5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Bars

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These 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Bars taste like a mashup of two of our favorite candy-bars combos we love so much! They resemble a cross mix of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Butterfinger bars. This peanut butter bar recipe is a major hit for all the chocolate-peanut butter addicts, plus it’s no bake!

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This peanut butter bars are so good and too easy to make, so this easy peanut butter bar recipe could be dangerous! Sounds good to me!  

I don’t know who invented these little gems, but it’s a very popular recipe that’s been around for a very long time.  It stays on everyone’s ‘chocolate & peanut butter’ radar for sure!

How to Make 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Bars!

Why We Can’t Resist These Peanut Butter Bars!

• Perfect for sharing! (or not!)
• Easy to make with only 5 ingredients!
• The hardest part of this homemade treat, is waiting for them to chill, so you can indulge, by serving yourself a delicious square or two (or three, but who’s counting?)!
• Perfect when you want to indulge that sweet tooth on a whim, you can keep the remainder of the bars in the fridge, when you’re not scarfing these down in the moment.
• Yes, I know this!  Irresistible. Addicting. PB&C Lovers unite!!

To enjoy this peanut butter bar recipe, you’ll need an 8×8 baking pan or 9×9 baking pan.  Or double the recipe and use a 9×13 pan for a larger crowd! You may want to try these Sweet & Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars for another delish bar recipe! 

No one will turn these down! Perfect for bake sales, lunches on the go and peanut butter and chocolate cravings, of course!   Like these Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Krispie Treats!

Let’s Party!

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Peanut Butter Bars {No Bake}

Kim Lange

These 5-ingredient peanut butter bars taste like 2 candy-bars ---->Reese's Peanut Butter Cups & Butterfinger Bars smushed together! Easy to make and satisfying! It's a major hit for the chocolate-peanut butter addicts!

4.60 from 5 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Calories

Ingredients

  

Peanut Butter -Graham Cracker Base

• ½ cup salted butter, melted 1 stick
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (1 sleeve of graham crackers from box)
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• ¾ cup creamy peanut butter Can add up to 1 cup

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer

• 2 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1 ½ cups milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Line an 8x8 or 9x9 square baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Set aside.

Peanut Butter-Graham Cracker Base

• In a medium-sized bowl, mix the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs and confectioners’ sugar together Stir in peanut butter, then press evenly into prepared baking pan.
• Chill the peanut butter-graham cracker base layer for 20 minutes before adding the warm chocolate peanut butter layer.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer

• While the peanut butter-graham cracker layer is chilling, in a small bowl, microwave the 2 tablespoons of peanut butter with the chocolate chips until melted and then stir until smooth. Spread over peanut butter layer.
• Chill until completely firm, at least an hour.
• Allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before cutting into any size you would like.
• Bars stay fresh stored in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.

Notes

You can double or triple the recipe and use a 9x13 pan depending on how thick you want your bars.

If you don't have salted butter, add 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon, starting with 1/4 teaspoon and taste testing.

Keyword bars, chocolate, no bake, peanut butter, snack

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