Description
Sweet chocolate peanut butter bars blend creamy indulgence with nostalgic comfort. Rich layers of silky chocolate and smooth peanut butter create a delightful dessert you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) salted butter
Binding and Sweetening Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Coating Ingredients:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- Prepare the baking vessel by lining an 8×8 dish with foil or parchment paper, ensuring extended edges for easy extraction of the dessert bars.
- Create the foundational peanut butter layer by microwaving butter until fully melted, then incorporating powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs, and peanut butter into a homogeneous mixture.
- Distribute the peanut butter blend evenly across the lined pan, applying firm pressure to establish a compact, uniform base layer.
- Craft the chocolate topping through gentle microwave melting, using 30-second intervals and stirring between each cycle until chocolate chips transform into a silky, glossy consistency.
- Delicately cascade the molten chocolate over the peanut butter foundation, utilizing an offset spatula to achieve a smooth, consistent coverage.
- Stabilize the dessert by chilling in the refrigerator for approximately 60 minutes, allowing the layers to solidify and bond together.
- Once set, extract the dessert from the pan using the overhanging edges, then slice into 16 precise, uniform squares for serving.
Notes
- Swap graham crackers with gluten-free alternatives like almond flour or crushed gluten-free cookies for a celiac-friendly version.
- Use dark chocolate chips for a richer, less sweet chocolate layer that complements the sweet peanut butter base.
- Chill bars completely before cutting to ensure clean, precise edges and prevent crumbling during slicing.
- Store bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week, allowing flavors to meld and maintain perfect texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 155 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg