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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Ice Cream Sandwiches

By Valerie · July 13, 2014 · Updated April 17, 2018 17 Comments

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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Ice Cream Sandwiches

I’m blasting back to my past with this nostalgic recipe. My mom made these sweet treats every summer, as I’m sure tons of other moms did back in the day. I’m pretty certain it was one of those recipes printed on the back of a cereal box or featured in Better, Homes, and Gardens.

In true, big family fashion, we had a spare fridge in our garage. I can remember running, soaking wet from our above-ground Doughboy pool on the patio, straight to that freezer to grab one of these. It’s a vivid, delicious memory that still comes to mind every summer.

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The grocery list consists of creamy peanut butter, Rice Krispies cereal, light corn syrup, and vanilla ice cream. You can actually use any flavor of ice cream you’d like, but Mom used vanilla so that’s what I’m going with.

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Combine 1/2 cup peanut butter and 1/2 cup corn syrup in a large mixing bowl. It will stir up quite easily with a wooden spoon. Add 4 cups of the cereal and mix until well combined.

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Line a 13″ x 9″ dish with heavy duty foil, overlapping by a couple of inches on either side. Spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray and transfer the cereal mixture to the dish, patting down into a nice, even layer. I like to spray my hands with a little non-stick cooking spray when I do this so the mixture doesn’t stick to my hands.

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Spoon your slightly softened ice cream on to the cereal layer.

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Spread it out as evenly as possible. Now pop the dish in the freezer while we whip up another batch of the cereal mixture for the top layer.

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Pour out the second batch of cereal mixture over the ice cream.

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When frozen solid, remove the dish from the freezer. You can lift the whole kit and kaboodle out of the dish by lifting the foil up and out of the pan.

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Transfer the giant ice cream sandwich to a cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut it evenly into bars. You can cut them as big or small as you’d like. They will slice and hold their shape better if they are frozen solid. Mine are a bit melty cause I’m taking pictures for y’all, and taking pictures takes time.

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Ice Cream Sandwiches

My mom always wrapped them individually in wax paper and stored them in the freezer. Foil or plastic wrap will work as well.

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Ice Cream Sandwiches

A classic summer treat.

For some ideas for variations and add-ins, see the printable recipe below.

Squares of rice krispie treats filled with ice cream.

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Ice Cream Sandwiches

5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 12 ice cream sandwiches
Author: Valerie Brunmeier

Ingredients

  • 1 cup corn syrup divided
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter divided
  • 8 cups Rice Krispies cereal divided
  • 1-1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  • Line a 13" x 9" dish with heavy duty foil, overlapping the sides by a couple of inches. Spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
  • Combine 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter with 1/2 cup corn syrup in a large mixing bowl. Add 4 cups Rice Krispies and mix until well combined. Pour the cereal mixture into the foil-lined dish. Spray your hands with a little non-stick cooking spray and pat the mixture down evenly into the dish. Alternately, use a small piece of wax paper to pat the mixture down. Place the dish in the freezer for about 15 minutes, or until cereal mixture is firm.
  • Mix together remaining 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup corn syrup in a large bowl and remaining 4 cups Rice Krispies. Combine well and set aside.
  • Remove ice cream from freezer and allow to soften at room temperature for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove dish with cereal mixture from freezer and spread the softened vanilla ice cream evenly over the top. Pour out the 2nd layer of cereal mixture over the top and pat down on top of ice cream in same manner as before. Return dish to the freezer and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
  • Remove dish from freezer and use foil overhang to remove the contents from the dish. Place on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut into bars. Wrap bars individually in wax paper, plastic wrap, or foil and store in freezer.

Optional Add-ins:These bars are delicious in their most simple form but you can jazz them up by adding any of the following ingredients on top of the ice cream layer:

  • crushed Oreos, chopped peanuts, toffee bits, chocolate chips, chopped candy bars (Butterfinger, Snickers, etc.), a drizzle of caramel or fudge ice cream topping
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  1. Marty Hoffmann says

    October 8, 2020 at 9:57 pm

    These were also childhood treats I enjoyed! Sometimes we would make it with Cocoa Krispies instead of regular Rice Krispies, for a chocolate-peanut butter treat!

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    • Valerie says

      October 9, 2020 at 7:18 pm

      Yum!

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  2. Tammy D. says

    August 25, 2019 at 5:48 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for posting this recipe. I have been in search for it for years. My mother used to make this for my birthday when I was a child. I was a summer baby that didn’t care for cake, so I always had a carvel ice cream cake (I’m a New Englander). So she made this one year, and I was hooked! It became a summer cookout treat. Now that I live in the South, I have been wanting to make this for BBQ’s and Crawfish boils here. Oh thank you again for posting. I can’t wait to make it again… Mmmm the tastes if childhood!

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  3. Tamara says

    June 28, 2019 at 10:39 pm

    5 stars
    So fun coming across this recipe! I found it by googling “vanilla ice cream and rice krispy sandwich” because I recall them so well. Like you I recall being wrapped in a towel, fresh out of the pool, dripping wet and grabbing one of these. I asked my mom if she remembered and she didn’t–even though she would have been the one to make them. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Pat says

    September 4, 2017 at 4:39 am

    You can put a popsicle stick in it and dip in Chocolate and sprinkles and nuts if desired.

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  5. Lynna | Hearts In My Oven says

    August 8, 2014 at 1:12 am

    Wow, how precious is this recipe! And seriously, rice krispie ice cream sandwiches!! These MUST happy in my kitchen.

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    July 20, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    My boys will love these! Yummy!

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  7. kristin says

    July 16, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    Oh my goodness, this looks AMAZING!!!

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    • Valerie says

      July 16, 2014 at 8:56 pm

      Thank you, Kristin!

      Reply
  8. Your Good Looking Brother, Jim says

    July 15, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    Thanks Val for sharing this recipe. I have similar memories of jumping out of the pool and grabbing one of these treats from the freezer in the garage. Life was good and still is!

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    • Valerie says

      July 15, 2014 at 1:03 pm

      Hi Jim! Love you and hope to see you soon.

      Reply
  9. Meegan says

    July 15, 2014 at 6:31 am

    I am so happy you shared your family recipe. I would love to make these for our family reunion next week.
    Pinned 🙂

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    • Valerie says

      July 15, 2014 at 1:04 pm

      Thanks Meegan!

      Reply
  10. Liz says

    July 14, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    What a delicious idea!! I love those pb Rice Krispie bars and filling them with ice cream is such a glorious treat 🙂

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  11. Nibbles By Nic says

    July 14, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    Love these guys so much Val!!!! xo Nic (Pretty Pinner!!)

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    • Valerie says

      July 15, 2014 at 1:03 pm

      Thank you, doll!

      Reply
  12. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    July 14, 2014 at 6:42 am

    I LOVE that these are a family recipe! I don’t think I’ve ever had pb rice krispie ICE CREAM SANDWICHES! love it. I can just imagine how yummy these must be!

    Reply

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