No Bake Peanut Butter Bars – No Oven, No Hassle!
These No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are a quick, creamy dessert with a rich peanut butter layer and smooth chocolate topping. Made with just 5 ingredients—peanut butter, butter, graham crackers, powdered sugar, and chocolate—they require no baking and set in the fridge. Perfect for last-minute treats, parties, or an easy sweet snack!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- 1
In a mixing bowl, combine melted butter, peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, and powdered sugar.
- 2
Stir until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- 3
Press the peanut butter mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9x9-inch baking pan lined with parchment paper.
- 4
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth.
- 5
Pour the melted chocolate peanut butter mixture over the peanut butter layer, spreading evenly with a spatula.
- 6
Place the baking dish in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour, or until the chocolate layer is firm.
- 7
Once set, remove from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before slicing into squares.