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Crunchy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

September 1, 2016 by Melissa 64 Comments

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The recipe for these oh-so- easy Crunchy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars is a sweet sample of what you’ll find in the pages of Mary Younkin’s brand new cookbook entitled The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook  featuring simple family friendly meals for everyday home cooking.   You may recognize Mary from Facebook or you may have seen her work around the web as she blogs full-time over at Barefeet In The Kitchen.  In her just released cookbook you’ll find recipes for main dish entrees as well as fabulous side dishes and in her words a “sprinkling of sweet treats.”

Crunchy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Crunchy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

The color photos are so handy allowing you to see how the dish is supposed to look as well as giving serving and styling tips to use when your entertaining.  Mary includes the amount of time and effort it takes to make each dish, too.  One thing I love about Mary is she uses everyday easy-to-find ingredients that don’t require multiple specialty shop visits to find.  She also cooks homestyle which you know, is close to my heart.  Some of the dishes you’ll find in the book are Sweet Chipotle Chicken Bites, Creamy Kielbasa and Broccoli Pasta, Philly Cheese Steak Potato Skillet, Honey Chipotle Meatloaf, Skillet Mexican Street Corn, Italian Rice Pilaf, Cinnamon Toast Cake, Lemon Curd Mini Cheesecakes, Never-Fail Blondies as well as these delicious Crunchy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars.

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If you enjoy cooking or if you cook for a family and need ideas to jazz up meals, this cookbook is a must add to your cookbook collection.  The gorgeous photos and easy-to-follow instructions will give you the tools you need to make delicious meals for your family and the kids can help, too. The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook is one of those rare finds that you’re sure to return to over and over again for mealtime inspiration. See also No-Bake chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies and Peanut Butter Mallow Bars.

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Crunchy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Prep Time10 mins
Chilling time2 hrs
Course: Candy, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate-bars, crunchy-no-bake-chocoloate-peanut-butter-bars
Servings: 48 bars
Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 cups regular or frosted cornflakes

Instructions

  • Place the chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey and butter in a large glass mixing bowl.
  • Microwave for 2 minutes at full power.
  • Remove from the microwave and stir until the chocolate has completely melted and everything is well combined.
  • Stir-in the cornflakes. Mix well.
  • Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with parchment paper. Spread the chocolate mixture evenly into the pan.
  • Chill until firm for at leas 2-4 hours.
  • Slice with a sharp knife and store chilled in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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Comments

  1. Mary Younkin says

    September 1, 2016 at 10:02 am

    I am thrilled that you like the cookbook! (and you chose one of my kids’ favorite dessert recipes to make, I’m going to be craving these bars all day now.) Thanks so much, Melissa!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 1, 2016 at 11:36 am

      I love your book Mary thanks for sharing it!

      Reply
      • Dorothy says

        June 7, 2017 at 11:48 am

        Hi please can you give the quantities in grams or ounces

      • Melissa says

        June 7, 2017 at 12:44 pm

        If you need to convert amounts there are many free online sources to provide those values.

    • Bonnie parsons says

      April 7, 2017 at 9:36 pm

      Should you crush the cornflakes before adding them in?

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        April 8, 2017 at 10:40 am

        Not unless you want to.

  2. Linda Kersey says

    September 1, 2016 at 11:18 am

    My granddaughter has Celiac Disease and so any baking I do for her has to be gluten free. Is there another cereal which is gluten free (eg. Chex) that would work for this recipe? She would love these!!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 1, 2016 at 11:32 am

      Poor kid! I think any gluten free option she enjoys would work with these, sure. Perhaps adjust the amount depending on the size of the cereal but gluten free puffed rice cereal (If it’s available) would turn these into a crispy bar.

      Reply
      • Kelly says

        February 26, 2017 at 7:09 pm

        There is GlutenFree corn flakes. I also have to cook GlutenFree

    • Beth Gibson says

      February 13, 2017 at 11:51 am

      You can use oatmeal.

      Reply
      • Realynn says

        March 5, 2017 at 2:53 pm

        How much oatmeal and should it be quick oats?

      • Melissa says

        March 5, 2017 at 3:21 pm

        Same amount as cereal, although play with it adding less then checking the consistency. You can always add more, if desired. Yes, quick cooking.

      • bk says

        March 27, 2018 at 6:14 pm

        3 cups quick cook oatmeal

    • Timothy P. Haven says

      March 19, 2017 at 6:37 pm

      Try using oatmeal, or something of the sort.

      Reply
    • Christina says

      March 26, 2017 at 10:26 pm

      I would use which ever gluten free crunchy cereal option she has available. It’s the crunch that really makes these! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jacqueline (PiperCooks) says

    September 2, 2016 at 2:34 pm

    Nice looking cookbook, and who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate together. Pinned 🙂

    Reply
  4. The Better Baker says

    September 5, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    Sounds fabulous! How I love the crunch of cornflakes. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Weekend Potluck.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 5, 2016 at 7:10 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  5. Amy says

    September 8, 2016 at 11:53 am

    Have you tried this recipe with milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet? Just wondering if it would work or be too sweet… Thanks

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 8, 2016 at 12:45 pm

      Hi Amy, I haven’t but for the most part chocolate chips are interchangeable so I think they would do fine.

      Reply
  6. Julia's Simply Southern says

    September 9, 2016 at 9:21 am

    You always have my mouth watering! Can’t wait to try these.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 9, 2016 at 9:26 am

      Thanks Julia!

      Reply
  7. Teresa Walsh says

    September 9, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    Could you use rice crispies in this recipe rather than corn flakes?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 9, 2016 at 1:29 pm

      I think you could, sure.

      Reply
  8. Eunice Flagler says

    September 9, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Lately when I try to melt chocolate chips they just clump together and will no melt. I have even tried putting a little oil/butter in the pan also. So by using the honey and peanut butter will it for sure do the trick. The recipe sounds like something I would love to make.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 9, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      Eunice, they can be a challenge since they put stabilizers in them so they’ll keep their shape when baking. I find that some brands melt better than others and never have an issue with a good quality chip i.e. Ghiradelli or similar.

      Reply
    • Tiffany J says

      February 5, 2017 at 2:57 pm

      Maybe try melting them in a pan on the stove!

      Reply
  9. Sheila Palkowitsh says

    September 9, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    The 1/4 C. Of salt seems like of salt for candy made in an 8″/8″ pan?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 9, 2016 at 5:22 pm

      There is no salt in this recipe.

      Reply
      • Sherry says

        September 6, 2017 at 4:00 pm

        Could you use salted butter?

      • Melissa says

        September 6, 2017 at 4:18 pm

        Sure, no problem.

    • Bev says

      September 10, 2016 at 2:37 pm

      I think you were seeing 1/4 cup unsalted butter.

      Reply
  10. gloria fontaine says

    October 8, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    What could you replace honey . Not a honey fan.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      October 8, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      I’ve only made this recipe using honey. Maybe corn syrup?

      Reply
      • Diann says

        February 8, 2019 at 11:13 am

        I used 1/4 coconut oil from another recipe. Also, instead of cornflakes, ricekrispies.

    • Tiffany J says

      February 5, 2017 at 2:58 pm

      Maybe try syrup

      Reply
    • Diann says

      February 8, 2019 at 11:36 am

      Diann here, no, I misspoke!!!!!! I did NOT replace the honey for the coconut oil, so sorry. I replaced the coconut oil for the butter.

      Reply
  11. Cassie says

    November 15, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    Could you substitute pecans for the cornflakes

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      November 15, 2016 at 8:11 pm

      Sure, if you prefer or even Rice Krispies.

      Reply
  12. Cheryl Crady says

    February 21, 2017 at 1:40 am

    This looks so delicious. But I have a corn allergy. What could I use in place of the corn flakes?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      February 21, 2017 at 10:02 am

      Rice Krispies would work.

      Reply
  13. Angie says

    February 23, 2017 at 2:11 am

    Would Kelloggs raisin bran work?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      February 23, 2017 at 9:21 am

      I’ve never tried that but, it likely would work fine.

      Reply
  14. Kelly says

    February 26, 2017 at 7:12 pm

    Can I use GlutenFree margarine in place of the unsalted butter. Since I am both GlutenFree and Dairy free.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      February 26, 2017 at 7:35 pm

      If you’ve had success using that as a substitute in the past it should however, I haven’t tried it myself.

      Reply
    • Amy says

      July 3, 2017 at 6:55 pm

      Why would margarine have Gluten?

      Reply
  15. Nan says

    February 27, 2017 at 4:18 am

    Hi, Melissa. Thank you for posting this fun recipe. I have been switching these up, with ingredients I have on hand. I love them made with semi-sweet dark chocolate. They do work well using light Karo (corn syrup) in place of honey, and using coconut in place of cornflakes. They also work using ground almonds, Life cereal, puffed rice, rice chex and rice crispies.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      February 27, 2017 at 9:44 am

      Awesome adaptations Nan, thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  16. Susan says

    April 10, 2017 at 2:41 am

    Would using natural peanut butter be a problem? That’s really the only kind we eat. It doesn’t work well in some recipes though.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      April 10, 2017 at 7:36 am

      I haven’t tried it in this recipe. If you do, let me know how it goes.

      Reply
  17. Shirley Gordon says

    April 16, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    I did not have corn flakes, so I used Rice Krispies, and these are so easy, and delicious. Gonna be my go to bar.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      April 16, 2017 at 7:21 pm

      Terrific improv and it does work great.

      Reply
  18. Christina Synodinou says

    June 26, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    Would it work if instead of chocolate chips i used cocoa and milk?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      June 26, 2017 at 3:29 pm

      I honestly don’t think it would, sorry.

      Reply
  19. Steve says

    July 20, 2017 at 11:39 pm

    I stumbled across this recipe today on pinterest and absolutely loved it. I did tweak it a bit using crunchy peanut butter and cocoa rice krispies instead of corn flakes. Absolutely wonderful!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      July 21, 2017 at 9:15 am

      Hi Steve, glad you enjoyed this one!

      Reply
  20. Monique says

    October 3, 2017 at 11:15 am

    Delicious recipe, thank you! Would it be possible to make it ahead of time and freeze it?
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      October 3, 2017 at 1:38 pm

      I’ve never frozen these but, my thought is you probably could.

      Reply
  21. Trudy Bradley says

    November 26, 2017 at 8:49 pm

    Before I try to make these, the instructions say to use an 8×8 pan and
    it says: Author: Melissa Sperka
    Serves: 48

    Does an 8×8 pan serve 48? How big are the pieces?
    The picture you show in your cookbook, looks like
    30 pieces…just wondering if you double the recipe and
    use a 9×13 pan. Thank You!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      November 26, 2017 at 9:32 pm

      You cut these into 48 (1-inch) pieces. This recipe is a review I did for another Authors cookbook. If you want to cut it into bigger pieces, you can. Serves 48 and 48 servings are two different things. And yes, you could do a double batch, sure.

      Reply
  22. Angelina Hansen says

    September 28, 2019 at 5:41 pm

    5 stars
    simple and delicious!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 28, 2019 at 7:35 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply

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