Puffed Rice Bars with Peanut Butter

Makes
6

Prep Time (min)
15

Cook (min)
5

Carb Grams (g)
0

Cook Difficult
4

Ingredients

1 ½ tbsp butter
2 cups marshmallows
2 tbsp peanut butter
¼ tsp salt
3 cups puffed rice
1 tsp Zen Spirit maca powder
12oz melted chocolate
¼ cup peanuts

Utensils

Small baking pan,
Cooking spray,
Zen Spirit knife

DIRECTIONS

Generously coat a small baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat and add marshmallows, peanut butter, and salt. Cook, stirring constantly until marshmallows have completely melted, about 4 minutes.
Stir in puffed rice and maca powder. Generously coat a wooden spoon or a spatula with cooking spray and mix well.
Remove from the heat.
Add half of the mixture to the prepared baking pan and pour in half of the melted chocolate. Top with the remaining rice mixture and finish with the remaining melted chocolate. Sprinkle with peanuts.
Refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove from the refrigerator and cut into equal bars. Serve.

Puffed Rice Bars with Peanut Butter

These puffed rice bars with peanut butter and Zen Spirit maca powder are an excellent and healthy homemade snack ideal for your lunch box. It's a delicious combination of crispy puffed rice, peanuts, and melted chocolate with a pinch of maca powder as a perfect energy booster you need.

Unlike most of the store-bought rice bars which are loaded with unhealthy sugars, preservatives, and other ingredients you probably wish to avoid, this homemade version is nutritionally loaded and you know exactly what you're eating.

cutting Puffed Rice Bars with Peanut Butter

The preparation is quite simple as well. As with most similar recipe with puffed rice, you will need a good thickening agent. Delicious marshmallows are the first thing that comes to mind, right? Also, adding the peanut butter to the rice mixture will enhance the overall peanut flavor and, once thickened, will hold your bars together. As for Zen Spirit maca powder, this really depends on your taste. You can add up to one tablespoon of maca powder for the best possible result. Simply taste the mixture while cooking and adjust the quantity according to taste.

Of course, you can stir in some raisins, finely chopped nuts (such as cashews or hazelnuts), or a tablespoon of seeds to make these lovely bars a true nutritional bomb. The choice is yours! Don't forget to top everything with a nice layer of high-quality chocolate and sprinkle with some more peanuts. Refrigerate until completely thick and serve!

little square Puffed Rice Bars with Peanut Butter