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You are here: Home / food / Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars

March 16, 2016 by Abby

Chocolate peanut butter no-bake bars combine the mouthwatering richness of the classic cookies with the ease of making bars.

Who doesn’t remember these cookies from childhood?

Chocolate peanut butter no-bake bars combine the mouthwatering richness of the classic cookies with the ease of making bars.


My mom never made them much, but I have distinct memories of my Dad’s Mom, Granny, making treats like these cookies in the kitchen of her home in Mississippi. I remember my brothers and my cousins and I waiting impatiently for the cookies to set up, watching for that tell-tale change from wet to shiny that would signal they were ready to be devoured.

It’s entirely possible that we didn’t always wait for them to set up. In fact, way before the days of cake batter-flavored anything, my brothers and I pestered Granny so often for tastes of the cake batter she was preparing that she finally handed us the yellow Tupperware bowl full of batter, along with three spoons, and shooed us into the living room with strict instructions to not return until we’d emptied the bowl.

You may very well find yourself in the same situation Granny did when you make these chocolate peanut butter no-bake bars. The chocolate sauce is rich and thick; I doubt you’ll be able to resist dipping your finger- or a fresh strawberry, hint hint- in a couple times. After you’ve added the oatmeal and transferred the whole thing to a dish, feel free to sneak into a corner with a spoon and the saucepan to enjoy the remnants in peace.

Chocolate peanut butter no-bake bars combine the mouthwatering richness of the classic cookies with the ease of making bars.

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars

adapted from Quaker

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. cocoa powder
1/3 c. chocolate chips
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. old-fashioned or quick oats

Instructions

In a medium to large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, peanut butter, milk, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and salt. Put pan over medium heat and stir constantly until mixture is melted and thickened. Add vanilla and oats and stir until combined. Transfer mixture to an 8 x 8 parchment-lined pan and smooth out. Allow bars to cool and set up before cutting, about two hours.

Chocolate peanut butter no-bake bars combine the mouthwatering richness of the classic cookies with the ease of making bars.

Filed Under: food, in the kitchen, recipes, sweets, Uncategorized — Tagged With: bars, chocolate, dessert, peanut butter, recipe, recipes no bake, sweets

Comments

  1. Angela @ Setting My Intention says

    March 18, 2016 at 9:05 am

    Totally making these for my boys! Peanut butter and chocolate are two of my very favorite things!

    • Abby says

      March 20, 2016 at 12:35 am

      You can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Let me know what y’all think 🙂

  2. Kelsie says

    March 18, 2016 at 10:35 am

    Yum! These looks so so delicious!! Will have to give them a try!

    • Abby says

      March 20, 2016 at 12:36 am

      Thanks, Kelsie! Happy Spring Break!

  3. Kathleen Hornbecker says

    March 20, 2016 at 9:46 am

    Did I die and go to heaven!!!! A must make recipe…..thank yoy, thank you for sharing!

    • Abby says

      March 26, 2016 at 10:01 pm

      You’ll think you did when you make these bars, Kathleen! Thank you for the kind comment 🙂

  4. April R - Uncookie Cutter says

    March 23, 2016 at 6:51 am

    Yum, yum – and looks easy! I’m pinning to try and make these with the kids one day soon! Thanks so much for linking up at You Link It, We Make It – we hope to see you back this week! http://uncookiecutter.com/2016/03/mexican-quiche-appetizers-link-make-6/

  5. Easy Peasy Life Matters says

    March 29, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    These look so divine!! 🙂

    • Abby says

      March 29, 2016 at 5:20 pm

      Thank you! We think they are 🙂

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