Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels Recipe (2024)

An 8 oz package of Pepperidge Farm pretzel goldfish is roughly 3 cups, and no pretzel crushing is needed (or extra salt sprinkles). It saves a couple of minutes and the kids love the little fishies.

I made this with some modifications (some suggested below):-I added 1/2 cup of peanut butter to the marshmallow mixture;-I added 3/4 cup chopped salted peanuts to the cereal mixture; -in lieu of the chopped chocolate, I mixed 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup butterscotch chips; I pressed half of the cereal mixture into a pan, sprinkled 2/3 of the chip mixture, pressed the remaining cereal mixture, then melted the remaining chip mixture and drizzled it over the top.So delicious.

Try browning the butter. I never like rice krispie treats til I tried them with browned butter. Raises treats to a new level.

Ok...I am not usually a fan of modification. I mean...the idea is that you are making someone elses recipe so my thought is that you should always make it the way it is presented and then later..the next time, you might add something but in this case I DID do the fish pretzels(not really a modifcation) and I just knew that 1/2 cup of peanut butter would make this amazing and it was.

I am one of 8 children and my mother was making Rice Krispy treats for us in the 1960's using chocolate chips. Her fix for the melting problem was to keep the chips in the freezer. Works like a charm. I make these with a salted caramel base that I stir the marshmallows into until melted. Fold in the frozen chips, press into the pan, and sprinkle with Maldon sea salt.

I like to think of myself as a fairly sophisticated baker and yet these are the treats I can’t help making more of every time we run out! They’re so good. I don’t love the fake butter flavor either, so using regular snaps. Flakey salt is essential. Also, recipe doesn’t specify mini marshmallows but they melt faster and also come in a 10 oz bag.

To keep that just-made chewiness (even if you add peanut butter to the marshmallow mixture), reduce the butter by 2 Tb and add 1/4 cup light corn syrup. They will stay fresh for a week - if you can keep them around that long.

I'm not a fan of Rice Krispie treats, but I was looking for a treat that I could carry in a backpack up a trail for a birthday sweet at the top of Oak Mountain at Kings Chair. The hike was challenging, the champagne was cold when we toasted at the summit, and this was the perfect, portable, celebratory snack! The pretzels and chocolate changed the taste and I'm about to make them again for an after birthday run celebration tomorrow morning at 5:30. We love to combine fitness and food!

We can't get enough of these! Suggest using parchment instead of foil - I find parchment releases better.

Per Julia Moskin, I browned the butter before adding the marshmallows. I added more marshmallows just before spreading in the pan to have chewy bits in the treat. The pretzels were a brilliant addition. Chocolate took it up another notch. Adults loved them as much as the kids. Delicious and addictive.

I guess I should have measured 3 cups of pretzels first, then crushed them. The recipe is written that way, but I didn't pay enough attention. I crushed them, then measured. I ended up with dry treats, hardly enough marshmallow. I will make these again with that in mind. I also browned the butter before adding marshmallows, that was delicious.

Made these for my coworkers. Everyone LOVED them. They asked if the secret ingredient was crack. Needless to say they did not disappoint. 35/35 would recommend.

Update: They're really great this way while they're still warm, but the peanut butter makes them brittle the next day (still delicious, though). Next time I'll increase the amount of marshmallows to keep them a bit more on the gooey side.

Brown the butter!

An 8 oz package of Pepperidge Farm pretzel goldfish is roughly 3 cups, and no pretzel crushing is needed (or extra salt sprinkles).Add 1/2 cup peanut butter - crunchy would be best.Mix in mini chocolate chips - try 4 oz. No need to use only on the top. They don't really melt

I should have made the recipe as written first - my mistake. Instead, I took some comments and used the Goldfish pretzels uncrushed (BIG MISTAKE) and the peanut butter (Skippy smooth). The PNB for flavor was not as much a mistake, but the treats were unexpectedly dry. . . was that because the pretzels were too big? Would more melted butter have been beneficial? When melting chocolate, I use a bar, either Lindt or Guittards, for a smoother and shinier chocolate. I'll try again.

No changes: these are PERFECT.

Thanks for this fun variation on an already great recipe! I’ve made Rice Krispie treats many times and didn’t trust my process to be warm enough to melt the chocolate. So instead mixed in mini m&ms after I stirred in the Rice Krispies - yum! (My tips for success for even basic treats / use a bigger bag of marshmallows and a little extra butter)

My favorite trick is to use a large bowl & microwave the butter & marshmallows for 2-3 minutes. Stir melted mixture using a buttered spatula. Then fold the rice crispy into the marshmallow mixture. Pour mixture into a buttered cake pan & use the butter wrappers, butter side down to help smooth the top of the crispy treats if you like. That last part works best if you make a straight up plain crispy with no extras. So fast & easy!

I consider myself a Rice Krispie treat girly — this is absolutely delicious. The saltiness, the sweetness, the crunchiness, the everything. I didn’t get my treats in the pan fast enough for the chocolate to melt, so I popped it in the oven at 200 for two minutes or so, then spread the chocolate around to coat the whole top. So, so, so good

For those of you who have gone through life never having made RKT’s, just know you gotta have your pan lined with foil and sprayed with PAM ready to put the melted mix in. I was scrambling and Couldn’t add the chocolate chips because they wouldn’t have melted. BUT did add peanut butter and goldfish, I doubled this which made it bulkier to remove from pan. All in all though, exceptionally YUM!!

If you need to consider making this gluten free, Snyder's makes a GF mini pretzel that works well. Also Rice Krispies are not GF since there is malt in the mix. But you can find similar cereals that are GF made by Nature's Path, Erewon, Barbara's (brown rice to boot) and a few others. Most major grocers carry one or two of them.

Great recipe, followed the recommendation to use pretzel goldfish and unsalted butter.

Brown the butter, toast the marshmallows in the broiler before melting, double the chocolate, add a tsp of vanilla :) :) :)

Made these for a movie night with friends. Between the four of us, they vanished rapidly. That said, if I were to make these again, I'd cut back by at least a third on the chocolate which I feel kind of overwhelmed the other flavors and textures.

Hard as rocks even after adding 1/2 cup PB as suggested in comments and only adding 2 cups pretzel sticks. Good flavor but painful to eat lol

Made these twice now- don’t use vegan marshmallows, they never end up breaking down and coating everything evenly. Leave the pretzels as large as you can; my first time I broke them down too much and it created a clump of dust. Finally, use a larger pan than mentioned (I used an 11x9 my second time) otherwise they become too thick for the avg person to eat easily. Very tasty, flaky salt really elevates it!

I used dark chocolate instead, and did a quick couple minutes under the broiler to melt it. Then sprinkled with sea salt and people LOVED it. Great recipe!

Do not substitute vegan marshmallows! I ended up with a thick, sticky mess.

This is okay. Way too many pretzels (I’d do a cup next time). Semi-sweet is a weird taste here and I think a nice milk chocolate bar (not Hershey’s, I said nice) would’ve been better.