Yesterday, I woke up with three thoughts running rampant in my mind:
First Hannah Thought: Gee whiz willikers! I’m still feeling buoyed up after last night’s performance with the Strange Weather Gospel Choir. I truly am so happy to have brought music, and music lovin’ people, back into my life. And it was so very, very lovely to look out into the audience and see my parents similing back at me.
Second Hannah Thought: Gee whiz willikers! Only a few more hours until I get to catch up for coffee with one of my favourite people, Other-Hannah, after being bereft of her company for months!
Third Hannah Thought: Gee whiz willikers! I must make Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats. Because I am, apparently, five years old.
These three thoughts set me up for a wonderful Sunday. As per the Second Thought, I spent a great hour catching up with my eponymous friend. I heard all about her past months spent gaining a Dip Ed, and found myself feeling envious of all the students who will soon have the pleasure of learning under her wing.
I then went to visit my parents and, as per the First Thought, spent a rather long time verbally poking them with such questions as “Did you like the concert? Did you? Which songs did you like the best? Did you see when I sang the descant soprano part for the first time ever during the concert, without ever having rehearsed it? Are you glad you went? Don’t you think our musical director is fantastic? Did you like the concert? Did you like my necklace?”
Eventually I calmed down enough to, as per the Third Thought, make a Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Slice. The unexpectedly awesome part of this endeavour was that the melted marshmallow mixture was insanely sticky and so, as a result, I ended up with two bowls and three spoons all covered in sweet-sticky-gooey-peanut-butter-y goodness to “clean”.
Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Slice
For my vegan version, see here
- 50g butter (I used Nuttelex, so that this was dairy-free)
- 250g white marshmallows
- 1/2 cup (125g) peanut butter (crunchy! Always crunchy!)
- 3 cups (90g) rice bubbles (or krispies…)
- Line a 20cm square tin with baking paper.
- Melt the butter/Nuttelex, marshmallows, and peanut butter in a bowl in the microwave or over a double boiler, stirring regularly so that the mixture combines.
- Working quickly, pour this sticky-gooey-delicious mixture over the rice bubbles, stir to combine, then quicksticks get it into the pan and spread it out. This part will be very messy, with the strings of melted marshmallow reminding you of Natto. Natto is less delicious.
- Leave the slice the fridge to set for an hour or so, then enjoy!
- So, so good. Even if I definitely don’t really want to be five years old again.
I love peanut butter! I love mashmallows! I love rice krispie slice! I love other-Hannah! I love you-Hannah! YAAAAAAAAAY
(and the best bit? i might possibly be seeing BOTH Hannahs this week! oh joy of joysssssss!)
I love that last night we took over each other’s Facebook walls with our brilliance! I love how much you make me laugh! I love looking forward to gallons of maple syrup at Costco! Wheee!
ahhh love the idea of using peanut butter in rice krispies!!! i grew up eating this stuff. hahaha who took the pictures of you wiping that bowl clean?
My ever-accommodating mother
YUM! These are getting filed away immediately in the “make ASAP” file, if only so I can lick 2+ bowls of melted goodness.
Next time, I’m hoping to hit 4 bowls to lick, but at the same time I’m worried that will result in no slice for the actual tin…
you do look like a 5 year old – but a 5 year old who is welcome to all the peanut butter in the world – which may be a sign of you being a child before every second child (including my own) had peanut butter allergies – are you sad that people need to think twice about producing these for a group of kids!!!
Ouch! I meant I felt like a five year old, not that I looked like one!
And actually, not sad at all. I originally meant to, and will in future, make these with sunflower seed butter
Don’t take it the wrong way – there is nothing wrong with having the joy of a 5 year old – which was my meaning (and quite frankly don’t worry if you look younger for your age – it might be a pain in your 20s but is great in your 40s)
It is probably just me who is sad sometimes about sylvia’s peanut allergy but I did get her to try a little almond butter on toast this morning – hurrah for other nut butters which were never about in my childhood
Oh, no worries Johanna, I wasn’t upset! Silly technology not conveying light-hearted jokes well enough
I’m used to being told I look younger! (Just not 5 
)
that vegan comment is CALLING me!
Well, you’d best answer then!
Oh yum. These look really tasty (and seem easy enough to whip up)!
That’s the funny thing – they’re so easy to whip up, but also SO HARD. The mixture starts setting so quickly that you get sticky strands *everywhere* and it’s impossible to get all the mixture out of the mixing bowl into the tin! So worth it though
Oh you are adorable honey bunny. Love your simple treats, and I especially love the piccies of you sitting on the floor licking the bowls.
Thanks for sharing this super simple tasty treat. Xxx
Bahaha, I wasn’t sure whether to post those photos or not, but in the end I decided that if they make me laugh, they might make you lot smile too. I hope you’re having a beautiful week, darling!
These look so good!
Ooh. This and the vegan version both look scrumptious. And that last photo of you on the floor with the bowls made me laugh. You could almost have looked prim and proper, except for the glint in your eye and the bowls in your hands / lap
Congratulations on the concert too!
Thank you Kari! Teehee, I’m quite surprised at my facial expression in that last one, too! My hope is I wouldn’t be out of place in a Jane Austen novel with that look
I love the action shots of you working in the kitchen.
I also love the look of that gooey deliciousness! I’ve found a lot of recipes using peanut butter lately. I’ll take it as a sign that I need to buy a one kilo tub of CRUNCHY peanut butter at Costco. :p
Always crunchy, Margaret. If we’re going to keep this friendship going, it must always be crunchy
ok – I must make this soon – VERY Soon!
Absolutely! Might even be more delicious than the rice krispie treat you had in America
I, have to try these. Peanut butter anything = win.
That’s pretty much my motto in life.
Looks absolutely divine.
Ooh look lunch box ready!
If only I had a lunchbox!
Are you doing your shuzz thing to your hair Hannah??
This looks pretty damn fine xxxx
Teehee! You make me smile
I’ve chickened out a bit recently of shuzzing for the huge volume, but in honour of you, I shall right now try to tie it up in a knot 
(it’s still a bit too short to do easily!)
I don’t care how old you are, “Peanut Butter” and “Rice Krispie” in the same sentence is always a good thing.. especially when it comes to licking the bowls!
Amen, sister.
I’m pretty sure.. no, in fact I’m absolutely certain.. that I recently read a journal article that said that bowls and spoons that have first been “cleaned” before being washed up are in fact even cleaner and more hygienic and work much better that ones that are just washed up. The degree to which they are better (and, I think, actually last longer and look shinier and more attractive) is directly proportional to how much goopiness was left on them that had to be “cleaned”.
Knowing your level of intelligence and scientific knowledge, I would’ve accepted your comment as truth even if you hadn’t validated it with “journal article”.
What do you mean you are not 5? Are you pulling my leg? HAHAHAHA… Look at you and all those bowls.. ahahhaha.. so glad that you had a fun night
AND Peanut Butter heaven of course 
I-Hua, if I truly was five, then the current life things of mine that you know about would be VERY VERY CREEPY.
Whenever I make bars, I try to sit somewhere meaningful to me too, such as on the carpet in the living room. There’s nothing like communing with dirty dishes to really get in touch with a recipe. But you obviously know this already.
I had the same ‘glad to have music back in my life’ thoughts when I joined an orchestra last fall. Five years away was too long!
And finally. I don’t know what Dip Ed is, but it sounds an awful lot like tobaccy chew school’. Which sounds an awful lot like disgusting. Probably not what Dip Ed is.
I think most things you know I know, and vice versa. As does psychic cat.
Forgive me if you’ve told me before, but what instrument to you play? Exciting! Oh, and Dip Ed is quite not disgusting: Diploma of Education!
OMG these sound amazingly good! Can I be 5 years old again too please?
Always. xo
These look all sorts of delicious.
I love peanut butter, rice crispie treats, and every blog post you write. Winning.
Aw, you! *blushes*
Oh word, I’m still traumatised by the mess that was wreaked on my kitchen after trying to make marshmallow fluff at home for whoopie pies a few months ago. They should put warnings on those bags. Really (nb, lovely, lovely slice).
Bahaha, I can absolutely imagine the terrifying mess! I may or may not have got marshmallow in my hair this time, which was rather problematic…
Crunchy til I die yo! lol – I havent had rice krispie slice since school
love it!!
I’m actually not sure if I *ever* had this as a kid! But by golly, I’m making up for lost time now…
gee whiz willikers, I need to make me some of those! xo
I recommend not sharing with the family
I want your ringlets. Can I have them? Pretty please? Thank you.
I would also like your non-snowing weather. Can I have that too? Thank you. You have been most generous today.
If you’re talking about some sort of magical spell switching my ringlets for your straight hair, then we could talk about it. If, however, you’re planning to creep through my window and cut off my hair one night, then…. no. I think I’ll have to say no.
Also, darling, I think you’d be better off asking for someone else’s weather! Canberra’s isn’t that awesome right now!
Well, if it’s not snowing then I’ll take it. I don’t care. It’s not exactly snowing any more but raining instead which would be fine if there wasn’t still snow everywhere and melting so that there are puddles that are deceptively deep and swallow your leg.
And now I re-read my comment about your ringlets and I just sound creepy so I’ll be quiet now and go put my head in a bucket.
Bahaha, I don’t think anyone would have thought your comment about my ringlets was creepy unless they also read my response
And I hear you about the anti-snow feelings. I remember being excited the first day I woke up to snow at UVA, then quickly felt the opposite upon discovering that it’s really just frozen dirty water that turns previously safe pathways into icey BRIDGES OF DOOM.
Look pretty awesome! Would this even top peanut sauce I wonder??
Yes, yes it would. But that’s because of my sweet tooth
My kind of slice, especially if there’s extra bowls for the scrapin’. Soprano descant, oh my! I was always an alto gal, which is a nice thought should we ever have to sing together.
To be honest, I’m really not a soprano descant! Definitely second soprano. In fact, I’d have put myself in the altos but Dan put me in sopranos, which has been great, actually – it’s pushed me and made me realise that I can sing in higher registers than I’d ever believed possible!
Love your sense of humour. I’m such a big kid too.
I made crispy treats made uber healthy with puffed millet and coconut butter and cacao powder and raw honey for a client recently. So good!
Teehee, thank you Casey! And yes, I did think momentarily about healthifying this, but sometimes you’ve just gotta go with the delicious trashy basics
These look absolutely amazing! I haven’t had Rice Krispy Treats in so long – I miss them!
Make them! So easy and so worth it
I haven’t had rice krispie treats in far too long! And I’ve NEVER had a “rice bubble” “slice”
Do you want to know why the Australian rice bubble version of this treat is far, far superior?
It’s because it doesn’t bastardise language and teach children to spell incorrectly.
I can’t argue with that!
SWISH!
P.S. I miss you.
MISS YOU TOO!! Sorry I’m not the most social of online friends these days.
Don’t apologise, you silly billy! Your life is super exciting fun times right now, you enjoy it! (And, to be honest, I couldn’t cope with more emails myself right now… I’m currently sitting on 68 that need replies :S )
ooooo they look so good! I can’t make things like this as I would not stop eating til there were none left
I thought I was going to save myself from the fate by putting half the batch in the freezer, but alas! THEY’RE EVEN MORE DELICIOUS FROZEN.
:S
Always good to lick the bowl till it’s sparkling clean :p
oh Yum… I will lick the bowl clean as well.
tehehe “Gee whiz willikers”! Fabulous choice of words there. You know? *confession* I don’t really like rice krispie slice…perhaps i just need to make some and try again (seeing as yours looks incredibly wonderful!!), perhaps my tastes have matured?
Heidi xo
Oh Heidi, I appreciate your vote of confidence, but somehow I think that your classy tastebuds would have matured further away from this sweet sticky creation, rather than closer to it
Then again, I never really liked rice krispie slices either until I added peanut butter…
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