Peanut Butter Bars – A Lovely Mess

In the case of satisfying your candy tooth with out cranking up the oven, no-bake recipes are THE BEST! Amongst all of the scrumptious no-bake treats, peanut butter bars stand out as a timeless favourite. With their wealthy, creamy peanut butter taste and irresistible mixture of textures, these peanut butter bars are a success at events, potlucks, or just as a fast deal with for your self.

This peanut butter bar recipe requires solely 5 components and no baking—what’s to not love?!

Associated: When you love the mixture of chocolate and peanut butter as a lot as I do, subsequent you must attempt Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies or my Tender Peanut Butter Cookies with a number of chocolate chips added.

Substances

• Butter
• Graham Crackers – crushed
• Powdered Sugar – additionally known as confectioner’s sugar
• Peanut Butter
• Chocolate Chips

I additionally add flaky sea salt to the highest of those bars nevertheless it’s optionally available.

Instructions

Crush the graham crackers.

In a mixing bowl, stir collectively the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and 1 cup of peanut butter.

Line an 8×8 sq. baking pan with parchment paper and add this peanut butter combination to the pan, smoothing in an excellent layer.

In a microwave secure bowl, add the chocolate chips and remaining peanut butter. Microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between, till the combination is melted. This normally takes round 1 minute and 30 seconds. You may as well do that in a double boiler on the range high in the event you desire.

Pour the chocolate excessive of the peanut butter combination, smoothing into an excellent layer. If utilizing sea salt, sprinkle it on high now.

Refrigerate till set, about 2 hours or in a single day. Then slice into bars and revel in!

Ideas for Making

• The simplest option to crush graham crackers into crumbs is to place them in a ziplock bag and use a rolling pin to smash/roll them into crumbs.
• When you don’t have an 8×8 sq. baking pan or one thing related in dimension, you possibly can additionally divide the batter and chocolate topping into a regular (12) muffin tin for particular person peanut butter cups. Simply remember to grease the pan nicely as parchment gained’t simply work for this type of pan.
• I like commonplace, creamy peanut butter (like Jif), however you should use pure and even chunky peanut butter on this recipe and nonetheless have success.

Extra No-Bake Recipes:

These no-bake peanut butter bars are a scrumptious deal with that requires minimal effort and yields most satisfaction. With a creamy, crunchy peanut butter base and a decadent chocolate topping, these bars are a real crowd-pleaser!