Description
These Rice Krispie Peanut Butter Balls are a chewy, slightly sticky, candy-like treat that comes together in just 20 minutes with only four simple ingredients—regular peanut butter (skip the natural kind!), corn syrup, white sugar, and boxed Rice Krispies cereal. The sugar, syrup, and peanut butter are briefly boiled on the stove to create a smooth base before the Rice Krispies are stirred in. Rolled into about golf ball-sized balls and set right on the counter to cool, they’re an easy dessert that’s full of flavor—no chocolate required!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Cup White Sugar
- 1 Cup Peanut Butter* - creamy
- 1 Cup Corn Syrup
- 6 Cups Rice Krispies Cereal
Instructions
- To a medium-sized pan, add the sugar, peanut butter, and corn syrup. Place on the stove and turn on medium heat.
- Start a timer for 7 minutes. During those 7 minutes, stir often. Around 5 minutes, everything should be melted together, the sugar dissolved, and tiny bubbles will start to pop up.
- Once the 7 minutes is up and you can see bubbles in the middle of your pan, remove from the heat and add in the Rice Krispies.
- Stir until well combined and the peanut butter mixture coats over all the Rice Krispies.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop out balls onto wax or parchment paper.
- Once you have scooped all the balls, either spray your hands with non-stick cooking spray or wear disposable kitchen gloves. Form the balls you just scooped into tighter round balls with your hands - they will be about the size of a golf ball. You will have some time to do this while the peanut butter balls are still warm. Pack the balls like you would a snowball, and then let them cool on the counter.
- Once they have cooled and set, enjoy!
Notes
- Do not use natural peanut butter for this recipe.
Troubleshooting If Need Be
If you come across these problems, here is what I have found when testing these precisely in the kitchen to be true.
- If your balls are really hard when they set = You have cooked the peanut butter mixture too long.
- If your balls never set up/soft/don't hold their shape = you have not cooked the peanut butter mixture enough. They could also turn out with a grainy texture, too.
- Prep Time: 13 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Dessert - No Bake
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 66
- Sugar: 8.4 g
- Sodium: 37.2 mg
- Fat: 2.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.1 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
