Peanut Butter Bars – A Lovely Mess

In terms 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 substances and no baking—what’s to not love?!

Associated: In the event you love the mixture of chocolate and peanut butter as a lot as I do, subsequent you need to attempt Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies or my Delicate Peanut Butter Cookies with a couple of chocolate chips added.

Components

• 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 but it surely’s elective.

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 a fair 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 also do that in a double boiler on the range high in the event you choose.

Pour the chocolate excessive of the peanut butter combination, smoothing into a fair 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 luxuriate in!

Suggestions for Making

• The simplest strategy 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.
• In the event you don’t have an 8×8 sq. baking pan or one thing comparable in dimension, you can additionally divide the batter and chocolate topping into a regular (12) muffin tin for particular person peanut butter cups. Simply make sure to grease the pan effectively as parchment gained’t simply work for this sort of pan.
• I like normal, 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!