With no corn syrup and no sugar-filled marshmallows in the recipe, these peanut butter rice krispy treats are a not-so-spooky snack you can feel good about making this Halloween!
Rice Krispies Treat Ghosts! Sweet, sticky, salty, and scary delicious.
Complete with little chocolate chip eyeballs. I consumed many eyeballs in the process of making these peanut buttery treats. 😕
Spooky Rice Krispies Treats
(Makes 12-16 squares)
Adapted from Homemade Rice Crispy Treats
- 3 cups rice crispies (regular, gf, or brown) (90g)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt (I used salted pb, too)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp peanut butter (or another nut butter, or sunbutter) (140g)
- 1/2 cup sticky sweetener ( (I used agave. Honey will work, but not for strict vegans. Brown rice syrup will also work, but it’s not as sweet so you might want to add a little more.)
- melted coconut butter or white chocolate (You can find vegan white chocolate online… I’m also working on a homemade recipe that is almost ready to post. Stay tuned.)
- popsicle sticks or skewers (optional)
- mini chocolate chips for the eyes (plus extras to eat while you work!)
Mix your nut butter, sweetener, and salt. Melt (either in the microwave or stove) until it can be stirred into a lump-free paste, then add the vanilla extract and pour over the cereal. Stir very well, making sure to coat all the crispies. Line a pan (8×8) with wax paper and spread the mixture evenly into the pan. Place a sheet of wax paper on top of the mixture, then press down as firmly as you can. Really press it down, and use a can or book to press even more firmly! Freeze for at least 30 minutes before slicing, then insert popsicle sticks if desired. These treats can be stored in the freezer, in the fridge, or loosely covered in a cool, dry place.
View Rice Krispies Treats Nutrition Facts
And another post-bite picture:
Do you like ghost stories or scary movies?
When I was in Girl Scouts, one of my favorite parts of our camping trips was sitting around the fire and telling ghost stories. (My other favorite part was sneaking bites of the plain Hershey’s bars when we were supposed to be making s’mores. Burnt marshmallows are overrated.)
I’ve also watched Casper more times than I can count. But I scare easily and much prefer funny ghost stories to terrifying ones like The Shining or The Ring.
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They sound simple & good (plus they’re just too cute) I will admit I CANNOT WAIT for the vegan white chocolate recipe though!!! Yayness!!!
I am TOTALLY making these for my friends on Halloween! They will love it! 😀
I was never one for ghost stories, mostly because all the ones I ever heard were so cheesy!
These are just the cutest thing!!!!
These are so cute Katie! What a fun idea for Halloween 🙂
Tasty [and spooky] treats! Perfect for a Halloween party!!!
hi, just wondering, could you use maple syrup for the “sticky sweetner”? this look SO good!
I don’t think it would be sticky enough, and they might fall apart. But you never know!
Definitely making these for my class! (No nut allergies in my school, whew!) The kids will love them! 🙂
I’d say they are more adorable than scary/spooky hehe- but thumbs up for pb!
Thank you, Katie! I have a sick kid today and these will be a lovely surprise for him this afternoon.
Recipe printed. Counting down the minutes to get home and try these!
Oh boy, not going to lie. I hate scary stuff. I scare EXTREMELY easily and scream very very loud. But, lately, I’ve started wanting to feel the thrill more of getting scared. This has resulted in me going to Universal Horror Nights this Friday and attending a Night of the Living Dead show where I’ve heard tale of zombies falling into audience members.
I think I’m going to wet my pants.
So to answer your question, I don’t like either. Haha. I like going to scary events like plays, decked-out theme parks, etc. because I know they’re putting on a show…for ME 😛
Now about those cute (not spooky at all!) PB RK treats, I have yet to find a nut butter that works with my allergies, still looking! 🙂 They look deliciously cute though!
I just saw this and it made me think of you and your blog. The blog is called Vihart. This concerns making a hexaflexagon into a burrito:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTwrVAbV56o&feature=colike
These are so cute Katie! I live in Sydney and people here don’t go so Halloween crazy, but making these anyway…I have a big bag of puffed quinoa waiting to be used that I think I’ll sub. Love your blog!
Super cute and super delicious!! I did have one problem though. Mine weren’t sticky enough, even after putting them back in the freezer for about an extra 45 minutes. I needed up spreading the white chocolate instead of dipping…(dipping would have been a lot funner ;))
You never mentioned when the white choc goes on. Do I cut them and then just dip the top into the choc? or pour the which choc on top of it? Im def making these just wanted to make sure I got it right. thanks jen
Dip in the white chocolate. I’d freeze them first, then dip the cold bars in white chocolate or coconut butter and it’ll get firm faster.
Hi
I want to make these treats with my day care kids next week–we can’t get some of the ingredients listed in the recipe here in Canada–if I make traditional rice krispie treats will it work out as well–really wanted to try out the peanut butter kind–honey something I use very often–any other suggestions
I don’t see why not!
Where in Canada are you from? (Just wondering) I’m in a small town in NS and we can get the stuff here.
Oh, Katie, while I’m thinking about it (and I know it maybe a controversial product for some) there is a product called coconut nectar put out by Coconut Secrets that has a honey consistency if any one is interested in a sticky liquid. Just thought I’d mention it
Love your site!