Whatchamacallit Bar Recipe

4.61 from 46 votes

This recipe for Homemade Whatchamacallit Bars is knock your socks off good! A marshmallow peanut buttery rice Krispy bottom, a layer of caramel, topped with melted chocolate chips. You’ll have to save some for yourself or they will disappear before you can have one!

Prep Time20

Additional Time30

Total Time50

Course: Bars

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bars, candy bar, caramel, chocolate, homemade, homemade whatchamacallit candy bar recipe, how to make whatchamacallits at home, peanut butter, rice krispies, whatchamacallit

Servings: x13 pan

Calories: 204kcal

Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

9x13 Pyrex Baking Dish with a Lid

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 10 ounce package of marshmallows
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
11 ounces caramels
2 Tablespoons milk
1 1/4 cup chocolate chips milk chocolate or semi-sweet are fine

Instructions

Butter a 9x13 baking dish, or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add in marshmallows and stir into butter until melted.
Reduce heat to low, and stir in peanut butter. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, stir in rice Krispies. Once incorporated and cereal is evenly covered, press evenly into the bottom of a prepared 9x13 baking dish.
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt caramels and milk, stirring frequently, until smooth.
Remove from heat and pour over Rice Krispy mixture, spreading evenly.
In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips, stirring frequently until smooth.
Spread over the top of the caramel. Refrigerate until chocolate is set. About 30 minutes.
Cut into squares for serving.

Notes

I prefer to use the caramel bits in the baking aisle, but I didn't have any this day. So I weighed out the same amount of caramel candies and it worked just fine. You may need to add a little bit more milk with the larger caramel candies while it's melting.

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