Peanut Butter Marshmallow Dream Bar Recipe (gluten free)

why you’ll love this recipe

This peanut butter marshmallow dream bar recipe is crunchy, loaded with peanut butter cereal and oozing with gooey marshmallows.

This copycat Starbucks rice crispy treats recipe, better known as their marshmallow dream bars recipe, is SUPER easy to make at home. So I took that idea, created a recipe around it and upgraded it with some peanut butter cereal!

Standard rice crispies are no longer gluten free. Kellogg’s Rice Krispies are now made with malt, which comes from barley and may contain gluten. Therefore, most recently, Kellogg’s has announce that rice krispies are not labeled gluten free. So to keep this recipe gluten free, I had to use another cereal. My aboslute favorite cereal out there is peanut butter chex, this IS labeled as gluten free and is packed with yummy peanut butter flavoring.

I absolutely love the rice crispy treats from Starbucks. So why not make them at home?

This peanut butter marshallow dream bar recipe is a crowd pleaser. Every time I make them, they are gone in less than 24 hours. You can eat these dream bars as a snack, as a dessert or honestly as a breakfast (I mean technically it is cereal, right!?)

ingredients & substitutions

• Peanut butter Chex – Hands down peanut butter chex is the best gluten free cereal out there in my opinion. I love the crunchy texture and I love the peanut butter flavor. You can really use any gluten free cereal here. You can use regular chex, any other flavor chex, or even cheerios. Any gluten free cereal will work great. Feel free to make this peanut butter marshallow dream bar recipe your own and try it with another cereal.
• Mini marshmallows – This peanut butter marshallow dream bar recipe calls for mini marshmallows because they melt best! Feel free to use vegan marshmallows if you are making this recipe vegan.
• Vegan butter – Use vegan butter here to keep this peanut butter marshallow dream bar recipe dairy free and vegan.

taste & texture

This peanut butter marshmallow dream bar recipe is crunchy, loaded with peanut butter cereal and oozing with gooey marshmallows. The cereal is crispy and crunchy while the marshmallows are gooey and sweet!

directions

step 1

Add cereal to a bowl.

step 2

Add butter and marshmallows to a sauce pan. Heat on medium heat until everything is melted. Pour butter and marshmallows over cereal.

step 3

Mix and add to lined 9×9 brownie pan.

step 4

Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before cutting and serving.

expert tips & tricks

You can mix and match this marshallow dream bar recipe any way you’d like. You can:

• Use regular chex cereal
• Use any other gluten free cereal
• Add funfetti or holiday sprinkles
• Add in chocolate chips
• Add in dried fruit

7 different combinations of this marshallow dream bar recipe to make these bars your own!

1. Dark chocolate chip: Add 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips in with the cereal
2. Peanut butter and chocolate: Use peanut butter chex, mix in 1/4 cup peanuts and 1/4 chip chocolate chips in with the cereal
3. Pecan pie: Use cinnamon chex, mix in 1/4 cup pecans in with the cereal
4. Christmas theme: Mix red and green sprinkles in with the cereal
5. Valentines day: mix in red M&M’s and red sprinkles in with the cereal
6. Chocolate: Use a chocolate gluten free cereal, mix in 1/4 cup chocolate chips in with the cereal
7. Rainbow: Use cheerios and mix in 1/4 cup M&Ms and rainbow sprinkles in with the cereal

how to make this vegan

To make this peanut butter marshmallow dream bar recipe vegan, use vegan butter, vegan marshmallows and a vegan cereal!

how to serve & store