No-Bake Peanut Butter Honey Rice Crispy Bites
No-Bake Peanut Butter Honey Rice Crispy Bites
Ingredients
- 6 cups puffed rice cereal
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 12 mini paper cupcake liners, as needed
Instructions
- 1
Measure 6 cups of puffed rice cereal into a large, heat-proof mixing bowl. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
In a medium saucepan, pour 1/2 cup of honey. Heat the honey over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it begins to bubble vigorously around the edges and in the center.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter to the hot, bubbling honey in the saucepan. Continue to heat over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Stir the honey and peanut butter together continuously with a sturdy spatula or spoon until they are fully melted and combined into a smooth, thick, and uniform light brown sauce. This should take about 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Immediately pour the warm peanut butter-honey sauce over the puffed rice cereal in the large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Using a sturdy spatula or spoon, thoroughly mix the cereal and sauce until all the cereal pieces are evenly coated and sticky. Ensure there are no dry spots of cereal remaining.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
Arrange 12 mini paper cupcake liners into the cups of a standard muffin tin.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Scoop portions of the sticky cereal mixture into each prepared cupcake liner. Press down gently but firmly with the back of a spoon or your fingers to form compact, individual bites. This helps them hold their shape once set.
⏱️ 5 min
- 9
Allow the treats to cool and set at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, or refrigerate for 15-20 minutes for a quicker set, until firm. Once firm, they can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
⏱️ 30 min
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No-Bake Peanut Butter Honey Rice Crispy Bites
Ingredients
- 6 cups puffed rice cereal
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 12 mini paper cupcake liners, as needed
Instructions
- 1
Measure 6 cups of puffed rice cereal into a large, heat-proof mixing bowl. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
In a medium saucepan, pour 1/2 cup of honey. Heat the honey over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it begins to bubble vigorously around the edges and in the center.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter to the hot, bubbling honey in the saucepan. Continue to heat over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Stir the honey and peanut butter together continuously with a sturdy spatula or spoon until they are fully melted and combined into a smooth, thick, and uniform light brown sauce. This should take about 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Immediately pour the warm peanut butter-honey sauce over the puffed rice cereal in the large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Using a sturdy spatula or spoon, thoroughly mix the cereal and sauce until all the cereal pieces are evenly coated and sticky. Ensure there are no dry spots of cereal remaining.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Arrange 12 mini paper cupcake liners into the cups of a standard muffin tin.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Scoop portions of the sticky cereal mixture into each prepared cupcake liner. Press down gently but firmly with the back of a spoon or your fingers to form compact, individual bites. This helps them hold their shape once set.
⏱️ 5 min - 9
Allow the treats to cool and set at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, or refrigerate for 15-20 minutes for a quicker set, until firm. Once firm, they can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
⏱️ 30 min