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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

The recipe for these oh-so-easy crunchy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars is one you’re certain to return to over and over again.

Crunchy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Easy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

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 cookbook you’ll find recipes for main dish entrées as well as fabulous side dishes and in her words a “sprinkling of sweet treats.” 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. How to make quick Crunchy Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Coating – 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.
  • Crunchy Cornflakes – Stir-in the cornflakes. Mix until well coated.
  • Pan – Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with parchment paper or wax paper leaving overhang to act as handles to remove from the pan.
  • Spread the chocolate mixture evenly into the pan. Pop them into the refrigerator and chill until firm for at least 2-4 hours.
  • Serving – Use a sharp knife to cut into one inch squares and enjoy.
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How to Make the Best No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

This recipe doesn’t require fancy ingredients to make. They’re made with everyday easy-to-find ingredients that don’t require multiple specialty shop visits to find. It’s one of those simple handheld dessert recipes that you’re sure to return to over and over again. These chocolate peanut butter bars could be enjoyed for game day, tailgating, picnics, the holidays or any event when quick and easy desserts are on the menu.

  • Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars: Semi sweet chocolate, creamy peanut butter, honey, unsalted butter and plain or frosted corn flakes.
  • Kitchen tools you’ll need: Large microwave safe bowl, rubber spatula or similar non stick spoon, measuring cups and spoons, 8 x 8 inch pan lined with parchment paper or wax paper.
  • When lining the pan, it’s helpful to leave overhang to allow you to easily lift the bars from the pan for cutting.
  • If you don’t have a large microwave safe bowl, you can melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey and butter in a double boiler and then mix everything together in a large mixing bowl.
  • You can also make these bars with frosted cornflakes, rice krispies or any similar size crunchy cereal.
  • You can use light corn syrup in place of honey for these bars, if desired.
  • A large nonstick silicone spatula will be your best friend when mixing these bars with the chocolate peanut butter mixture.
  • It’s important to spread the chocolate peanut butter mixture evenly in the pan so they will be uniform thickness.
  • Store these bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or chilled for up to 2 weeks.
  • When stacking, separate layers with wax paper to prevent them from sticking together.
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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Prep Time10 minutes
Chilling time2 hours
Course: Candy, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate-bars, crunchy-no-bake-chocoloate-peanut-butter-bars
Servings: 48 bars
Calories: 90kcal
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

  • Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with parchment paper or wax paper leaving 1-2 inch overhang. Set aside.
  • 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. Spread the chocolate mixture evenly into the pan.
  • Pop the pan into the refrigerator and chill until firm for at least 2-4 hours.
  • Use a sharp knife to cut into one inch squares and enjoy.
  • Store chilled in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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87 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Huge hit with the crowd! Making more tomorrow, they’re so good!
    Thank you for fast, easy, and delicious!

  2. 5 stars
    I made this for my brother when he came to visit and he absolutely loved them! Thank you for the recipe

  3. These are so delicious 😋 I love the peanut butter and chocolate combo. Thanks so much for the recipe 😊

  4. 5 stars
    Great recipe, thank you so much for sharing. Anyone having a problem melting their chocolates chips should try buying the mini chocolate chips, they melt super fast.

    1. Thanks so much! They do melt easily and I also find that some brands do better than others due to varying amounts of the stabilizer used to help the chocolate keep it’s shape while baking.

  5. This took less than 5 minutes to make! Whaaaat?! So good. I used crunchy peanut butter for even more texture. Deeeelish

  6. 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!

    1. 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.

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