Avalanche Bars Are Easy No Bake Bars!
White Chocolate and Peanut Butter Are a Delicious Combination!
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
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Yield: 16 bars 1x -
Category: Dessert
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Method: No Bake
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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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How long can you store these? Do they stay good for a few days if in airtight container/bag?
These stay fresh if stored airtight for up to a week!
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