Chocolate Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Bars
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Bars are an easy no-bake dessert made with chocolate, peanut butter, crispy rice cereal, toffee bits, and peanuts. Perfect for holidays, parties, potlucks, or homemade gifts, these crunchy, sweet bars come together in minutes with simple pantry ingredients.
Servings 48
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz package semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 10 oz package peanut butter chips
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup bits-o-brickle divded
- 1 cup peanuts chopped and divided
Instructions
- Line a 8x8-inch or 9x9-inch pan with parchment paper or wax paper leaving a1-2 inch overhang. Set aside
- In a large microwave safe bowl melt together the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and peanut butter on 50% power (Medium) or using the melt feature for 1 minute.
- Stop and stir. Repeat in 30 second increments until completely smooth stopping to stir each time.
- Mix together cereal, 3/4 cup toffee bits with 3/4 cup peanuts in a large mixing bowl.
- Add melted chocolate-peanut butter to the bowl. Stir until ingredients are evenly coated.
- Spread evenly into the pan. Sprinkle with remaining bits-o-brickle and peanuts pressing gently into the chocolate. Cool in the pan on a wire rack then into the fridge until set.
- Use a sharp knife to slice into 48 pieces and enjoy. Store leftovers chilled..
Notes
- 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.