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Delicious homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the form of a bar!
My oven just stopped working. It is always a sad day for someone that uses it quite frequently and loves to bake. Hopefully it will be replaced real soon because I am totally wanting to bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies. This is the inner fat pregnant girl talking right now. 🙂 Luckily these delicious squares were easy and also no bake. I had them ready in no time and they sure did satisfy my sweet tooth!
Ummmm…. where have these been all my life? I mean. I totally ate all of the Reese’s peanut butter cups out of the stockings but now I can have a homemade pan of them? I think I am in heaven. These turned out perfect. And they were so easy to make! I love being able to make my favorite homemade treats at home. And I know that you will love them just like me!
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Reese's No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, melted
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, about 28 whole graham crackers
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 ¼ cup peanut butter, divided
- 1 ½ cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and 1 cup of peanut butter in a large bowl until smooth. Spread the peanut butter mixture evenly in a greased 9 x 13 x 1-inch pan.
- Add the remaining ¼ cup of peanut butter and chocolate chips to a medium bowl and heat in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each increment until fully melted. Spread evenly over the top of the peanut butter mixture.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving so that the bars can set. Store leftover bars in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi. Just wanted to say that when I used to make these when I was a kid, I melted the chocolate chips with butter. Also a tip for your readers, after about 15 minutes in the fridge you should score the top layer so that when they are cool enough to eat the chocolate won’t break up when you go to cut it into bars. Cheers
Mary, thank you, your advice to score the topping after 15 minutes is exactly the answer to my concern. Last time I made these, cutting did not go well, chocolate did separate from the bars. Thanks.
Made a gluten free version of this for a friend who is allergic to gluten and brought it to a bigger gathering – got glowing reviews from everyone.
Since 4T=1/4 C, it might be handy to use that measurement in the recipe! For some unknown reason I was unable to rate this recipe, but it definitely was more than 5 stars!
I tried making these and I had a really hard time cutting through the chocolate without breaking or cracking. Can you tell me the best way to cut these into squares?
Try running your knife under hot water before every few cuts. Warms the chocolate up a little so it gives way a little easier.
By the way, what is Graham Crcker Crumbs?
Is it any crushed salted biscuits??????????
Anyway thks 4 z recipe.
Looks really nice….
Gramcrackers are like ginger or tea biscuits in the UK. All you have to do is look up graham crackers in the USA and it will show you what they look like and maybe then you could figure out what they are where you live.
These sound delicious! I love that you used crushed graham cracker in them, I never would have thought of that!
I used natural peanut butter and it didn’t turn out right. I stirred it completely, so that wasn’t it, but I think it’s just too soft a peanut butter for this.
This recipe is so simple and utterly delicious. It never lasts very long at my house even though there are only two of us. I always try to get my boyfriend to take some to work but he refuses because he doesn’t want to share them. Thank you for the recipe!
I made these to bring to work yesterday. But tweaked them a little. I used 2 cups of peanut butter. read reviews from another similar recipe and I mixed melted butter and peanut butter tiger. Then mixed graham crackers and sugar together. Then mixed two batches together. Put in a pan lined with parchment paper for easy cleanup and it lifts right out for cutting into squares. Refrigerate 1st for 20 minutes before adding chocolate and peanut butter layer. I used 2 cups of semi sweet chips and 4 TBL peanut butter and added 1 TBL crisco and put in microwave for 1 minute, stirred and then 15 seconds stirring for a very creamy mixture. (Crisco makes a difference), Refrigerate for an hour before cutting.
They were huge hit…thank you!!
The recipe calls for 2C of confectioner sugar. This may sound like a stupid question, but does that mean the whole box, which is 16oz. or do you measure out 2 cups.
Thanks
Measure. The box is most likely sold by weight, not volume.
Yummy yummy I will make these tonight ‘
Will try these tonight ! Thanks
We used this to avoid the omg I need chocolate why don’t we have chocolate situation during a wedding weekend n omg are they amazing love it
Maybe a very silly question. But in step you say : melt 4 tablespoons peanut butter and chocolate chips until smooth. Does this mean, combine the 2?? And then spread it on the pb layer?? Anyways thanks for the recipe, I am in LOVE with Reese’s cups but can’t buy them where I live. NOW I can make them myself..so thanks!!!!
OHMYGOSHHHHHH! they look delicious! Will try them out soon 🙂
You say store leftovers….what leftovers? In my house they were gone in three hours! YUMMY! (there are three of us).