5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Bars

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!

So good and too easy to make, so this 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!

The hardest part of this home-made 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 for sharing! 

Or 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 8x8 baking pan or 9x9 baking pan.  Or double the recipe and use a 9x13 pan for a larger crowd!. 🙂 

No one will turn these down! Perfect for bake sales, lunches on the go and peanut butter and chocolate cravings, of course!   

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!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15 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 ¼ - ½ teaspoon, starting with ¼ teaspoon and taste testing.

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

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