Peanut Butter Bars
Peanut Butter Bars are a classic, 5-ingredient dessert recipe that can be made in less than 10 minutes! Made with a blend of peanut butter, graham crackers, powdered sugar, butter, and chocolate!
The Easiest Peanut Butter Bars
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are a slight adaptation from my Peanut Butter Balls Recipe and are made with just 5 ingredients and require no baking OR cooking!
You will need to melt some butter and chocolate in the microwave, but I don’t really count that as cooking.
It only takes about 10 minutes to make these delicious bars and then you just want to give them some time to let the chocolate cool, usually somewhere between 30 minutes and an hour.
Ingredients for Peanut Butter Bars
Creamy Peanut Butter
Graham Cracker Crumbs
Powdered Sugar
Unsalted Butter
Chocolate Melting Wafers
Kitchen Tools To Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Food Processor or a Ziploc Bag and Rolling Pin
8×8-inch Baking Pan
Rubber Spatula Or Hand Mixer
Medium Mixing Bowl – These Mixing Bowls are my favorite! I love the silicone grip on the bottom and the handle on the side!
Small Bowl or Silicone Measuring Cup (I love this measuring cup because it’s never too hot to hold after microwaving and it’s really easy to clean!
How To Make Peanut Butter Bars
1. Begin by lining an 8×8-inch pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Add your graham crackers to a food processor and pulsing into a crumb or a large Ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin until fine crumb forms.
3. Next, melt the butter in the microwave.
4. Then add the butter, graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, and powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl and use a rubber spatula or hand mixer to combine.
5. Spread the mixture out evenly in the prepared pan.
6. Melt the chocolate in the microwave on 30-second intervals until melted, stirring between each one.
7. Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the peanut butter mixture and spread to cover. Let sit until chocolate sets, then slice and serve.
More Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes – Made with a surprise Reese’s Pieces filling!
- Easy Peanut Butter Cheesecake – Finished off with classic whipped cream!
- Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies – Gourmet-style brownies with a crunchy peanut butter topping!
- Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting – The best peanut butter frosting you’ll ever have!
- Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites (Chubby Hubby Bites) – A sweet and salty treat!
Steps
Begin by lining an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Add your graham crackers to a food processor and pulsing into a crumb or a large Ziploc bag and crushing with a rolling pin until fine crumb forms.
Next, melt the butter in the microwave. Then add the butter, graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, and powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl and use a rubber spatula or hand mixer to combine.
Spread the mixture out evenly in the prepared pan.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave on 30-second intervals until melted, stirring between each one.
Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the peanut butter mixture and spread to cover. Let sit until chocolate sets, then slice and serve.
Notes
- These bars are very soft but still sliceable and can be transferred with a spatula.
- These can get oily if they sit for a long period of time. I recommend storing in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Use pieces of parchment paper between the slices.
- If you can't find chocolate melting wafers you can use semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips instead.
- Crunchy Peanut Butter may also be used.
- My husband prefers these without the butter which is the only change from my peanut butter balls recipe.
Nutrition
- Calories313
- Carbs28g
- Protein7g
- Fat21g
- Saturated fat7g
- Fiber2g
- Sugar19g
- Sodium166mg
Estimates per serving, when a serving size is listed.
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