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    Reese's Puffs Minis Bars (+ Video)

    June 6, 2023 By Brandy Leave a Comment

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    Reese's Puffs Minis bars are delicious and easy to make. If you like Scotcheroos, you'll love these bite-sized bars. These bars are made with Reese's Puffs Minis cereal, peanut butter, and chocolate. 

    If you like no-bake cereal bars, you'll love our Chex Scotcheroos, our No-Bake Peanut Butter Blossoms, and our Scotcheroo Haystacks.

    Reese's Puffs Minis Bars

    Watch our step-by-step video!

    3 mini peanut butter cereal bars stacked

    Crispy, chewy cereal bars loaded with peanut butter, chocolate and topped with melted chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.

    Reese's Puffs Minis Bars

    You can make these bars with Rice Krispies cereal or Reese's Puffs cereal, but if your local grocery store carries Reese's Puffs Minis, I highly recommend grabbing a box! My husband saw these, along with a few other varieties of minis, and thought I might like to try them. He was right.

    bowl of Reese's Puffs Minis cereal

    The cereal is SO tiny and perfect for making cereal bars. I knew I wanted to try making a version of my favorite treat, Scotcheroos. I used peanut butter chips instead of butterscotch chips, and the result was so chocolatey, peanut buttery, and delicious.

    platter of stacked reese's puffs bars

    Reese's Cereal Bars Ingredients

    (Scroll to the end of the post for a step-by-step recipe card)

    • Corn Syrup: you'll need 1 cup. I haven't tried making these with honey, syrup, or any substitute, so I don't know how they would be. I always make mine with corn syrup.
    • Sugar: most scotcheroo recipes call for a least a cup of sugar. My grandma calls for less, and it works great! ⅓ cup is all you need for this recipe.
    • Peanut Butter: 1 cup of creamy or crunchy peanut butter.
    • Reese's Puffs Minis cereal: 6 cups of cereal are used in this recipe. If you can't find the puffs minis, you can use regular puffs.
    • Semisweet chocolate chips: you can use milk chocolate chips if you'd like, but the semisweet cuts some sweetness out. Trust me; these are VERY sweet already. You'll need 1 cup of chocolate chips.
    • Peanut butter chips: You'll also need 1 cup of peanut butter chips.

    hand holding mini reese's bar

    How To Make Reese's Puffs Bars

    Combine peanut butter, sugar, and corn syrup in a large microwave-safe bowl (can also heat over the stove on low-medium heat) for 60-90 seconds. Stir. It does not need to simmer or boil; it just needs to heat up enough for the mixture to be creamy and smooth.

    Add cereal and stir.

    Press the mixture into a greased 9x13" baking dish or a baking dish lined with parchment paper.

    Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a double boiler or microwave. I usually use my microwave and heat the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips for 30 seconds, then I stir and heat them for an additional 15-20 seconds. Every microwave is different; my advice is to go low and slow—short intervals, stirring until smooth and creamy. DO NOT OVERHEAT CHOCOLATE.

    knife cutting reese's bars into squares

    Spread melted chocolate mixture over a pan of cereal bars. Allow the chocolate to set up completely before cutting the bars into 48 small squares. You can place the pan in the refrigerator to speed up the process.

    hand holding reese's peanut butter puffs cereal

    Store cereal bars in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Bars will start out crispy and soften slightly on the second day. 

    bowl of Reese's puffs minis bars

    Reese's Puffs Minis Bars

    3 mini peanut butter cereal bars stacked

    Reese's Puffs Minis Bars

    Reese's Puffs Minis bars are delicious and easy to make. These bars are made with Reese's Puffs Minis cereal, peanut butter, and chocolate. 
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    Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
    chill/cooling: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 34 minutes minutes
    Servings: 48 bars
    Calories: 190kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup peanut butter
    • 1 cup corn syrup
    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
    • 6 cups Reese's Puffs Minis (or Reese's Puffs cereal)
    • 1 11 oz. bag semisweet chocolate chips
    • 1 11 oz. bag peanut butter chips

    Instructions

    • Combine peanut butter, sugar, and corn syrup in a large microwave-safe bowl (can also heat over the stove on low-medium heat) for 60-90 seconds. Stir. It does not need to simmer or boil; it just needs to heat up enough for the mixture to be creamy and smooth.
    • Add cereal and stir.
    • Press the mixture into a greased 9x13" baking dish or a baking dish lined with parchment paper.
    • Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a double boiler or microwave. I usually use my microwave and heat the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips for 30 seconds, then I stir and heat them for an additional 15-20 seconds.
      Every microwave is different; my advice is to go low and slow—short intervals, stirring until smooth and creamy. DO NOT OVERHEAT CHOCOLATE.
    • Spread melted chocolate mixture over a pan of cereal bars. Allow the chocolate to set up completely before cutting the bars into 48 small squares. You can place the pan in the refrigerator to speed up the process.

    Notes

    Store cereal bars in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Bars will start out crispy and soften slightly on the second day. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 190kcal

     

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    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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