No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Easy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars made with simple pantry ingredients, creamy peanut butter, crunchy texture, and rich chocolate. Perfect for parties, holidays, and quick sweet cravings.
Servings 48 bars
Calories 90kcal
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 8x8-inch pan or 9x9-inch pan with parchment paper or wax paper leaving 1-2 inches overhang to form "handles". Set aside.
- Place the chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey and butter in a large glass mixing bowl.
- Microwave for 2 minutes on 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 o1-inch squares and enjoy.
- Store chilled in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Peanut Butter - You could use crunchy peanut butter or an alternate nut butter like almond butter.
- Chocolate - You can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.
- Nuts - You could add a sprinkling of chopped salted peanuts on top as a garnish. Sprinkle the top while the chocolate is wet so it will stick.
- Salt - There's ample salt in the peanut butter and cereal making it unnecessary to add more. You could adjust this to your taste.
- Create Handles for Easy Removal from Pan - When lining the pan, it's helpful to leave overhang to allow you to easily lift the bars from the pan for cutting.
- Stovetop Method - 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 or heavy bottomed saucepan and then pour the chocolate mixture over the cereal in a large mixing bowl.
- Cereal - You can also make these bars with frosted cornflakes, rice krispies or a store brand of crispy rice cereal you enjoy. Any similar size crunchy cereal or gluten-free cereal should work.
- Honey - You can use light corn syrup in place of honey for these bars, if desired. You could also use maple syrup for a flavor twist.
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