chocolate frosted reeses puffs treats
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 kinda like therapy! Good for the mind aaaaand the tummy. Somedays I could spend hours in the kitchen!
And today was…. not one of those days.
With my nifty AccuWeather app on my iPhone, I could tell today was going to be 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 crapload of Reese’s Pieces.
Mmmmm. These bars are pure no-bake insanity, people.
chocolate frosted reese’s puffs treats
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp) unsalted butter
- 1 10.5 oz bag mini marshmallows
- 6.5 cups Reese’s Puffs cereal
- Chocolate Fudge Frosting (recipe below)
- 1 – 1.5 cups Reese’s Pieces (optional)
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cubed
Instructions
- Spray a 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 easier to press down.
- Spread chocolate fudge frosting over bars. Press Reese’s Pieces lightly into the fudge frosting so they stick. Chill for at least 1 hour so the chocolate can set before cutting into squares.
Chocolate Fudge Frosting:
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, microwave 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.
- Category: Bars
