Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
These Classic Peanut Butter Bars are a homemade, no-bake confection with a layer of creamy, sweet peanut butter topped with chocolate. This recipe is also known by other names such as: “peanut butter buckeye bars”, “lunch-lady peanut butter bars,” or “no-bake peanut butter bars.”
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Equipment
- 9x13 glass pan
Ingredients
BASE LAYER
- 2 c. graham crackers finely crushed
- 2 ⅓ c. powdered sugar
- 1 c. butter melted
- 1 c. peanut butter
- ¼ c. peanuts (chop fine) optional
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ tsp. salt
TOP LAYER
- 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ c. peanut butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
PREP
- Grease 9×13 pan.
- In a food processor, crush graham crackers into fine crumbs.
- Melt butter in microwave.
BASE LAYER
- Place graham cracker crumbs in mixing bowl and add melted butter, confectioners sugar, peanut butter, salt and vanilla. Spread mixture in bottom of pan.
TOP LAYER
- Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter together and spread over the base layer.
- Refrigerate 1 hour and cut into bars. These are best kept in refrigerator.