Peanut Butter Bars

Peanut butter and chocolate is basically my love language, and these No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are BY FAR the easiest recipe in my peanut butter dessert lineup. One bowl, ten minutes of mixing, and a quick chill gets you a whole pan of Reese’s-in-bar-form squares!

Interesting little fact about me is that I used to be in the convent for about a year. While that’s a WHOLE STORY for another time, I will say that the food there was SO GOOD! One (or a few?) of the sisters was a professionally trained chef from before she entered so the food we all ate was always delicious.

Of all the yummy food I ate there, the peanut butter bars were my FAVORITE dessert. I got so excited when I saw them on the menu.

Naturally, I have really missed them and so it only seemed fitting that I would make my own version of them for the blog.

Ingredients in these bars

The base of the bars is a graham cracker and peanut butter mixture while the top is pretty much just chocolate. It’s simple but so delicious! Why is chocolate + peanut butter just SO GOOD!?

Drippy peanut butter– I’ve only tried this with a drippy, natural peanut butter but I actually think a thicker peanut butter such as Jif would work as well.

Graham crackers– I just used plain graham crackers and make crumbs by putting them in my food processor. You want the consistency to be similar to bread crumbs. You can use gluten free graham crackers as desired!

Melted butter– salted or unsalted depending on your preference.

Powdered sugar– this is what gives the bars their sweetness 🙂

Chocolate– I used plain chocolate chips but dark chocolate would be delicious as well!

Oil– a little coconut oil in he chocolate makes it the perfect smooth consistency.

Making the bars is SUPER EASY! Just mix together the peanut butter bas and press that into a lined baking sheet. Then melt the chocolate and pour it over the top of the peanut butter layer. Then just chill until hardened and ENJOY!

NO BAKING REQUIRED!!

As usual, please let me know if you end up making this recipe and how you like it. You can come back here to leave a comment or snap a photo and tag me on Instagram @foodwithfeeling! I always love to see what y’all are making from the blog!

These no bake peanut butter bars are made with a buttery graham cracker and peanut butter base and topped with a smooth layer of chocolate. They come together in one bowl with 10 minutes of hands-on time, then chill in the fridge until set. Basically a giant homemade peanut butter cup!

Course desser

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings bars

Calories 350kcal

Author Brita Britnell

Ingredients

1 cup graham cracker crumbs½ cup butter melted1 cup powdered sugar½ teaspoon sea salt1 cup natural peanut butter1 cup chocolate chips1 tablespoon melted coconut oil or butter

Instructions

Start by making your graham cracker crumbs if you haven’t already. I like to do this in my blender or food processor but you can also put them in a plastic bag and crush them with something like a rolling pin. Just make sure that they’re finely crushed, similar to bread crumbs.

Line a square pan with parchment paper. I’ve made these with an 8×8 AND a 9×9 inch pan.

Place the graham cracker crumbs in a large bowl and mix in the melted butter, powdered sugar, sea salt, and peanut butter until well combined. Pour that into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly.

In the same bowl, melt the chocolate with the coconut oil. I do this in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between. Pour on top of the peanut butter mixture and spread evenly.

Put in the fridge to chill until hardened, about 30 minutes. Cut into squares and ENJOY!

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