Name: No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter; 1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 cups graham crackers (crushed); 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted); 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips; 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips; 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 cup peanuts (roughly chopped)

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This no-bake chocolate peanut butter bar recipe is the perfect embodiment of that magic that chocolate and peanut butter create when paired together. They are layered on top of a crushed graham cracker crust which gives the perfect crunchy base for all that chocolatey nutty deliciousness. I have been obsessed with chocolate and peanut butter together for most of my life and it’s funny that now I live in Europe people think I am crazy for it. They can call me crazy all they want, or think what they wish, but no way, no how will I ever renounce my deep and true love for peanut butter and chocolate.

I love no-bake cookies, especially in those summer months when turning on that oven just sounds like a horrible thing to do. If you’re in that same camp – you should check out these Super Easy Nutella No-Bake Cookies. My mom made them all the time growing up and they’re ridiculously easy and require zero heating up of the oven either. 🙂

There’s only about 30 minutes of prep time to make these Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, then you just let them chill in the fridge for a while and soon you’ll be enjoying about 2 dozen slabs of crispy, nutty, chocolatey deliciousness. These bars will keep for several days (yeah, right) at room temperature, but I love them cold out of the fridge.

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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 1

Servings: Servings

Calories: 319kcal

Author: Ben Rayl

Ingredients

for the peanut butter layer:

¾ cup butter
1 ½ cup creamy peanut butter
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups graham crackers - crushed
2 cups powdered sugar - sifted
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup dark chocolate chips

for the chocolate layer:

1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup peanuts - roughly chopped

Instructions

make the peanut butter layer:

In a heatproof bowl over boiling water, melt the butter and 1½ cups peanut butter together, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and set aside, allowing to cool for about 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, mix together the graham crackers, powdered sugar, salt and chocolate chips. Stir in the peanut butter mixture and mix well to combine.
Spray the bottom of a 9x13" pan, then spread the peanut butter mixture evenly in the bottom and set aside.

make the chocolate layer:

Use a heatproof bowl over boiling water and melt the 1½ cups chocolate chips and peanut butter together, stirring well to combine.
Pour the melted chocolate over the peanut butter layer, tilting the pan to cover evenly.
Let cool for about 5 minutes, then sprinkle over the chopped peanuts.
Chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes, or until the chocolate has set, then cut into bars and serve.