Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

Nothing is better than a no bake dessert you can whip up in under 30 minutes! Our Peanut Butter Rice Krispie treats are the high calorie dessert you’ll be eating all summer. Bring them to your next barbecue or make them to have throughout the week.

Why High Calorie Ingredients Are Important

Many people suffer from unintended weight loss or struggle to gain and/or maintain weight. When considering certain diets, eating high calorie is the last thing people think of. However, it can be very important for certain patients health.

Older adults, people who have a hard time chewing/swallowing, people suffering from illness or certain diseases, and even those who have no or low appetite can benefit from eating high calorie meals.

Adding in a high calorie dessert, like our Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats, is a great way to get in those extra calories while enjoying a sweet treat! Eating high calorie meals, smoothies, and desserts means that you can meet your caloric goals while not having to consume a large quantity of food.

Interested in learning more about high calorie foods? Check out our sister website, The Geriatric Dietitian. This article is a great resource to learn more about nut butters and their nutrition!

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treat Ingredients

Our Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats include many delicious high calorie ingredients and they are easy to make if you’re in a pinch and craving a sweet treat!

The ingredients include:

Butter
Peanut Butter
Mini Marshmallows
Puffed Rice Cereal
Chocolate Chips
Walnuts (optional)

Believe it or not, there are nutritional benefits to these Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats! Learn more about peanut butter below.

For ingredient swaps, here are some options you can use:

Swap butter for margarine or plant based butter
Peanut butter swap for almond butter, other nut butters, or seed butter
Puffed rice cereal swap with cheerios

Peanut Butter

Peanut butter is one of the best high calorie ingredients due to its high fat content and desirable flavor! It also contains many beneficial nutrients like vitamin D, selenium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B6.

Peanut butter also contains fiber which helps keep you feeling full longer, and it also contains some protein which contributes to feeling full.

Even though many consider high fat ingredients as “bad” for you, this isn’t always the case. Peanut butter contains unsaturated fats which actually can help lower your LDL cholesterol, otherwise known as the bad cholesterol! This can help lower your risk of heart disease.

If you’re a peanut butter lover, and looking for some delicious and easy to make high calorie recipes, we have many more on our blog! Check out some of our other peanut butter recipes!

If you decide to add walnuts there are even more nutritional benefits to these delicious treats!

Walnuts are an excellent source of healthy fats, fiber, and some protein! The fats found in walnuts are poly and monounsaturated fats which can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Not only do walnuts contain healthy fats and fiber, but they also contain important vitamins and minerals like magnesium and phosphorus. A serving of walnuts can actually help you reach half of your daily needs!

How to Make Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

Melt ½ cup of butter in a pot over medium heat. Once it melted, stir in the marshmallows and the peanut butter. Once they are combined remove the pot from heat and stir in the puffed rice cereal.

Mix until combined. Pour the mixture into a greased baking pan and spread evenly. In a microwave safe bowl add two tablespoons of butter and the chocolate chips.

Microwave in fifteen second intervals until the chocolate is melted. Pour the melted chocolate on top of the cereal mixture and spread it evenly. Chop the walnuts and add on top of the melted chocolate.

Refrigerate for 3 hours until the treats are set. Cut into squares and enjoy!

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