Easy Chocolate Marshmallow Dessert Bars
Chocolate Rice Krispie Treat Recipe
At like, $3.50 it was still overpriced, but oh so worth it. A strange but wonderful combination of white chocolate, peanut butter and marshmallow it is like rice krispie treat on steroids!
Clearly I knew I needed to learn to make these at home… and it turns out they are easy peasy!
AND I made a quick little video to show you JUST how easy…
I make these ALL the time, and I am sure you will too! They are an easy, classic treat!
Avalanche Bars
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Prep Time: 15 min - Total Time: 35 min
- Yield: 16 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
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Avalanche Bars are a fabulous upgrade to regular old rice krispie treats. This dessert bar recipe contains chocolate chips, white chocolate, marshmallows, and more! Try these homemade, chocolate-loaded rice krispie treats, and you will never look back!
Ingredients:
- 12 oz bag of White Chocolate Chips
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips + 2 Tbsp for garnish.
- Lightly grease a 9×9 pan
Instructions:
- In microwave-safe bowl pour in white chips and heat on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and continue in 30 second increments until chips are melted.
- Combine the peanut butter with the melted chips and add the krispies.
- Let cool approx 15 – 20 minutes stirring every 5 minutes or so to help cool.
- Add the marshmallows and the mini chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Pour mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly, pressing lightly with the back of your spoon, but do not compact too much, otherwise they will get hard.
- Press the remaining chocolate chips into the top for garnish.
- When the bars are completely cooled cut into squares and enjoy!
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I love avalanche bars, I make mine with Almond butter and white chocolate only. Allergies. Then put in slivered almonds and so enjoy eating them.
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Question: Do you think these would be good with a mixture of cereals/crackers instead of just rice crispies? like a combination of broken up graham crackers, chex and rice crispies, for a total of 3 cups? Thanks!
Yes, absolutely!
Would I be able to cut these into star shapes using a cookie cutter? Do they hold together well enough? They look delicious!
They will hold their shape, bu they can get slightly crumbly if not packed well enough. If you do use star shapes though, you will have a lot of unusable bar leftover, as you can’t really shape this after it’s dried. Hope this helps!
Happy Holidays! Have you ever made these using a larger amount of peanut butter 1/3 or 1/2 cup? Do you think it may negatively affect the consistency? Make them too soft to work with etc.? Or does the recipe as written provide the yummy peanut butter flavor I crave and want? Also have you ever tried adding some melted marshmallows to the mix?
Thank You!
If you add more peanut butter it will definitely affect the texture… but you could use peanut butter chips in place of the chocolate chips to amp up the peanut butter!
Will be trying!
Ooh, I’m thinking about adding in a drizzle of caramel to the top… YUM!
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How many does this make? Also, how long do they keep? Can they be frozen?
It makes between 16 and 20 depending on how you cut the bars. Yes you can freeze them!
I have made these twice this week. They’re fantastic! I’m taking these to a Church dinner tonight.
This recipe sounds to be delicious, I am definitely going to try this one on my Christmas get together!
These are so amazing. They have become a family favorite.
These are amazing! Thanks for making me my HS students’ favorite teacher for a day!
Unbelievable easy and yummy. Thanks for posting!
Love these! Thanks for the recipe!
The first time I made these they were very crumbly. Second time not as much. The first time I followed the recipe exactly. I used Ghirardelli white chocolate chips. The second time I just used generic white chips and added a little extra Rice Krispies. Any thoughts or similar experiences. I think I liked the taste of the generic chips better than the real chocolate. Weird, huh?
Saw your bars on Pinterest and knew I had to make them. so easy and so delicious. I have an allergy to peanuts so I subbed almond butter. Thanks for a wonderful Treat! My coworkers are asking for more. Thanks again
Cyndy
I stumbled across this recipe through Pinterest and decided to make them as a treat for a Board game date at my house with friends. They were sooooo easy to make and they are beyond delicious. I don’t think I could ever go back to regular rice krispies treats again. Perfect snack to make at home or take over to a friends house. I loved the white chocolate in this recipe, (I used squares instead of chips,) it balanced out the peanut butter and other flavors nicely! Thank you for sharing.
I just finished making these, SO Good…. Yum thank for a great desert…happy 4th to u and your family..
I second MoonAngel they are too sweet( feedback from the bake sale) If I make them again I’ll omit the white chocolate and make them with the traditonal way with peanut butter and chocolate chips.
I made these last night and they are soooo good! Thank you so much for this amazing recipe! I love how quick and easy it is!
Hi!
I just made these last night. The outcome tasted great, however, it was nothing like a bar. It was crumbly and had some chunks (similar to puppy chow). I served it to a bunch of hungry guys so needless to say they didn’t care what form it came in. Anyways as I was making these I wondered if I should melt marshmallow and mix the Rice Krispies in as if I were making regular rice Krispy treats? I didn’t see that in the directions but am wondering if it would help.
Thank you!
Jillian
You certainly could try that! I can’t imagine it would taste anything but great 🙂 I haven’t ever had the problem that you had with the crumbling, but I’d love to know how they come out doing it that way!
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Made these tonight , they are cooling, and they look amazing….the dregs from the bowl were ahhhhhh. Can’t wait.
Really Good! Made these to survive the blizzard. Yum!
These completely fell apart when I cut them. Followed the recipe. Still taste good. I think next time I will stir the marshmallows in while still warm.
Saw this on Pinterest and it looks fabulous!! I see that it’s a few years old, so not sure if you are still in NJ, but I get it. I’m in San Diego, and I know that I can’t complain. But yep, I’m done with winter. It was 70 today, but only for a short time. short enough, but I put on my beloved flip flops which I haven’t worn for a few months. My poor, poor pale feet!! I’m definitely in need of stronger sun. Perhaps we should meet up in Hawaii for a plate of these gorgeous bars???… Read more »
these look SOOO good!!! I planned to make them for a church event tonight but forgot the white chocolate when I was shopping yesterday. my solution: substitute milk chocolate for the melted white chocolate, use the crunchy pb I already had in the fridge, and instead of stirring in mini chocolate chips, use part of a white chocolate bar (chopped). Tastes great but doesn’t look quite as fancy