Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are loaded in goodness and peanut butter while sitting under delicious, rich chocolate. They are, in fact, simply yummy. What is a better combination then peanut butter and chocolate??
If you are looking for the perfect dessert recipe your family will enjoy or you can take to a potluck and everyone raves over, these bars would be it. Rich peanut butter with a smooth topping of sweet chocolate all in bar form. Yes, that is what is good.
These easy no bake peanut butter bars are only a handful of ingredients, they are made with ingredients you likely have in your pantry already and you don't even have to turn on the oven to make them. How wonderful is that during the summer time?
Have you ever tried Peanut Butter Candy as in peanut butter in candy form? They are a lifetime favorite of mine.
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Ingredients
- butter - melted
- peanut butter - crunchy or creamy
- graham crackers - crushed
- powdered sugar
- milk chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips - more on this below
How to make these bars
The recipe is quite simple: mix and put into a 9x13 pan. Can't get much easier than that. You can also get all the ingredients at ALDI's so the cost is quite reasonable. Of course, Kroger's will usually have Peanut Butter on sale so be sure to check there as well.
How do I melt the chocolate?
The chocolate chips can be melted in the microwave in 30 second intervals, then stir, then heated again, repeating the process. Then the chocolate is spread on the bars.
Any type of chocolate chip can be used, if you want a not as sweet taste, since the bars will be pretty sweet, go with semi-sweet instead of milk chocolate. I recommend not using Toll House. They are excellent chocolate chips, but they don't melt well (which is why they are great for chocolate chip cookies!).
Can I use generic peanut butter?
The question everyone is asking is will generic peanut butter taste as good in this recipe as JIF? Well, I guess it depends how picky your family is. I used Kroger brand peanut butter and I feel they were fabulous.
Standing alone with nothing to compare it to, I don't think anyone would notice the difference if you used store brand peanut butter. The Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are still delicious. I promise.
Storage
After you make these bars and let them cool, they will need to be stored. (If they last that long!) You can keep them in the pan you made them in and cover tightly with plastic wrap or foil. I would also keep them chilled in the refrigerator. That will help the chocolate to stay hard if it is a warm day out.
You can also remove the bars from the pan and store in an air tight container in the fridge.
📖 Recipe
EASY No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter crunchy or creamy
- 2 ½ cups graham crackers crushed
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips semi sweet chips
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9x13 cake pan.
- Mix together butter, peanut butter, graham crackers and powdered sugar in a large bowl.
- Spread on the bottom of a greased cake pan.
- Press firmly.
- Melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat in 30 seconds intervals until melted. Do not overheat.
- Pour on top of peanut butter bars. Spread evenly.
- Chill in fridge for 2 hours. Serve.
Notes
- I recommend not using Toll House chocolate chips. They are excellent chocolate chips for cookies, but not for melting.
Debbie
Hi Kim, I saw your recipe on Carlee's blog and had to check it out. I spread peanut butter and Nutella on rye crackers for a sweet treat, so this is just up my street. Will definitely be trying this out!
xx
Kim
I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by. The recipe is so easy and delicious!!