Description
Reeses Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bites blend classic candy flavors into irresistible homemade treats. Chocolate and peanut butter lovers find pure bliss in these quick, simple snacks that satisfy sweet cravings with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups (480 ml) crispy rice cereal (like Rice Krispies)
- 1 cup (240 ml) chopped Reeses Peanut Butter cups (mini or regular)
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml/57 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup (170 g) semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) coconut oil or butter (optional, for smoother chocolate)
Instructions
- Mixing Base: Whisk peanut butter and powdered sugar in a large bowl until creating a smooth, uniform mixture that holds together effortlessly.
- Texture Integration: Fold crispy Rice Krispies or cornflakes into the peanut butter blend, ensuring complete and even coating of each cereal piece throughout the mixture.
- Shaping Bites: Carefully mold the combined mixture into compact, uniform spheres approximately one inch in diameter, placing each delicate orb onto a parchment-lined tray with precision.
- Chocolate Preparation: Melt semisweet chocolate chips with vegetable or coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring intermittently until achieving a silky, glossy consistency that flows smoothly.
- Coating Process: Fully submerge each peanut butter sphere into the molten chocolate, ensuring complete and elegant coverage, then gently return to the parchment-lined surface for setting.
- Final Setting: Allow chocolate-covered bites to solidify at room temperature for approximately 20 minutes, or accelerate the process by transferring to the refrigerator until a crisp, glossy shell forms completely.
Notes
- Prevent Sticky Mixture: Lightly coat hands with cooking spray or butter when forming peanut butter balls to avoid sticking and ensure smooth, uniform shapes.
- Chocolate Dipping Technique: Use a fork when submerging bites in melted chocolate to allow excess chocolate to drip off, creating a cleaner, more professional coating.
- Temperature Control: Let chocolate-covered bites cool at room temperature first, then refrigerate to prevent condensation and maintain a glossy chocolate finish.
- Dietary Adaptations: Swap regular chocolate for dairy-free dark chocolate and use gluten-free cereal to make this recipe suitable for various dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg