Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
—·American
Ingredients
For the Bars
- 1½ cups creamy peanut butter (405 grams)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (113 grams, melted (1 stick))
- 2 cups crushed graham crackers (284 grams (from about 18 cracker sheets))
- 1 cup powdered sugar (113 grams)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For the Chocolate Topping
- 2 cups chocolate chips (340 grams)
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter (68 grams)
Instructions
13 steps
- 1
Line an 8x8 or 9x9-inch pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Mix
- 3
In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, mix the peanut butter and butter together.
- 4
Beat in the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and salt, mixing until smooth.
- 5
Press the mixture into the baking dish.
- 6
Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 45 second increments, stirring after each time.
- 7
Stir
- 8
Once the chocolate is completely melted, stir in the peanut butter until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- 9
Pour the chocolate mixture over the peanut butter layer.
- 10
Chill
- 11
Place in the freezer or refrigerator to allow the chocolate layer to firm up.
- 12
Slice
- 13
Lift the up the parchment paper from the pan and slice into 16 bars.
Progress
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Nutrition
Per serving (based on 16 servings)
Calories
406cal
Protein
7.0g
Carbs
36.0g
Fat
28.0g
Fiber
2.0g
Sugar
26.0g
Sodium
228mg
Saturated Fat
11.0g
