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Take a basic Scotcheroo bar and elevate it with more peanut butter and pretzels and you get these Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars! They’re sweet, salty, and oh-so-crunchy, and the perfect quick dessert fix and for taking to picnics and BBQs!

A closeup of a stack of peanut butter pretzel bars made with rice krispies, pretzels, chocolate chips and Reese's peanut butter pumpkins have parchment separating the bars.

I love bars, and in fact I am pretty sure that I make note of that each and every time that I post a recipe for them here. Seriously, what is not to love? They are easy, no bake, and you can add or subtract pretty much anything and they always taste delicious!

This bar is your standard Scotcheroo but with a twist, a little salt and a lot more peanut butter in the form of peanut butter cups, or in my case, peanut butter pumpkins.

A pile of Reese's round peanut butter pumpkins are sitting next to the famous orange Reese's packaged pumpkins ready to make peanut butter pretzel bars.

These may be my new favorite cereal treat! The blend of the sweet and the salty flavors is a crunchy surprise and it is delicious!

The great thing about the topping is that you can add whatever you have, pretzels, graham crackers, or even more cereal. As for the peanut butter cups, you could add whatever bars you have, Snickers, Twix, Kit Kat, all for a little added flavor and crunch!

I know that many people are a fan of cereal treats and Scotcheroo’s, but tell me what is your favorite thing to add to them?

I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

Closeup of two rich peanut butter pretzel bars with chocolate, peanut butter, and pretzel topping on rice krispie bars.

Why you’ll love these Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Quick and easy recipe using pantry ingredients
Flexible recipe that you can easily switch up with whatever candy you have on hand
Cut them in the baking pan and carry them easily to any party or event
Lots of crunch and texture from the rice krispies and pretzels

Ingredients

For the Bars:

Sugar
Corn syrup
Peanut butter
Rice Krispie cereal

For the topping:

Chocolate chips
Broken pretzels
Snack-size peanut butter cups

A stack of three luscious peanut butter pretzel bars with melted chocolate chip and pretzel topping and made with rice krispie cereal is sitting on a wood surface.

How to Make Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Prepare an 8 x 8 inch pan with cooking spray.
In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, combine sugar and syrup and heat until sugar is dissolved.
Then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter.
Once incorporated, add the cereal and mix well.
Pour into prepared pan and press down evenly.
Set aside.
In medium saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate chips.
Once melted, remove from heat and add the pretzels and mix well, then add the peanut butter cups.
Pour chocolate mixture over the cereal mixture and smooth out.
Cool, cut, and enjoy!

Tips & Variations

Sub the peanut butter. Use almond butter and almond butter cups for a change.
Change up the chips. Try white chocolate, milk chocolate or butterscotch chips.
Switch the candy. Add your favorite chocolate candy, like chocolate kisses, KitKat, Twix, Snickers, or whatever you have on hand.

A stack of three Peanut butter pretzel bars made with rice krispies and Reese's peanut butter pumpkins are separated with light brown parchment paper squares on a wood surface.

Storage

These snack bars can be stored in a cool place for 2 days, then refrigerate to keep them fresh for up to 5 days.

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Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Take a basic Scotcheroo bar and elevate it with more peanut butter and pretzels, and you get these Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars for a super crunchy, sweet, and salty treat.

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Ingredients

For the bars:

1 cup sugar
1 cup oorn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups krispie rice cereal

For the topping:

2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup broken pretzels
6-8 snack-size peanut butter cups

Instructions

Prepare an 8 x 8 inch pan with cooking spray.
In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, combine sugar and syrup and heat until sugar is dissolved.
Then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter.
Once incorporated, add the cereal and mix well.
Pour into prepared pan and press down evenly.
Set aside.
In medium saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate chips.
Once melted, remove from heat and add the pretzels and mix well, then add the peanut butter cups.
Pour chocolate mixture over the cereal mixture and smooth out.
Cool, cut, and enjoy!