I recently wanted to make a dessert as a gift for a person celebrating a new job.  I know he likes peanut butter and chocolate candies and I know he likes cereal treats, so I decided to combine the two and come up with a special treat!  Making a bar like a cereal treat didn’t seem ‘fancy’ enough for the occasion though, so I made the sweet as individual little cups!

I simply varied the recipe I use for a basic cereal treat to come up with a yummy peanut butter/chocolate version.  They required a little more work than a bar, but I think you will agree the results were great!  If you’d like to try, I am sharing the recipe.  Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cereal Bites

• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1, 10 oz. package of marshmallows
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 6 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1, 12 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate pieces
• peanuts and sea salt flakes for garnish

Coat a mini muffin(s) pan with cooking spray.  (I used a pan for 24 and had extra ingredients that I used to make bars in a coated 8” x 8” baking pan.)

In a large saucepan, melt butter on the stove over low heat.  Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted.  Remove from heat.  Stir in peanut butter until melted.  Add cereal and stir until well coated and all ingredients are evenly incorporated.

Press about a Tablespoon of the cereal mixture into the bottom of each well.  There will be a little bit of room left to add some chocolate.

Melt the chocolate over low heat in a double boiler, stirring frequently.  Remove from heat when just melted.  Spoon about a teaspoon of chocolate into each well, smoothing the top with the spoon.

Finish with peanuts and flakes of sea salt.  Set in the fridge.  Store in an air tight container.  These are best fresh, but there shouldn’t be any problem with them hanging around too long!

Thanks for stopping by!  Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie