Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls
on Oct 22, 2025
Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls are such an easy no bake sweet treat to make with just 5 ingredients. You will love the crispy texture, crunch and sweetness found in every bite. Make them for a Christmas candy or sweet treat anytime of year.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls with Rice Krispies are so delicious! Peanut Butter lovers be warned, you are about to have a new favorite treat! Peanut butter, chocolate and Rice Krispie cereal unite in this recipe like no other.
If you are looking for other chocolate peanut butter treats, try our Peanut Butter Buckeye Candy or super easy Peanut Butter Meltaways.
Who doesn’t like Rice Krispies, especially in a treat form? We love our Best Rice Krispie Treats Recipe and also our Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Rice Krispie version. Rice Crispy cereal treats are such a classic snack. They are so easy to make and do not require any baking and neither does this recipe. If you are looking to add a simple inexpensive candy treat to a holiday dessert tray or gift, these Peanut Butter Balls with Rice Krispies will be PERFECT!
Easy candy recipes are always the best during the busy holiday season. Add these chocolate covered cereal balls to your list this year. Consider making a batch then tossing them into a cellophane treat bag, add a bow- ta da… You have a perfect homemade gift.
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Dessert boards are popular during the holidays too! Consider making a dessert tray for your Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving or Christmas parties. Guests always like homemade treats. I can guarantee if you add these to your trays, they will be gobbled up.
Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls Ingredients
You’re not going to need many ingredients for these Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls- it’s a quick, 5 ingredient recipe. If you like making no bake desserts and candy recipes, you’ll probably have most of these ingredients- maybe all of them- already. Here’s all you’ll need in case you’re missing anything:
- Butter– unsalted or salted will work just fine.
- Peanut Butter – Creamy peanut butter is probably going to work out best for this recipe. You’re more than welcome to try using crunchy peanut butter though- maybe the added crunch makes your Rice Krispie Balls even better! Let us know if you try the crunchy version.
- Rice Krispies Cereal – Or whatever name-brand crispy rice or rice crisps cereal they sell at your store. You can also try making this recipe with Cocoa Krispies for added chocolate flavor. Optionally crush Rice Krispies beforehand if you want your end product to be a little less crunchy.
- Powdered Sugar – Or confectioners sugar, icing sugar, or whatever else you might call it. Just avoid granulated sugar here.
- Melting Chocolate – If you know what you’re doing, you can try using normal chocolate here. Try using 2 Cups of chocolate chips with 2 Tablespoons of shortening. Then microwave in 3o minute increments. But, chocolate chips will not normally harden like chocolate melting wafers. They will not achieve the smoothest texture you will want for your balls. It’s just going to be much easier to work with melting wafers for this recipe. I prefer to use the Ghirardelli brand as it’s both tasty and smooth. The wafer versions are now available at most grocery store chains.
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How to make Rice Krispie Peanut Butter Balls
You’ll love these Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls because they’re such an easy no bake candy recipe. Most of the work involves making the “Rice Krispies Dough” that we’ll coat with melting chocolates. Here’s all you need to do:
- Melt butter in the bottom of a large mixing bowl before adding peanut butter. Give a quick mix to combine.
- Next, add in the Rice Krispie cereal. Stir to combine once again, until Rice Krispies are thoroughly coated in peanut butter and butter mixture.
- Now add powdered sugar and stir well to mix it in.
- Use something like a cookie dough scoop or a small ice cream scoop to shape the Rice Krispie dough into balls. Set on a parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat until you’ve used all the peanut butter ball mixture.
- Let Rice Krispie Balls chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Once chilled, melt chocolate and use a fork to help dip Rice Crispy Balls into chocolate and coat well. Return chocolate coated Rice Krispie Balls to cookie sheet once coated.
- Let sit at room temperature or in the fridge until chocolate coating has set. Serve and enjoy!
Storage / Freezing
Storage: Keep any leftover Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls in an airtight container for storage. At room temperature, expect them to last a good 3-5 days. Keep in the fridge if you want them to last 1-2 weeks.
Freezing: If you want long term storage, consider the freezer. Transfer the candy balls into a freezer-safe container or freezer bag and squeeze out as much excess air as possible. Keep frozen for 2-3 months and let thaw in the fridge before enjoying.
Tips for the BEST Rice Krispie Chocolate Balls
It’s best to use a high quality chocolate wafer for your candy cereal balls.
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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- ¼ cup Butter softened
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 cup Rice Krispies Cereal
- 2 cup Chocolate Melting Wafers
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper. Set aside.
- Melt butter in a large mixing bowl before adding peanut butter. Mix until blended.
- Stir in the Rice Krispies until well combined.
- Add powdered sugar and mix until evenly incorporated.
- Shape the mixture into bite-sized balls, place on the prepared sheet.
- Refrigerate for about 30 minutes,
- Melt chocolate by microwaving for 1 minute and stirring then repeating until melted.
- Dip the peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate using a fork and placing back on the cookie sheet.
- Leave sitting a room temp until coating has set or chill to speed up the process.
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Hi Bibek! I do not currently have a chocolate muffin recipe here on my blog. I will be sure to add it to my list of recipes to make. I hope you have a great evening. Thank you much for following along on my blog. -Jen