Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
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Peanut Butter Bars make quick and delicious treats! This no bake peanut butter bars recipe has only 5 ingredients, is ready in less than 30 minutes and makes 20 to 36 bars.
Looking for more delicious easy dessert recipes? I think you’ll love my no-bake cookies, easy fudge, Hello Dolly Bars, and peanut butter balls.
What is it about Peanut Butter Bars that make the world just feel right? Since Sam was just a wee one, we’ve been making these peanut butter bars together. He’d sit on the edge of the counter, swinging his feet as we poured all of the ingredients for the peanut butter base into a large mixing bowl to mix it all together.
His favorite part of making these bars was always dumping the confectioner’s sugar into the bowl, the cloud of white sugar dust bringing out his contagious giggle every single time.
Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
These peanut butter bars are so simple and quick to make, but taste like they were super hard to make. That’s why Sam and I have been making them together for so many years. Five ingredients is all it takes to make these babies!
These bars are perfect for holidays, game days, potlucks, tailgating, and serving on your dessert table anytime. They are also great for gifting and disappear quicker than you would ever imagine! We also love to make them on camping trips in the RV.
I also remember that my Mama would sometimes make them just to tuck into my lunch box. When I’d open the lid to discover one inside, I felt like the luckiest girl alive. There’s just something about that whole peanut butter and chocolate combination that’ll do that for you.
How to Make:
To make these, you’ll need the following:
- Butter, melted
- Graham Cracker Crumbs
- Confectioners’ Sugar
- Peanut Butter
- Chocolate Chips
Mix. You’ll add the first four ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined and smooth. Then spread evenly into a 9×13 baking dish.
Melt. Combine ingredients for the peanut butter bar chocolate topping in a medium glass bowl. Melt in the microwave for 1 minute at a time on 80% power. Remove from the microwave and stir until smooth.
Chill. Spread the smoothed, melted peanut butter chocolate topping on top of the peanut butter bar base and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Remove from the freezer and cut into individual bars. The size will depend on the number of bars you’d like to serve. This recipe makes from 20 to 36 bars.
Storage Tips
To store. Store on the counter or in the refrigerator if warm in your area to prevent the chocolate from softening.
To freeze. Portion into freezer-safe container(s), label, and freeze for up to 3 months.
Here’s my recipe for Peanut Butter Bars. I know you are going to love them!
Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226 g) butter, melted
- 2 cups (200 g) graham cracker crumbs, 2 sleeves ground to a fine crumb
- 2 cups (227 g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (405 g) peanut butter
Peanut Butter Bar Chocolate Topping
- 1/4 cup (68 g) peanut butter
- 2 cups (340 g) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine first four ingredients in a large mixing bowl until well-combined and smooth. Spread evenly into a 9×13 baking dish.
- Combine ingredients for the peanut butter bar chocolate topping in a medium glass bowl. Melt in the microwave for 1 minute at a time on 80% power. Remove from the microwave and stir until smooth. Spread on top of the peanut butter bar base and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the freezer and cut into individual bars. The size will depend on the number of bars you’d like to serve (20-36 bars)
Notes
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions
To store. Store on the counter or in the refrigerator if warm in your area to prevent the chocolate from softening. To freeze. Portion into freezer-safe container(s), label, and freeze for up to 3 months.Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Other Favorite No Bake Peanut Treats:
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
These were so good and tastes like the inside of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup! Only suggestion I would make is storing them in the refrigerator and then taking them out a couple minutes before serving. When left out for an hour, mine were a little too soft and harder to eat, but straight from the fridge, they were too hard.
I can taste these already! & they look so easy to make!
these look AMAZING! Mouth is watering
I’ve made these 3 times now and they are wonderful! Each time I’ve had issues with
getting them out of the pan so next time I’ll line the pan with non-stick foil.
Thanks for the recipe.
That’s a great tip, Trudy! Buttered parchment may be a good option as well. So glad you love these bars. They are a favorite here, too.
WOW!! I have been eyeing these for a few months (pinned it around x-mas time) and just got around to making them today!! Best thing EVER!!! I can’t wait to share these with friends and family! Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
I made them! Thanks for the recipe. I “have” to make them again by request, and I do plan on popping the PB mixture into the freezer for a few minutes because last time, the chocolate settled deeper in some places than others. This is really not a problem, obviously. They were fantastic anyway. But I’m going for “pretty,” too, this time!
Do you freeze just the peanut butter base before you add the chocolate to the top? I just made them and with it all being warm and melt it just blended together and looks like a marble cake lol
Hey Ashley,
I didn’t, but popping it into the freezer is a great idea.
Not a well known snack over here in Australia, but my daughter and I are gonna give these a go tomorrow night.
Have to figure out what graham crackers are though, as we don’t have those specific ones.
If they turn out well I’ll let you know what I substitute in their place.
@ Kara, what did you use to substitute the graham crackers? And how did it turned out?
Oh ROBYN…I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT THESE!
I can’t wait to try these. I picked up something similar at a bake sale last weekend and have been thinking of them ever since.