the marshmallows in short bursts so they don’t turn into lava (yep, I’ve burned a batch!).
Smash that cereal mixture into the inch pan so it sticks together.
Use a sharp knife to cut the bars. This ensures you get those perfect clean slices.
Let the melted chocolate harden in the fridge, or you’ll have a gooey mess.
Press those miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups in good.

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