Kitchen Sink Crispy Treats

Name: Kitchen Sink Crispy Treats
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons [1 stick or 113 g] unsalted butter; 1 cup [215 g] creamy peanut butter; ½ teaspoon salt; One 10 oz [283 g] bag plus 2 cups [100 g] mini marshmallows; ⅓ cup [57 g] butterscotch chips; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon bourbon (optional); 6 cups [180 g] Rice Krispies cereal; 1 cup [35 g] kettle-cooked potato chips, lightly crushed; ⅓ cup [57 g] semisweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons cacao nibs

Preparation info

Makes •
9
large bars

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

Rice Krispies bars are my kryptonite. Something about all their components combined—soft but crunchy, sweet but salty—make them irresistible to me. I take them one step further here with this kitchen sink version, adding even more to these crispy and salty indulgences.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons [1 stick or 113 g] unsalted butter
1

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

1) Grease an 8 in [20 cm] square baking pan and line with parchment.

2) In a large, heavy-bottom saucepan, brown the butter (for tips on browning butter). Over low heat, add the peanut butter and salt and stir until smooth. Add the marshmallows and heat over medium heat until all the marshmallows are melted. Add the butterscotch chips and stir until sm