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I love being in my kitchen developing new recipes or tweaking old ones. Getting my hands wet, my apron messy, and dirtying every measuring cup in the house (God bless my dishwasher). Baking is my therapy. Good for the mind aaaaand the tummy. Somedays I could spend hours in the kitchen!
And today was…. not one of those days.
Today was a hot one in Baltimore. Hot days and hot ovens DO NOT mix well in my teeny tiny apartment. Unless I want to feel like I live in a sauna, I try not to turn on the oven on sweltering hot days.
Sooooo…. Sally’s Baking Addiction quickly turns into Sally’s No-Baking Addiction.
No-bake recipes are the bestest, right?!
Well, I honestly can’t think of a better way to no-bake something than to throw chocolate, butter, marshmallows, and Reese’s Puffs into a pan. Reese’s Puffs are the sugary crack cereal that I never ate much of when I was growing up. They are peanut butter + chocolate flavored crunchy sugar puffs that are quite addicting with or without milk. Now that I’m a grown up, I can take these sugary little puffs of heaven and add even more sugar and butter to them because… well, why not?
And if that wasn’t enough, let’s just add a thick layer chocolate fudge frosting on top.
And throw on a TON of Reese’s Pieces. This is pure no-bake insanity!
Reese’s Puffs Treats
- 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) unsalted butter
- 1 10.5 oz bag mini marshmallows
- 6.5 cups Reese’s Puffs cereal
- 1 – 1.5 cups Reese’s Pieces (optional)
Chocolate Fudge Layer
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cubed
Spray an 11×7 baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
In a large saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Add the marshmallows and stir constantly. Once the marshmallows are completely melted, remove pan from heat. Stir in the Reese’s Puffs until they are completely coated with the marshmallow. Press into prepared baking pan. I used a spatula sprayed with nonstick spray to make the sticky cereal mixture easier to press down.
Make the chocolate fudge layer by microwaving the chocolate chips and cubed butter for 30 seconds. Remove and stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds and stir. Continue microwaving in 30-second intervals until chocolate can be stirred smooth. Once completely melted smooth, spread chocolate on top of Reese’s Puffs treats. If topping with Reese’s Pieces, press them lightly into the fudge frosting so they stick.
Chill bars for at least 1 hour so the chocolate can set before cutting into squares.
© Sally’s Baking Addiction 2012 recipe & photos
Here are a few of my favorite Sally’s No-Baking Addiction recipes. 
Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
Cake Batter White Chocolate Fudge
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Ugh, don’t you hate sweltering days? Especially when all you wanna do is bake, bake, bake but don’t want to actually bake yourself. Thank goodness for no-bake treats! These are AWESOME. Like chocolate + peanut butter sugar bomb AWESOME. And a perfect solution to a psycho-hot day!
Hayley recently posted..Snickers Cookies
pb sugar bomb awesome… couldn’t have said it better myself Hayley haha!!
I am totally trying to go as no-bake as possible this summer. It’s already 100 here and our A/C is so expensive! LOVE THESE. That cereal is to die for.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Whatever Friday {I’m on Ziplist!}
100 degrees??? I’m complaining at 93 degrees!! Don’t know how you do it! Cereal bars will save your life Dorothy!
It’s been way too long since I’ve made any cereal cookie bars…and these look amazing!!!
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Cereal bars are the best! Love how easy they are. Thanks Liz!
They look so good and I can’t believe you made something, shot it, edited, and posted it…all on the same day! I am day(s) week(s) ahead. Sometimes a recipe will jump the line but by and large, it’s a 10 day lag. I am impressed!
And hot, small kitchen..yeah, I have one of those where everything melts…on contact
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Averie, shooting and editing took me longer than actually making the bars! I, too, have tons of recipes still lined up but I had to post these today…too yummy to hold back.
It was near 100 here today, so yeah–I did NO baking. Unless laying on a chair at the pool counts. =) Wish I would have had some of these with me!
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Sounds like you baked in the sun!
These look crazy good!
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Thanks Jen!
I love no bake desserts and these look like total winners. I’ve never tried making treats out of my ever present stash of Reese’s Puffs!
Karly recently posted..Giveaway! Land O’Lakes & The Pioneer Woman
You should try it Karly! Reese’s Puffs + gooey marshmallows are tooooo dieeeee forrrr.
I love a yummy no bake treat on a hot day. These bars are PERFECT for pb/chocolate addicts like us. Thanks for feeding my addiction. And come on, frosting makes everything better
Back For Seconds recently posted..Elvis Muffins
I’m glad I found a pb/chocolate addict who is crazy for it as much as I am! And yes.. frosting makes everything better, you got that right!
We almost always have a box of that cereal in our house. It is the perfect way to have peanut butter and chocolate for breakfast and not feel any guilt for it:-) No bake bars are such a sweet and yummy way to use up my favorite cereal…and with fudge frosting? Oh my word…this is awesome!!!
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annnnd one more thing to try !!my appartment is 24square meters and it’s true that it gets freaking hot in here as soon as i turn on the oven…then again, it’s Sweden and the summer don’t seem to have found us on the map this year yet… :-/
Mo recently posted..Nutella cookies
How great are no bake recipes,they’re so quick which means…they get in my belly quicker..score!
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I love the sounds of these – it’s hard to pass up on a no bake dessert loaded with chocolate and peanut butter.
Speaking of peanut buttery cereal – remember peanut butter toast crunch (PBTC as I lovingly called it)? That would be another great cereal to make these treats with – if only they still made it!
Jenna@LittleKitchenBigFlavors recently posted..Gyro Sliders
I don’t think I’ve EVER had PBTC before! Sounds amazing though, Jenna!
These look great! I love Reese’s Piece because they don’t have any chocolate. I also love cereal; I rediscovered Lucky Charms recently and am trying to think of something to make with them. Unfortunately my oven is on pretty much every day for one reason or another, and these new ovens blow hot air the entire time their on and for a couple hours after turning them off
You’d think they could improve the technology by now.
Laura Dembowski recently posted..Roasted Strawberry Muffins
wow… what a divine recipe! i adore reese puffs… can’t imagine how good these would taste! i guess i’ll have to see for myself!
xo
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Reese’s Puffs are the best! They taste delicious with gooey marshmallows. Hope you make and enjoy them Ally. Thanks!
Yum-O! These look amazing. All bakers have to love (& appreciate) a good no-bake recipe once in a while.
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I agree! No-bake recipes are sometimes a life-saver. Thanks Sarah!
SO, so fun, Sally! I love all of the different versions of rice krispie treats that I am seeing float around lately!
Me too, Cassie! I saw one with fruity pebbles! Must make soon
What a yummy twist on rice krispie treats! And super decadent with the chocolate frosting on top. This is the best way to get your treats without sweltering over a hot oven! And they look so summery too.
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They DO look summery! And the chocolate is very decadent, you are right Reeni!
These might be one of my favorite no-bake desserts yet! I love Reese Puffs cereal, and the Reese Pieces on top are the perfect final touch!
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Reese’s Pieces + Reese’s Puffs together are one seriously amazing combo.
Yum!! I LOVED Reese’s Puffs when I was younger, these sound awesome!! It has been so hot around here lately that is seriously unthinkable to even turn on the oven unless I turned the air conditioning down to like 60 degrees! Thanks for the awesome recipe
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I hate turning on the AC so low! NO oven for me lately.
These look like peanut butter overload – that’s a good thing! An interesting twist on a crispy rice treat. I love the added Reeses Pieces and chocolate frosting. Yummy!
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peanut butter overload is definitely a good thing! Thanks Natalie.
What GREAT recipes! I hope you will come over to Cast Party Wednesday and share it with us. Thanks, I hope to see you there!
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once again thank you so much ! tried that (add to adapt it a bit) this week, huge success !!!
Mo recently posted..chocolate topped cereals marshmallows treats!
Yum,
These look scrumptious! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing at Creative Thursday.
IM TRYIN THEM FOR THANKSGIVING’S DAY THANKS SALLY <3
I absolutely loved these and so did my family! The only problem I had was the chocolate spread on top never seemed to harden all the way. I’ve made this twice, the first I used the chocolate and butter and the second just chocolate. The plain chocolate seemed to work a little better than with butter and tasted just as good. If anyone has any clues as to get it to harden faster, let me know! I tried to refrigerate it too, as soon as it came out however it softened up again.
Hey Ellie! (I’ve always loved that name – Ellie) Anyway, the chocolate is definitely soft and melty. That’s just how it is. It doesn’t harden much. Try using 16 oz of melting chocolate instead – like Baker’s brand chocolate bars. Melt that and pour/spread over top. That will harden more than chocolate chips would because it is made for melting/hardening.
Thanks so much! I will for sure try that one next time!
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