White Chocolate Peanut Clusters Recipe - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

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White Chocolate Peanut Clusters are a no bake peanut butter candy recipe that can be completed in less than 15 minutes. The white chocolate peanut butter base coats a crunchy combination of peanuts and Rice Krispies that perfectly complements slightly melted mini marshmallows. These would make a great addition to your holiday homemade treat gift tray!

White Chocolate Peanut Clusters Recipe

This is a very special recipe to me. My friend Marcia gave these no bake peanut butter clusters to me many years ago, and she called them Cookies From Heaven.Marcia is now a heavenly angel, and they are truly Marcia’s Cookies from Heaven.

The combination of white chocolate and peanut butter make the most spectacular candy base – almost heavenly. Peanuts and Rice Krispies give these a crunchy texture, but there’s also a surprise element. The addition of mini marshmallows to the warm candy base means they soften and plump but do not melt. No Bake Peanut Butter Clusters are perfection. These are my Christmas Crack at the holidays; I just can’t stop eating.

Judging Our White Chocolate Peanut Candy

My daily dinner routine is a version of Chopped or any of the popular cooking challenge shows on the Food Network, and my kids are the judges. My girls always ask, “Mom, what did you prepare for us.” And, they expect me to answer in a cooking show script.

You know what comes next. They then proceed to judge and rank my meal just as the judges on the cooking shows do. These white chocolate peanut clusters were no exception.

Girls: “Mom, what did you bake for us?”

Me: “These are a no bake candy recipe that features salty peanuts and crunchy Rice Krispies with sweet, soft marshmallows.”

Jocelyn: “I love the white chocolate and peanut butter coating. The marshmallows melt in your mouth, and the peanuts and Rice Krispies give them a nice crunch.”

Me: “Thank you, judges.”

No joke, this is our routine every single night. I guess my girls have future careers as TV Cooking Challenge Judges.

Maybe I will make these Princess Crock Pot Candies from Recipes That Crock next for them.

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Candy Ingredient List

• White Almond Bark
• Peanut Butter, creamy
• Rice Krispies
• Mini Marshmallows
• Peanuts

How to Make No Bake Peanut Butter Clusters

Step by Step Instructions

1. Melt white almond bark in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between until smooth.
2. Add peanut butter and stir until smooth.
3. Quickly, stir in peanuts and Rice Krispies, and then the marshmallows last.
4. Drop by heaping spoonfuls on parchment paper; let harden and store in an airtight container.

For the full recipe for peanut butter marshmallow cookies, scroll to the bottom of this post.

Recipe Variations

• Substitute almonds, pecans, walnuts or cashews for peanuts.
• Use crunchy peanut butter.
• Make them more festive by topping with sprinkles before they set.

Recipe FAQs

• Cookies from Heaven are a fast peanut butter candy recipe. Start to finish, these can be completed in less than 15 minutes.
• When melting the white almond bark, break up the pieces into a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave at 30 second intervals. Be sure to stir in between so it does not burn.
• Instead of using the microwave, you can put the almond bark in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish in a 250 degree F oven until melted.
• Stir the marshmallows in last to the warm white chocolate peanut butter mixture so that they do not melt.
• Store these white chocolate peanut butter clusters in an airtight container or in the refrigerator.
• Salted or dry roasted peanuts can be used.
• Double White Chocolate Peanut Clusters recipe if a bigger batch is desired.
• If you love peanut butter, try our Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies and our Scotcheroos.

Our Favorite Dessert Recipes

It’s no secret that here at These Old Cook Books we love sweets. Here are a few of our favorite recipes:

• Yellow Cake Mix Gooey Bars
• Grandma’s Apple Crisp
• Peach Batter Cake
• Leftover Donut Bread Pudding
• Mom’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
• Easy Cherry Crisp
• Iced Thumbprint Cookies
• Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Looking for more homemade gift ideas? Check out our Best Homemade Gift Ideas.

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