Yesterday as I searched for a peanut butter krispie treat recipe I came across a recipe for some Maple Peanut Butter Krispie Treats. These looked so delicious and I was super excited to make them along with my hubby. He's been asking for peanut butter treats for a bit now so his excitement was so cute to see when I told him what I was trying out.
As I gathered my ingredients together I was excited to try something new. Don't get me wrong, I have made krispie treats plenty of times in the past, but this was new for me. I have never made them without some type of marshmallow in it. Whether it is the fluff, mini mallows, or both, that is how I have always made them. So this was an exciting adventure for me.
Everything was coming together great, and my confidence in how they would taste was super high. The modifications I made was doubling the recipe and then with that I added in 2 C Cheerios gently crushed, 2 C Quaker squares gently crushed. When it was first added to my baking pan and we were nibbling on what was left on the spoon my husband said it tasted similar to a Whatchamacallit. He was just telling me how he would love for me to make something similar to this so.....success.
Going a step further and running with the Whatchamacallit idea I melted down 1 1/2 of the Giant Hershey bars and spread it over the top. This was sure to be the "cherry on top" and I could give my man what he was asking for. We patiently waited for the chocolate to harden but because the heat we were experiencing the chocolate was still too soft. (picture of chocolate mushroom hubby created when testing chocolate hardness below)
With the heat and the chocolate not melting, I decided to throw them into the refrigerator to hopefully help this process. A few hours had gone by and we were excited to try these bad boys out, so with a tall glass of milk and a piece of the krispie treat I watched the hubby dig in. Excited to see what his thoughts were, I have to say I was not expecting him to come back with the statement, "They aren't crispy. There's no crunch to them."
Crushed by this I just had to try it for myself and sure enough......No crisp! What went wrong? Was it because I put them in the fridge? Who knows, but I DO know this....the taste of them was DELICIOUS enough that I will be trying these bad boys out again and having fun experimenting with different ways of additions I can add to the mix.
I have included the link to the original pin for those that would like to give these yummy treats a try.
Link for original Pinterest recipe:
https://cookingwithcarlee.com/maple-peanut-butter-krispie-treats/