Chocolate Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Bars

No-bake desserts are always a welcome addition to any occasion, and these Chocolate Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Bars are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. They’re made by melting together chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and creamy peanut butter into a rich, silky mixture that’s irresistible from the very first stir. Fold in crispy rice cereal, buttery toffee bits, and crunchy peanuts, then let everything set into an easy, no-fuss treat that’s perfect for holidays, potlucks, bake sales, or an everyday dessert.

Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Bars Recipe

Around here, any recipe that starts with easy and ends with delicious is always a keeper. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Bars are a favorite for Christmas cookie trays, homemade holiday gifts, church suppers, potlucks, family reunions, birthday celebrations for my boys, and those moments when you simply need a quick sweet treat to share.

Since there’s no need to combine flour, make a hot crust or oven time required, they’re especially handy during the busy holiday season or on hot summer days when you’d rather not heat up the kitchen. Best of all, the ingredients are simple, easy to find in the baking aisle of just about any grocery store, making it easy to whip up a batch whenever the craving strikes.

Key ingredients to make Chocolate Toffee Crunch Bars: (Scroll down for the full printable recipe card and quantities.)

• Toffee Bits – Bits-o-brickle for the toffee crunch that makes these bars so delicious.
• Chocolate Chips – Semi sweet chocolate chips for a chocolaty flavor.
• Peanut Butter – A combination of peanut butter baking chips and creamy peanut butter for a peanut butter flavor.
• Cereal – Rice Krispies cereal for a crunchy texture.
• Garnish – Chopped salted peanuts for a sweet and salty flavor profile.

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How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Bars Recipe

• Melt Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chips – In a large microwave safe bowl melt together the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and peanut butter in 30 second increments, stir until completely smooth. 
• Mix-ins – In a large mixing bowl toss together rice krispies, toffee bits and peanuts 
• Combine – Pour the chocolate peanut butter mixture to the ingredients in the mixing bowl. Stir until evenly coated.
• Transfer Mixture to Pan – Spread evenly into a parchment paper lined square pan.
• Garnish with Toffee Bits – Sprinkle with remaining bits-o-brickle and peanuts pressing gently into the warm chocolate.
• Refrigerate – Chill in the fridge until set. 

Kitchen Equipment to Make Chocolate Toffee Crunch Bars

• One 8×8-inch pan or 9×9-inch pan lined with parchment paper.
• Measuring cups and measuring spoons.
• Large microwave safe bowl and additional large bowl for combining the remaining ingredients.
• Rubber spatula for stirring.
• You may also find it handy to have an offset icing spatula for spreading the mixture evenly into the parchment lined pan.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack then chill to set.

Recipe Variations, Tips and Substitutions

• Chocolate – You can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips in place of semisweet chips.
• Peanut Butter Chips – You can use butterscotch chips in place of peanut butter chips for a flavor twist.
• Nuts – You could use almonds, pecans or walnuts. Peanuts are in keeping with the flavor profile but the others could work in a pinch.
• Salt – Peanut butter adds ample salt to the chocolate toffee bars. That said, you could always add more to your taste. 
• Vanilla Extract – If you decide to switch up the flavor using butterscotch chips, a teaspoon of vanilla would enhance the flavor.
• Use the Melt Function on the Microwave – When melting the baking chips and peanut butter together it’s perfectly fine to use the melt function on your microwave or in a double boiler over simmering water, if you prefer.
• Patience is Key -When melting the chips together in the microwave, be patient. Don’t be tempted to increase the cooking temperature or the melted chocolate and peanut butter chips may scorch.
• Work Quickly to Combine – Once the chocolate and peanut butter chips have melted it’s important to work quickly when mixing the warm chocolate with the cereal, toffee bits and peanuts. You want every ingredient to be fully coated before pressing into the pan.
• Line the Pan with Parchment for Easy Release – Lift cooled toffee crunch bars from the pan using the overhanging parchment paper then cut into desired size pieces using a sharp knife.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers – Store toffee crunch bars in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to one week. Bring to room temperature for serving.
• Freezer – You can freeze toffee bars for up to 2 months. thaw in the fridge and bring to room temperature for serving.

More Easy Dessert Recipes to Make

These kind of two bite sweets are so simple to make, They should never be limited only to the holidays, they’re a tasty treat year-round. More easy sweet treats you may like to try:

• No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Refrigerator Cake requires no cooking at all.
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Nutter Butter Fudge is a cinch to make.
• Rich and decadent Butter Pecan Fudge.
• Chocolate Dipped Scotcheroo Bon Bons can be decorated with sprinkles to suit the occasion.
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks are a chocolate riff on those vintage butterscotch haystacks we all love made with crunchy chow mein noodles.
• Peanut Butter Balls are a heavenly two bite treat.
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites from The Midnight Baker.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Stand Mixer
• Cooling Racks
• Measuring Set
• 9×9-inch Pan