Are you ready to get your chocolate on with these yummy Rice Krispie Pops! I added some jazz to this recipe, it includes Chocolate peanut butter cups, melted chocolate, nuts, and sprinkles! 🙂
Rice Krispies Treats are always so fun to make and delicious any way you decide to make them. Trust me; I’ve made them every way you can imagine.
Years ago, I made Rice Krispies Treats with Fruity Pebbles & Cocoa Puffs cereal, and they were terrific!
This weekend I was in the mood for sweet madness, and this certainly hit the spot. Of course, the original Rice Krispies Marshmallow Treats would have been just fine, but I wanted to change it up a bit.
Bring on the chocolate and peanut butter cups!!! 🙂
There was nothing to it, follow the original recipe on your Rice Krispies cereal box or marshmallow package, then get creative with your favorite toppings.
So my dazzling darlings, are you in the mood for yummy Rice Krispie Ball Pops all jazzed up too?
Well, Let’s get started! Follow along below to see how I made mine or print out the recipe below.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 TBSP Butter or Margarine
- 1/4 tsp. Vanilla
- 1/4 tsp Salt [optional]
- 1 10 oz Package Miniature Marshmallows
- 6 cups Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Cereal
- 4 Milk Chocolate Candy Bars or chocolate chips I used Hershey’s candy bars.
- 22 Peanut butter cup mini’s
- Dash of sprinkles
- Dash of chopped nuts
- Wooden Skewers
STEP 1-4 How to Make Rice Krispie Pops
STEP 1: Gather and prep Rice Krispies Cereal, Marshmallows, Salt, Vanilla, and Butter or Margarine.
STEP 2: Prep the Peanut Butter cups. Put aside and use them whole or cut them in half for smaller Krispie ball pops.
STEP 3:Prep your chocolate bars and saucepan.
STEP 4: Prep your wooden skewers.
STEP 5-8 How to Make Rice Krispie Pops
STEP 5: In a medium-sized bowl, add butter or margarine, vanilla, and salt. Microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Add the marshmallows to the mixture and stir again until well coated.
STEP 6: Microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds, then stir until completely melted.
STEP 7: Stir Rice Krispies cereal into your melted marshmallow mixture and cool for about 10 minutes. Spray cooking oil [any kind] onto your palms to keep the mixture from sticking to your hands. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop up a scoop full of the mix and cup into your palm. Put a peanut butter cup on top of the mixture on your palm.
STEP 8: With both hands, mold together the mixture to form a ball, set aside. Repeat steps 7-8 until all of the Krispie balls are complete.
STEP 9-11 How to Make Rice Krispie Pops
STEP 9: Attach the wooden skewers. Set aside Krispie balls for at least 30-45 minutes to cool and harden.
STEP 10: To melt the chocolate, place water into a small saucepan and bring to a small boil. Place chocolate bars or chocolate chips into a heat resistant measuring cup or dish. Place the cup into the saucepan with boiling water. As the chocolate melts, turn heat to simmer. Stir continuously until the chocolate is completely melted.
STEP 11: Remove from heat and pour into a mixing bowl.
STEP 12: Dip Krispies Ball Pops in chocolate and top with your favorite sprinkles and nuts. Enjoy!
HOW DO I STORE LEFTOVERS?
The Rice Krispie Pops can be stored in a plastic container and left out on the kitchen counter, or you may put it in the refrigerator. They are good for up to 4 days.
If placed in the refrigerator, allow the pops to sit at room temperature for at least 20 minutes.
PRINTABLE RECIPE
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Rice Krispie Treat Ball Pops
Ingredients
- 3 TBSP Butter or Margarine
- 1/4 tsp. Vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. Salt
- 1 10 oz Package Miniature Marshmallows
- 6 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies Cereal
- 4 Milk Chocolate Candy Bars or chocolate chips I used Hershey's candy bars.
- 22 Peanut butter cup mini's
- Dash of sprinkles
- Dash of chopped nuts
- Wooden Skewers
Instructions
- In a bowl, add butter or margarine, vanilla, salt. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Add the marshmallows to the mixture and stir again, until well coated.
- Microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds, then stir.
- Stir Rice Krispies cereal into your melted marshmallow mixture and cool for about 10 minutes.
- Spray cooking oil [any kind] onto your hand to keep the mixture from sticking to your hands.
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop up a scoop full of the mixture and cup into your palm.
- Put a peanut butter cup on top of the mixture on your palm.
- Scoop another scoop full of the mixture and layer it on top of the peanut butter cup.
- With both hands, mold together the mixture to form a ball, set aside.
- Repeat steps until all balls are formed and attach the wooden skewers to make ball pops.
- Set aside balls for at least 30-45 minutes to cool and harden.
- To melt the chocolate.
- Place water into a small sauce pan and bring to a small boil.
- Place chocolate bars or chocolate chips into a heat resistant measuring cup.
- Place the cup into the sauce pan with boiling water.
- As the chocolate melts, turn heat to simmer. Stir continuously until completely melted. Remove from heat.
- Dip Krispies Ball Pops in chocolate and top with your favorite sprinkles and nuts.
- Enjoy!
TAKEAWAY
To sum it up, there was nothing to making these Rice Krispie Pops. The original Rice Krispie Treats have been around FOREVER. However, we just jazzed it up with Peanut Butter Cups, Chocolate, Nuts, and Sprinkles. YUM!
I made just a couple tad bit of tweaks to the original recipe, which is not that noticeable. The result, they were delicious!
How are you going to jazz up your Rice Krispie Pops?? Let me know your thought’s in the comments below. Meanwhile, I’d love it if you shared this recipe so someone can benefit from this. Thank you so much!
