Do Reese’s Rice Krispies Need to be Refrigerated?
Reese’s Krispies can be stored at room temperature in air tight containment (zip-top bag with no air in it), for 1 to 2 days without any ill effect. They keep longer than they last, if you get my drift. You can refrigerate them.
If you like this recipe for, Reese’s Krispies make sure you check out the MilkyWay Krispies, and Reese’s Crumble! This post is a repost from years and years ago, but seeing as how this recipe, no matter what I do remains number one on our site, I thought it would be a good idea to bring it back to life. I’ve left the original post on here, so you get to see our kids from almost 6 years ago!
Why Are My Reese’s Rice Krispie Treats Hard?
Who has left over Halloween candy?!
I know I do. I was trying to think up a delicious way to enjoy all of that candy other than just eating piece by piece and I came up with these. Oh! I think I forgot to even tell you about Halloween!
Ok, first of all, our sweet little one had just healed from Croup. And a bad version of it. She’s only 16 lbs so to be hit with an extremely bad strain of croup was a big deal. By Halloween it was just a bad cold, so all of the scary not breathing, or troubled breathing had thankfully ended. Two steroids is what it took and I pray it doesn’t ever happen again. Croup is quite honestly one of the worst things ever.
Anyway, last year I had wanted to dress our oldest up as Rainbow Brite, but I am sooooo glad I waited until this year. Aren’t they darling?!
Are Reese’s Rice Krispies Gluten Free?
Reese’s Rice Krispies are not actually gluten-free. They contain malt and, sometimes, barley for a flavor enhancer. Besides this, they are made in a gluten-filled vicinity which makes them officially non-gluten-free.
Reese’s Krispies
Reese's Krispies
Description
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Corn Syrup
- 1 1/3 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 4 1/4 Cup Rice Krispies
- 1 Pinch of Salt
- 6 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
- 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan over medium heat, melt the sugar, corn syrup, and peanut butter until smooth and evenly combined.
- Remove from heat.
- Quickly add the salt and cereal and stir to combine thoroughly.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir again.
- Wait about 1 min and add the candy, quickly folding the mixture together so as to not smash up the candy.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drop rounded tablespoons onto the sheet.
- Let cool and devour!
Notes
Nutrition
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Katie Amick
Just made this and they were delicious immediately after scooping them in a tray. I put them in a room temp oven to cool (cats get into anything) and when I took them out they are hard as a rock? Did I do something wrong? I used a cookie scoop but didn’t pack them in-just kind of let them do their thing in little piles. Any help please?
Sweet Basil
Hi Katie! There is a section in the post on hard rice krispies. It says that too high of heat is the prime culprit for rock hard rice krispie treats. Follow this tip: It will take a few more minutes of cook time, but melt the butter and marshmallows over low heat. You’ll be rewarded with delicious, soft and chewy treats!
I hope this helps!!
Becky Pyron
How does one locate online to read the recipe ratings comments?
Sweet Basil
Hi Becky! I’m not sure exactly what you are asking. If you want to read the comments and rating for a post, scroll down to the bottom of the post. It the comment start just after the section where you can post your own comment. I hope this helps!
Carrie Green
Thanks for sharing this amazing article. Can’t wait to try these with my babies. I have been also referring to https://www.whattoexpect.com/baby-products/ for everything related to pregnancy and babies, and it is quite useful. Hope this helps your readers as well.
Sweet Basil
Enjoy! And thank you!
Mary Kay Viscounty
These look so yummy! Trying to find things to mail to my freshman college girl in NY but I live in CA so they need to travel well! Any tips??
Sweet Basil
My mom lined a Tupperware with wax paper and layered them with wax paper between and a secure lid then packed it with packing peanuts etc so it didn’t move. She’s going love getting these in the mail!
Dorothy Schlick
Love the no bake Reese’s rice krispie treat
Sweet Basil
Thank you!
Maureen
My grandmother used to make Rice Krispy Treats with Karo Syrup, Sugar, and peanut butter instead of marshmallows, and this is the only other recipe I have seen like that. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME REALIZE I AM NOT GOING CRAZY.
Sweet Basil
That’s my job! Keeping us from feeling crazy! haha
Amy Sharp
My great aunt taught me to make Special K (the cereal) bars with 1 cup each of sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter. Then add the cereal, then melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips and spread on top. This recipe reminds me of this!
Sweet Basil
That sounds delicious!
Laura
Rice crispy treats are the best!
Sweet Basil
Amen to that!
Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons
These look great! I can’t wait to try them!
Sweet Basil
Hope you love them!
Raschell from MissHomemade.com
This is my favorite candy combination plus I love Rice Krispies. Will be making soon. Thanks for posting!
Sweet Basil
Enjoy!
JoJo
Do you by any chance have the original original recipe of the Reese’s no bake cookies? They were my absolute favorite! They didn’t have chocolate chips in them, or rice crispies. They had oats, peanut butter, and Reese’s… I just don’t remember everything. If you could help me it’d be so appreciated 🙂
Sweet Basil
Hi JoJo, unfortunately I haven’t had those but I have had no bake cookies. I’ll have to see what I can dig up for you.
JoJo
Thank you!
Annette
Yes there is a no bake cookie like that I make them all the time for my hubby as they are his favorite always asking me to make them all the time
Destiny
These were SO good! Me and my family had them for our Christmas Dinner!
Sweet Basil
Yay!! I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Shannon
Do you use light or dark corn syrup?
Sweet Basil
Always light 🙂
Roberta
Im curious if this will work with 3Musketeers. I still have several bags left over from Halloween and want to get rid of them in a more interesting way. Will have to try and see if it works.
Sweet Basil
Oh, it could be delicious! Let me know!
Crystal Goodman
Thank u for sharing this delicious recipe and your kiddos are just too cute
Sweet Basil
thank you so much!
Jesslynn
Do you put these in the fridge to cool or leave them out?
Sweet Basil
We just leave them out.
Ava
I. LOVE. THESE! Thank you so much! I followed the recipe exactly and threw in a small handful of mini marshmallows at the last minute and they are to die for! Thank you! Thank you!
Sweet Basil
oohhhh! I have to try that addition! Great idea!
Beth
Not a fan of using corn syrup.. Could marshmallow be used in place?
Mary
Can these be frozen and eaten later?
Sweet Basil
Unfortunately the cereal doesn’t hold up well in the freezer. :
Melba
Can you substitute corn syrup with honey?
Sweet Basil
You can but it doesn’t set up quite as well and you can taste the honey.
dawn
How many does this recipe make?
Kathy
leftover Reeses at Halloween?? Not a chance! LOL Looks great though.
Sweet Basil
Haha, we do in fact usually buy more just to make these 😉
Cindy
I know I’m overthinking this. But do you use four Reese’s peanut butter cups? Or four packages with 2 in them? Not that I think you could ever over do Reese’s.
Sweet Basil
Haha, true, you could never over do it! It’s just four cups, not four packages though I honestly think that sounds delicious.
Bobbi
Could you make these with just marshmallow and minus the 1st 2 ingredients and salt? (like making regular rice kripie treat but with reeces cups)
Sweet Basil
Absolutely! We love them like that!
RainyJo
Oh, I am making these tomorrow for sure! Yum! You know I was looking for a really good rice krispie treats recipe yesterday, and yours is the one I saved! Coincidentally, today I find this recipe to save, and right away, as a gardener, I recognized that name, Oh Sweet Basil.:)
I’m wondering, if I wanted to do bars, say in an 8×8 pan, do you think that doubling the recipe would work for that?
Thanks so much! I’m saving the these recipes to my Pinterest boards, but im adding your website page to my homescreen, so that I can explore all of the other amazing recipes that you’ve created.:))
Sweet Basil
Hello! Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm! Just a single batch of this recipe will fit in an an 8×8 perfectly! If you want to double it, you could use a 9×13. Enjoy!
Maci
Hi, question for you.. I’m not much of a cook, but I’m attempting to make these for my son’s first birthday party! What do you mean by chopping up the Reese’s? Also, the folding over part.. You’re not supposed to smash the candy? Little help here 🙁
Sincerely, I can’t cook. LOL
Sweet Basil
Hi Maci,
Just cut the Reese’s into bite sized pieces and just carefully stir it so you still get chunks of candy. Thanks!
Erin
I just made these!! Yum.. I had a little under for peanut butter and only 3 Reese’s eggs left over from Easter.(I know, I know who has left over Reese’s!??!) I also added a cup of mini marshmallows. It was cool enough so they didn’t melt. Fantastic!!! Thanks!
Sweet Basil
ok, that totally sounds so good with the marshmallows!
Darlene Berky
I love your recipes and your children are beautiful
Amy Eller
I have no clue what I did wrong, but I followed the instructions and when I scooped them out they just crumbled apart. Please help!
Sweet Basil
Amy, when they are still really warm they kind of do fall apart, but you just pile them up and then let them cool and they should stick together. Also, I’ve had many emails with the same problem but all of them got the recipe from online (pinterest, facebook etc) and not my actual site. Those recipes are all different (some only have sugar and pb!) so if by any chance you had the same experience let me know. The mixture should be very sticky when stirring, but if not let me know what it looks like and exactly what brands etc you used and how much and I’ll help you figure out what happened.
Sib
Wash your hands and then use an icecream scooper grab a handful and then press the kris pies into the scooper untill you have a nice sized ball formed
ange
That happened to me before when I left the peanutbutter mixture on the burner too long…
Jenny
Hmmm I had a baking FAIL! I just made these and they are spooned onto paper cooling at the moment, but are they supposed to be watery when you put them on the paper? I am hoping they will be edible once they cool but there was a lot of liquid that seeped to the paper when I spooned them there, just wanted to see if this was normal, or if I should let the mixture harden in the pan longer before I spoon them onto the paper? Thanks!
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Megan
This recipe looks really good, but I can’t see the last 3 ingredients in the list. There’s 3 bullets but no ingredients showing? Thanks!
Sweet Basil
Hi Meg, I’m not sure why there were any bullet points showing up blank but that is the full ingredients list. Enjoy!
Melissa
What is the best way to store them and how long do they keep? I’m making them for a Halloween party this Friday night, but I also have a 2 layer cake for the same party so I was going to make these tomorrow. Will they be ok for two days?
Kathleen
Made the Reese’s-Krispies and doubled the recipe. That made a little over 100 Tbl sized balls. They were delicious. Hint: Make sure that you use a strong spoon, and have a strong arm, because when you start stirring the Krispies with the Peanut Butter mixture, it stiffens fast. They make a perfect treat. Happy Halloween!
Sweet Basil
I must make mine so big! I’ll have to change the tablespoon to 1/4 cup. haha
Liz
Kid’s costumes are adorable!! Recipe sounds delicious!! But who in the world has left over Reece’s??? Just Saying!!! Will definitely buy some extra to try this out though
Sweet Basil
hahahaha! AMEN! I totally have to buy extras to make these treats. I think the first year I posted this was the first year we ever have had leftovers and it will probably never happen again
Laura
How many does one recipe make? Help asap anyone
Sweet Basil
It depends on the size. We usually make our smaller and get about 16.
Adrian Moll
I have to ask what type of tablespoon you use? I doubled this recipe, thinking I would get around 30, but I got 76!!!! Mine were rounded tablespoons.
Leah
I’ve never cared for plain rice krispies but these I had to try. AMAZING! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Kristi @ My San Francisco Kitchen
Wow these look great!! And I love those Halloween costumes, sooo cute!! 🙂
Deborah
I think I know what I'm doing with the Halloween candy!!
Joanne
These are such a fun way to us up those extra Reese's! And both kids look MAJORLY adorable!
Ali | Gimme Some Oven
Oh my goodness – your girls are SO cute!!! Love this recipe too!
totesdelishblog
Those costumes are SO cute! I wish I could dress up like that and still be that cute! Also, who has leftover Halloween candy?!
Savory Simple
Those photos are SO adorable. I was rainbow brite back in my day! And I think you just gave me a good excuse to get Reese's for the “kids.”
Katie @ Blonde Ambition
I absolutely loooove Reeses! These sound delicious, and those costumes are adorable 🙂
Rachael {Simply Fresh Cooking}
Awwww, your kids are totes adorbs (as I like to say)!
I can see why this recipe is so popular! I know my hubby would DIE over it!! 🙂
Valerie
Your little ones are adorable! Love the costumes!!
Your Reeses Krispies treats are just as adorable! 😀 Great way to use up that leftover candy…although I seldom have any left over to bake with…;)
Becky @ Project Domestication
I've had a hankering for rice krispies and my husband is a pb and chocolate junkie. I've gotta try these.
Jen
Those are the most adorable costumes!! Love love love them!!!
The treats sound great too! 🙂
Anonymous
These look amazing! I'm thinking of making them for Halloween instead of buying candy.
Anita Kay Head
I realize this post is over a year old now, but I just ran across it on pinterest and had to say that sprite costume is the cutest stinkin' thing I have seen in quite a while! Oh my goodness.
Jeanna Whittington
I just made these, they are cooling now but I couldn't help myself but get a taste while I was putting them on a baking sheet! Really great easy and quick recipe 🙂
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Anonymous
Try this too!!!!
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Leslie
We make these with Special K cereal and just add a square of Hersey choc. on top right after you drop them by the spoonful. Have to wait to let the chocolate dry then can move them.
louise b.
I just discovered your blog for the first time and i couldn’t resist these krispies! Reese’s peanut butter cups are my favorite chocolate and I made this for dessert last night. Boy! it was incredible. I just hope there are enough leftovers for me to have for snacks as everyone at home seems to like them too!
Annie K
Just made these. So easy and SO delicious! I used natural chunky peanut butter and Scharffen Berger dark chocolate chips. They turned out great. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing!!
Aubrey
My family really enjoyed these yummy treats. Thanks for the recipe!
Jenny
did you use milk choc. chips or semi-sweet chips?
thanks,
Jenny
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Thanks for sharing!!
Elizabeth
Who ever has leftover Reese Cups? lol 🙂 Looks yummy.
bdfost
Yummy! Just a tip: It was easier to chop up the candy after they were in the freezer overnight… from experience using a chopper is the easiest and least messy way, but if they are room temp, you can say MESS! lol
Also, MAKE SURE YOUR COOKWARE IS NONSTICK OR SPRAY IT GOOD!!! Thank God my saucepot is nonstick, but I poured it over the cereal in a mixing bowl… and didn't spray it… MESS!! lol
laurenb
1 1/3 creamy peanut butter…. is that 1 1/3 CUPS? or TABLESPOONS?
Miller Racing Family
I just made these wonderful treats and they were amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.
Michelle
omg those look amazing….. n i LOVE the costumes <3
Misty
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Anonymous
so yummy and easy!! i meade it for my husbands care package and he loved it!!!
Ty Johnson
I wanted to keep liking this but it will only let me press the button once!!!
Dana’s Tupperware
I make these, but just use Chocolate Crispies, Peanut Butter (lots), 1 1/2 bags Marshmallows, 1 stick margarine. YUMMY!!
Rachel
If you stop after putting in the rice crispies, put into greased 9×13 pan and while still warm sprinkle a bag of chocolate chips over the top and cover for about 5 mins, and then spread the melted chocolate around the top…
Billie
Has anyone replaced the rice cereal with oatmeal?
Billie
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Lisa Marie Trent
Is it weird that I want to throw some oats in there? Maybe for guilt? Who knows.
LBrown64
These are so going to go into my recipe book! Darling kids!
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must.try.these.soon.
summer623
Sounds great!!!
Jane
Oh no! I hate croup, SO glad she is better. Those were some of the scariest nights as a mother. Those are the cutest costumes in history!!
Lolly Jane
bah!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE those cosutmes. i miss the 80's!! 😉
this recipe looks sooo yummy! gotta love pinterest for bringin me to you!
Erin
What a great idea for leftover candy! We still have more than our fair share left. Costumes are adorable!!
Taste and Tell
I'm so glad she's feeling better! And seriously the cutest costumes ever!
This is such a great way to use up that Halloween candy!
Mellissa "Charlie Anastazja" Roy
If you take the first part of the recipe with the sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter, when that is done stir in 5 cups of honey nut cheerios, you also get another yummy treat as well.
Carrian
Dara, isn't croup the worst?! You have to live it to understand just how scary it is 🙁
Cookin’ Canuck
My kids are big-time croup kids, so I know how scary that can be. I'm glad she's feeling better! These adorable Krispies balls are the perfect way to use up that Halloween candy.
The Daily Smash
Yummy what a great and easy idea.. And the kids are so cute.
Jennifurla
I used to love Raindbow brite! Lovely idea for these treats.
A party and A HALF
What a great idea! I will have to remember this for when I have children because I can't have nuts 🙁 but it looks delicious!
Megan @ Confessions of a Bake-aholic
Oh my! chocolate and peanut butter! we used up all our leftover candy already, but this recipe warrants a trip to the grocery store!