Your invite to this year’s Academy Awards got lost in the mail, and you’re totally les misérables. Rather than mope, consult your silver linings playbook.

There, you’ll find a recipe for Wolfgang Puck’s chocolate peanut butter pops, the same treats he prepares for the postshow Governor’s Ball.

Serve them at your own Oscars bash as a creative dessert alternative to your usual life of pi(e).

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pops
Makes 24

Ingredients
24 lollipop sticks (or popsicle sticks)
8 oz. good-quality milk chocolate, evenly chopped
½ c. room-temperature, creamy peanut butter
1 c. puffed rice cereal

1. On a baking sheet covered with waxed paper, arrange sticks 2 inches apart.

2. Place chocolate into dry microwave-safe mixing bowl. Microwave 30 seconds at 50 percent power. Repeat until chocolate is mostly melted, about 3 minutes.

3. With dry rubber spatula or spoon, stir chocolate until smooth. Add peanut butter and cereal and gently fold together until thoroughly blended.

4. Spoon 1 tbsp. mixture over one end of each stick. Chill in refrigerator until set hard, at least 1 hour.

5. Wrap individually in plastic wrap or cellophane and store somewhere cool until serving.

Photo: Courtesy of Wolfgang Puck Catering