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Submitted by dominique

No-bake peanut butter bars with graham crackers, powdered sugar, and chunky peanut butter topped with melted chocolate. Tastes like a homemade Reese’s cup in bar form.

YIELD

40 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

20 min

READY

40 min

These no-bake peanut butter bars taste almost identical to a Reese’s peanut butter cup, and they take about 20 minutes of actual work. A thick layer of graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and extra chunky peanut butter gets pressed into a pan, then topped with a sheet of melted chocolate.

The chunky peanut butter is what gives these bars texture. Smooth works if that’s what you have, but those peanut bits scattered throughout the base create little crunchy surprises in every square.

Melted butter binds everything together and makes the base firm enough to cut into clean squares once chilled. The chocolate layer on top should be spread while still warm and pourable, then the whole pan goes into the fridge to set.

Pro Tips

  • Score the bars after 10 to 15 minutes in the fridge, when the chocolate is set but not rock hard. Waiting too long means the chocolate cracks and shatters instead of cutting cleanly.
  • Press the peanut butter base firmly and evenly into the pan. Loose spots crumble when you cut the bars.
  • Store in the fridge. The butter and chocolate soften at room temperature and the bars lose their structure.
  • Bring to room temperature for 5 minutes before eating. Straight from the fridge they’re tooth-crackingly hard.

Variations

  • Drizzle white chocolate over the set chocolate layer for a bakery-style finish.
  • Use Biscoff cookie butter instead of peanut butter for a nut-free version.
  • Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the wet chocolate before chilling for a sweet-salty contrast.

Ingredients

1 ½ 355
CUPS ML GRAHAM CRACKERS/WAFER
crushed *
1 453.6
POUND G POWDERED SUGAR
1 ½ 355
CUPS ML PEANUT BUTTER
extra chunky
1 237
CUP ML BUTTER
melted
12 346.8
OUNCES ML/G CHOCOLATE CHIP

Directions

In bowl, mix 1½ cups graham crackers, crushed, with 1 lb.

box powdered sugar.

Add 1½ cups extra chunky peanut butter and add 2 sticks melted butter.

Mix well. Pat into a 9 x 13 buttered pan. Melt 12 oz bag chocolate chips -- spread on top.

Put in fridge for 10 to 15 minutes then cut into small squares.

Return to fridge until firm.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 33g (1.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 176 59% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 18%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 85mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
 

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