No Bake Rocky Road Bars
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These No Bake Rocky Road Bars are the perfect easy recipe if you love peanut butter and chocolate. With only 5 ingredients – they’re crispy, crunchy & a little gooey since they’re filled with Rice Krispie cereal and mini marshmallows.
**This post was originally published December 8, 2017 and updated October 20, 2019 with new photos and recipe tips**
Chocolate, peanut butter, Rice Krispies and marshmallows make these easy rocky road bars impossible to resist. They’re kind of like a homemade chocolate bar, or a chocolate Rice Krispie treat. The cereal makes them a little crunchy, the marshmallows make them a little chewy, and the chocolate and peanut butter make them just a little gooey.
Plus – there’s only 5 ingredients and they’re completely no bake. So it’s also a super easy recipe.
How to Make No-Bake Rocky Road Bars
This recipe is super easy to make. Here’s what’s involved.
- Place 1/4 butter, 3/4 peanut butter, and 2 cups chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe bowl.
- Melt in the microwave. Microwave for 1 minute intervals on medium power (not high or regular power), stirring in between each.
- Allow to cool slightly (this is so you don’t melt the marshmallows).
- Then stir in 1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies and 3 cups mini marshmallows.
- Pour the mixture into a lined pan, and chill in the fridge.
Seriously, the whole thing comes together in no time. You can also add in some chopped peanuts if you prefer, and you can always use crunchy peanut butter or smooth.
Pro Tip: Line the pan with parchment paper or aluminum and make sure to leave an overhang around the edges of the pan. This way, after the bars have set you can easily lift them out of the pan and cut into bars.
Either way, these no bake rocky road squares are such a delicious treat that take almost no time to make.
I like making these over Christmas time because I can easily make a batch while other things are cooking in the oven. Plus, since it only uses one bowl – there are way less dishes.
So if you love peanut butter and chocolate – these no-bake rocky road squares are definitely for you.
If you love no-bake treats – make sure to try these other no-bake favorites:
- Confetti Squares
- No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
- Chocolate Confetti Squares
- Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Or for more rocky road desserts don’t forget this rocky road fudge or these homemade rocky road candies.
No Bake Rocky Road Bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 cups chocolate chips, milk or semi-sweet or a combination of milk and dark chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies
- 3 cups mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch square pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Leave an overhang around the edges.
- In a large microwave safe bowl add the peanut butter, butter and chocolate chips.
- Microwave for 45-second intervals on medium power, stirring between each interval until everything is melted.
- Stir until the mixture is evenly mixed together and allow to cool slightly for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the Rice Krispies and marshmallows.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, spread into the corners of the pan.
- Chill in the fridge for 3 hours or until set.
- Lift the bars out of the pan using the overhang from the parchment paper or aluminum foil. Cut into squares and serve.
So easy and so delish! I even made another batch with white chocolate chips.
Yum! I will need to try with white chocolate chips
These are SOOOOO GOOOOOD! You could even substitute white or butterscotch chips for the chocolate chips. I love that they are no bakes, because I can make them in the summer without turning on my oven. Thank you so much for the recipe!
These are delicious! Everyone raved about them! And easy to make.
Made these for my peanut butter loving husband!! He absolutely loved them, I did too!! Thank you!
Loved how easy these were to make. Followed the recipe to the letter, but next time I’m going to sprinkle some sea salt on them to give them the salty/sweet effect.
Thank you! I made these into cookies for my niece’s baby shower. I made them into cookies instead because it was too hot to go to the store and buy mini marshmallows.
This was so good. My son is GF and dairy free so we used Good Life chocolate chips, GF puffed rice and his vegan butter and added 1/2 cup of chopped almonds. Followed your recipe to a T and it came out sooooo delicious! This is his new favorite dessert!
So much deliciousness for so little effort! These bars are perfect. I made no substitutions but instead of microwaving, I melted the chocolate mixture in my big stainless steel bowl over simmering water.
Thanks for the great recipe–it’s a keeper!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the bars! Thanks so much for your kind review
These were so easy and amazing!!! The texture, the flavor: perfection. These will be a regular here :). Thank you!
Made this today, exactly as written, and it is so delicious! It was quick and easy. I love the marshmallows in it and the crunch of the rice krispies. This is a keeper.
What would you suggest replacing peanut butter with? We can’t use sunbutter or Wow butter either
You could replace it with 1 cup more of chocolate chips of really whatever variety you prefer. More milk or semi-sweet chocolate, or butterscotch is delicious (but very sweet). They just won’t be quite as soft. Or a different variety of nut butter if there are any that you can eat.
Can this recipe be doubled?
Yes – you’ll just need a very big bowl. You can either make 2 8×8 inch pans, or make it in a 9×13 inch pan 🙂
Could these be refrigerated or frozen to be made ahead of time?
Yes, that would be fine. Just make sure to keep them in an airtight container in the freezer and thaw in the fridge.