These Rocky Road Krispies Bars are super simple to make and require no oven time. They’re a family favorite, perfect for the holidays or any time of year!
My father and mother in-law don’t do a whole lot of baking, but they do love to partake in dessert. Especially when it involves chocolate and nuts. Archie joins me in my affection for dark chocolate, but Loree isn’t much of a fan. She prefers milk chocolate, just like her youngest offspring, the boy I married. So oftentimes I try to find that fine line between dark and milk, a compromise that we can all enjoy. I played around a little bit with this recipe from Blake’s mom, to darken the chocolate flavor just a bit. But now I’m finding this treat ever so much more enticing and irresistible and naughty-for-my-waistline, that I’m questioning why I did such a thing!
I hope you like this recipe, a favorite from my husband’s side of the family: Loree’s Rocky Road Krispies Bars {no bake!}.
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The recipe card above is from Blake’s mom, in her handwriting. I keep this card in my recipe box, in the upper cupboard between the sink and stove. Loree always complains that her writing is atrocious, but I think quite the opposite. It’s neat and tidy, and has just a touch of whimsy with curly appendages sprinkled here and there. Most often, when I add a recipe to this online blog, I will throw away my original paper copy of the recipe. But that won’t happen to this card. No, this card will stick around for the memories.
Do you have a recipe box? Not an electronic kind available online or with an app. I’m talking about an old fashioned recipe box with a hinged lid, tabbed category dividers, and handwritten recipe cards in penmanship that ranges from Mom, to Grandma, to Aunts Roxie and Patsy and Donna and Dolores and Mary Jane and June. As I finger through the recipes, my mind drifts down gravel roads, in and out of farm yards, homes, and kitchens, and I can hear the voices of the family I hold dear. I hear familiar stories and laughter – lots of laughter. And I feel the desire to connect with them, to sit in their midst.
These rocky road krispies bars are super simple to make and require no oven time, my mother in-law’s favorite kind of recipe. They are, essentially, a homemade candy bar, filled with all kinds of deliciousness. And I especially like the texture. The Rice Krispies and marshmallows help to loosen up the chocolate mixture, providing small pockets of crispiness and pillowy softness. Combined with a variety of nuts, these bars are the perfect combination of yum.
Loree’s Rocky Road Krispies Bars {no bake!}
Ingredients
- 12 oz. chocolate almond bark
- 4 oz. semi sweet chocolate (I use Guittard
- 1 c. creamy peanut butter
- ⅔ c. cashews
- ⅔ c. almonds
- ⅔ c. dry roasted peanuts
- 3 c. miniature marshmallows
- 3.5 c. Rice Krispies cereal
Instructions
- In a large microwave safe bowl, melt chocolates and peanut butter together, using gentle heat and stirring regularly. Do not scorch.
- Fold in the nuts, followed by the marshmallows and cereal. Spread in a 9" x 13" cake pan, pressing the mixture in gently but firmly. Let cool completely and then cut into bars. Or drop mixture by spoonfuls onto wax paper and let cool, for more of a cookie look.
- These bars freeze extremely well. Just store in an airtight container, with layers of bars separated by wax paper.
These are fancy rice krispies! I want to give these a try!
Yes, although definitely lighter on the cereal. SO good. Enjoy!
These bars are calling me! I have a special place in my heart for rocky road – and even more special, knowing that it is a family recipe makes it even more wonderful.
Nice recipe. Thanks so much.
You’re welcome, Liz. Enjoy!
Now this is how you do krispie treats!!!
Wow oh wow these look absolutely amazing. I will have to make this version for my kids.
Great recipe Brenda and yes I have my Moms and her Moms recipe boxes and I smile every time I open them up. They also bring a tear to my eye on occasion. I would never part with them!! Thanks for bringing a smile to my face. Well written Brenda!!
Thank you, Wendy – lovely to hear your sentiments. Have a wonderful weekend!
This recipe sounds really good Brenda! What brand of Almond Bark do you use? I find a lot of brands taste “plastic”.
It really varies, depending on where I’m shopping. But that’s part of the reason I use a combination of almond bark and great quality chocolate chips. It gives the ease and stability with a truer chocolate flavor.
What is chocolate bark?
It’s found by the chocolate in the grocery store. There will be a white almond bark and a brown chocolate almond bark. They are packaged in plastic trays that look like an ice cube tray, in a plastic wrapping.
These bars look delightful. Rocky road plus krispy treats equals perfection!
This takes krispy treats to a whole new level.
I love rocky road, such a good recipe!
Perfection Brenda! Love these fun bars!
I have my grandma’s pie crust stuffed into a recipe binder! Treasured family recipes are the best, and that binder is full of so many treasures. I’m a dark chocolate girl too, but you’ve sold me on these :)
Wonderful, Erin. Happy Weekend to you!
Family recipes are my favorite. If a recipe can stand the test of time and be passed through friends and family then there’s a reason. Thanks for sharing!
I don’t think I have ever tasted these treats, but I hope to soon. Thanks to Loree for the recipe.
Brenda, these looks so fantastic. I love no bake – anything! Happy weekend, friend!
Those look SO GOOD! I love no-bake stuff!! Spontaneous sweets! :D
Wow, these look amazing! what a great recipe to have!!