This easy recipe for No Bake Peanut Butter Bars has just 5 ingredients. It’s a great dessert to make when you don’t want to turn on the oven!
No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
This is a no bake recipe. There’s a brief stint on the stove to melt the peanut butter and chocolate (or you can use the microwave), but besides that… no oven is going to heat up your house! If you’re a peanut butter and chocolate lover, then this recipe is definitely for you. It’s like a Reeses peanut butter cup in bar-form, and it’s so good!
🛒 Ingredients Needed:
- unsalted butter
- graham cracker crumbs
- powdered sugar
- natural creamy peanut butter
- 70% cacao dark chocolate
✏️ How to make No Bake Peanut Butter Bars:
*The complete, printable recipe with all ingredients and instructions is at the end of this post.
- Line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a medium-bowl, mix the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar. Stir in 1 cup of peanut butter, then press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
- In a small bowl, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of peanut butter with the chopped chocolate in the microwave or on the stove in a double boiler. Stir until smooth. Spread evenly over the peanut butter layer.
- Chill the bars in the refrigerator until completely firm, at least 2 hours. Allow them to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve chilled.
➡️ Tips and Substitutions:
- You can purchase graham cracker crumbs in a box. Or if you would prefer to make your own crumbs, you can do that too. Just whir some graham crackers in a food processor. Or place them in a zip baggie and smash the heck out of it until they turn into fine crumbs.
- Almond butter would be a great substitution for the peanut butter. Sunflower butter may work as well!
- Why use natural peanut butter? Processed peanut butter has added oil and sugar, so it’s hard to control the flavor. You can certainly use it, but I recommend using the natural if you can swing it.
✔️ Storage Tips:
Cover any leftover bars tightly and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Take out and munch on them, as desired!
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe:
- I happen to be a peanut butter + chocolate lover, so this treat works for me!
- I love that you can keep it chilled and just take out pieces to enjoy when the mood hits.
- It’s a good little treat to bring to a party.
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No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1¼ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 8 full-sheet graham crackers)
- 1¾ cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup + 3 tablespoons natural creamy peanut butter, divided
- 6 ounces 70% cacao dark chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a medium-bowl, mix the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar. Stir in 1 cup of peanut butter, then press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
- In a small bowl, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of peanut butter with the chopped chocolate in the microwave or on the stove in a double boiler. Stir until smooth. Spread evenly over the peanut butter layer.
- Chill the bars in the refrigerator until completely firm, at least 2 hours. Allow them to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve chilled.
- Cover the leftover bars tightly and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Notes
- Setting these bars out for a few hours at room temperature for serving is okay.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
