No Bake Peanut Butter Bars – Just 5 simple ingredients and 10 minutes and you can have bars that taste like homemade peanut butter cups! The perfect easy dessert to make any day of the week!

Chocolate and peanut butter together has to be one of the best flavor combinations of all time! It can be in the form of one of the most popular recipes on my site; Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies or something like this easy bar recipe. No baking involved, just soft, peanut buttery and delicious.

 

This recipe was originally posted on the blog in 2011, when I first started blogging.  So I figured it was time they got a little face lift. With life being busy, it is great to have an easy bar recipe in your pocket, that you can just throw together in minutes.

What You’ll Need

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• Butter – I use unsalted butter whenever I am baking.
• Peanut Butter – commercial brand creamy peanut butter is suggested. You can use crunchy if you like the texture.
• Graham Crackers – they do sell graham cracker crumbs you can absolutely use, or just grind your own.
• Powdered Sugar
• Chocolate Chips – I like milk chocolate for this so it is similar to a Reese’s peanut butter cup, but you can use whatever your favorite is!

How to Make No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

1. Melt Base. Start with melting the butter and peanut butter together.  Stir until they are combined and smooth. 
2. Make Dough. Mix in the graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar.  The dough will be thick, so if you prefer a mixer for this step go for it.  
3. Put In Pan. Press the mixture into a 13×9 inch baking pan until it is in a nice even layer. Place in the refrigerator while you prepare the topping.
4. Make Topping. Melt together the chocolate chips and remaining peanut butter until nice and smooth.  Pour over the bars and let it chill for at least 1 hour for the chocolate to set.  

Storage

I like to store the peanut butter bars in the fridge.  After an hour and the chocolate is set, I remove the pan from the fridge and slice the whole pan.  You can then remove the bars and store in an air tight container or just cover your baking dish.  When it is time to serve I let them sit out for 15-20 minutes so they aren’t cold.  

Recipe Tips & Tricks

There are a few easy substitutions you can make with this recipe if you need or want to.  

• Graham Crackers – if you are not in the US and can’t get these, digestive biscuits will work.  You could even use something like Ritz crackers or Nilla Wafers if that is what you had.  You just need something that compliments the flavor to give it structure.
• Chocolate – the recipe calls for milk chocolate chips, but you can really use any type of chocolate you enjoy.  Dark chocolate, semi-sweet, even white chocolate.  And it doesn’t have to be chips, you can use a bar that you melt down as well.
• Peanut Butter – if you have a peanut allergy, you can use sun butter or if tree nuts aren’t a problem almond butter works great.  
• Melting Base – You can use a microwave or the stovetop to melt the butter and peanut butter together. You don’t want to bring the mixture to a boil, just melt and stir until it is smooth and well combined.
• Slicing Bars – it is best to slice the bars as soon as the chocolate sets up. So about an hour after you place in the fridge, slice and then you can store or serve immediately. This should help the chocolate not crack or separate from the bars.

If you are a fan of chocolate and peanut butter together these are a must make!  They are ready in just minutes, and even the kids could get in on helping. 

No Bake Desserts Recipes To Try

• No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake
• No Bake Kool Aid Pie
• Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna
• No Bake Oreo Cheesecake
• No Bake Mint Chocolate Chip Pie
• No Bake Jello Pie

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