Graham Cracker Peanut Butter Bars

Three peanut butter bars stacked on top of parchment paper.

Graham Cracker Peanut Butter Bars

These peanut butter bars are a simple and delicious treat that require no baking! You just cream together peanut butter, butter, graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar and top with a chocolate topping. The result is a sweet, creamy bar, that you’re going to love with just five ingredients.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 10

Ingredients

▢ 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (1 ½ sleeves)
▢ 4 cups powdered sugar
▢ 1 cup butter (melted)
▢ 16 ounces creamy peanut butter (1 ½ cups)

TOPPING

▢ 12 ounces chocolate chips
▢ 6 tablespoons butter

Instructions

Line a 9 X 13 baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine peanut butter, powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs. Pour melted butter over the top and mix well with an electric mixer until creamy.
Press into the prepared pan.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate and 6 tablespoons of butter at medium power for 2 minutes stirring every 30 seconds until just melted. Stir until smooth and pour over the peanut butter mixture and smooth with an offset spatula or a knife.
Refrigerate for about 1-2 hours until the chocolate topping is firm. Remove bars from the pan using the edges of the parchment paper to lift out of the pan. Cut into bars, if the chocolate is too hard to cut without cracking, let it sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes until it has slightly softened.

Barbara's Notes + Tips

Don't use natural peanut butter, it will separate.
Use parchment paper or aluminum foil on the bottom of the baking pan to make it easy to remove from the pan.
These will need to refrigerate for at least an hour for the chocolate to set before cutting. If it is too hard to cut, let it sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
You can use any type of chocolate that you prefer, chocolate chips or a chocolate bar.
These need to be kept refrigerated.

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