We’ve all had marshmellow krispie treats. My niece, at a family reunion, made some that had a few twists–peanut butter flavor and chocolate icing on the top. I asked her for the recipe, but she didn’t come through in time for my craving, so I ended up making my own from her basic description. What follows is my recipe and then hers–hers are probably easier to make, but I don’t know. So far I’ve only tried mine, which came out pretty darn good for all my guesses.

Prepare a 9 x 11 baking pan by spraying with a non-stick spray.

Melt 1 tablespoon margarine or butter in very large sauce pan
Melt a 10 oz bag of marshmellows in the sauce pan

Heat over very low heat, stirring constantly so the marshmellows don’t scorch. When the marshmellows are almost completely melted, add 1 cup of crunchy peanut butter (you can use smooth if you prefer!)

Turn off heat to the pan and stir until marshmellows and peanut butter are combined well.

Add 6 cups of rice crispie cereal and mix. It’s difficult to mix–you’ll need a strong spoon, a hefty arm and you want to work quickly. As the mix cools, it gets less inclined to mix.

Spread in sprayed 9 x 11 baking pan. Use non-stick spray on your hands to make it easier to press into shape.

Combine 1.5 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels with 1/2 cup butterscotch morsels and melt in the microwave. I use the defrost setting at about 1 minute intervals, stirring between each interval to make sure the mix doesn’t burn.

Once the chocolate is melted, spread over the rice crispies! Cut and eat. Fast, easy and decadent!

Now, here is the recipe from my niece:

1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
6 cups rice krispies
1 bag butterscotch chips
1/2 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Melt first 3 ingredients together until smooth. Add the rice krispies and
stir until well coated. Press into sprayed pan. Melt chips together and
spread over rice krispies (Note here- do not “over melt” the chips- they
will start to get too thick and fudge-like and won’t spread! Mistake I
made!) Refrigerate until the chocolate on top hardens.