Make these fun and easy peanut butter rice krispie turkey legs for your Thanksgiving dessert table! These tasty treats are flavored with pb and cocoa and made with 7 ingredients. It’s a great recipe to make for and with kiddos!
Easy Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Turkey Legs Recipe
Fun and festive foods bring extra joy to holiday tables, and these cutie rice krispie turkey treats are no different!
We take your standard rice krispie treat recipe but give it a cocoa peanut butter twist. Not only does that make it extra delicious, but it adds more color to the “turkey meat” part and makes it look more real!
You can prep these fun holiday treats in advance and wow your guests when they show up after Thanksgiving dinner.
Why you’ll love these Thanksgiving Rice Krispie treats
Easy to make – Just a couple extra steps after making the Rice Krispie treat mixture will leave you with a fun turkey day dessert!
A fun treat – Rice Krispies turkey legs really stand out on a Thanksgiving table setting. These cereal treats are fun to pick up and eat like you would a turkey drumstick!
Delicious – The peanut butter and cocoa powder add a really nice flavor to the mix.
What you need for this fun dessert
Please scroll down to see the recipe card I’ve included below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.
- white chocolate chips
- pretzel rods
- mini marshmallows
- unsalted butter
- peanut butter
- rice krispie cereal
- cocoa powder
How to make Rice Krispie turkey legs
Step 1: Before making the rice krispie mixture you want to prep the “bone”. In a microwave-safe bowl melt the white chocolate. You can also do this over a double boiler. Break the pretzel rod in half. Dip a mini marshmallow in the melted chocolate and press into the broken end of the pretzel stick on the edge. Repeat so that you have 2 mini marshmallows on the end of each pretzel rod. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet (or wax paper). Repeat with the remaining pretzel rods. Chill in the fridge to harden.
Step 2: Now make the marshmallow mixture. In a large pot over medium heat melt the butter. Add the mini marshmallows and stir to melt into the butter. When almost fully melted, mix in the peanut butter.
Step 3: When the mixture is fully melted together and smooth, pour in the cereal and cocoa powder. Mix fully.
Step 4: Now create the turkey drumsticks. Use cooking spray or oil to oil the hands to prevent sticking. Work quickly with ¾-1 cup of the mixture at a time, shape it into a drumstick shape while adding a prepped pretzel rod into the center. Place on a sheet to chill to room temperature. Repeat until you’ve used all of the mixture. Makes about 10-16.
Step 5: Re-melt the white chocolate if it’s cooled too much. Take the cooled drumstick and dip the pretzel end of the rod into the chocolate. Place on a lined sheet to chill until the chocolate sets. Serve and enjoy!
Watch me make turkey dinner treats!
The full how to video can be watched below, or on my YouTube channel!
How to store
These treats store really well and can be prepped in advance. Once made, simply add it to an airtight container and keep it at room temperature for up to 5 days.
If you want to store them in the fridge, just bring them to room temperature before serving or they’ll be very hard to eat.
Substitutions
Below you’ll find a list of substitutions that will work well in this turkey leg rice krispie treats recipe.
If you try something different out, please leave a comment below letting us all know how it turned out!
White chocolate chips – White candy melts are a good alternative to use in place of white chocolate chips. You can also melt cocoa butter with a little maple syrup for a naturally sweetened option.
Mini marshmallows – You could also use regular-sized marshmallows in this recipe, however, to attach a nob to the end of the pretzel rod you’ll want to cut the marshmallow into small pieces.
Peanut butter – Try this recipe with any other nut or seed butter.
Rice Krispie cereal – Any puffed rice cereal will work here. For a darker color with more chocolate flavor, use cocoa krispies!
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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Turkey Legs Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- 5-8 pretzel rods
- 5 cups mini marshmallows (plus extra)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 5.5 cups rice krispie cereal
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
- Before making the rice krispie mixture you want to prep the “bone”. In a microwave-safe bowl melt the white chocolate. You can also do this over a double boiler. Break the pretzel rod in half. Dip a mini marshmallow in the melted chocolate and press into the broken end of the pretzel stick on the edge. Repeat so that you have 2 mini marshmallows on the end of each pretzel rod. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet (or wax paper). Repeat with the remaining pretzel rods. Chill in the fridge to harden.
- Now make the marshmallow mixture. In a large pot over medium heat melt the butter. Add the mini marshmallows and stir to melt into the butter. When almost fully melted, mix in the peanut butter.
- When the mixture is fully melted together and smooth, pour in the cereal and cocoa powder. Mix fully.
- Now create the turkey drumsticks. Use cooking spray or oil to oil the hands to prevent sticking. Work quickly with ¾-1 cup of the mixture at a time, shape it into a drumstick shape while adding a prepped pretzel rod into the center. Place on a sheet to chill to room temperature. Repeat until you’ve used all of the mixture. Makes about 10-16.
- Re-melt the white chocolate if it’s cooled too much. Take the cooled drumstick and dip the pretzel end of the rod into the chocolate. Place on a lined sheet to chill until the chocolate sets. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
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XO
Heather
2 comments
These were such a hit on Thanksgiving with all the kids in my family! Definitely making these again next year!
Yay, I’m so glad you made it and that it was a hit! Thanks for coming here and sharing, Megan 🙂