5 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (NO BAKE!)
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5.0
186 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
16
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Calories
248 kcal
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Course
Dessert
5 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (NO BAKE!)
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Recipe VIDEO above. These no bake bars just happen to only require 5 ingredients. The hardest part is waiting for them to set!
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Ingredients
Base
- 115g / 1/2 cup / 1 US stick melted salted butter (or unsalted butter + 1/4 tsp salt)
- 1 cup crushed Arnott's Marie crackers (11 crackers) or graham cracker crumbs (8 crackers) (Note 1)
- 1 cup icing sugar / powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup peanut butter (smooth)
Topping
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips - the melting kind (US: semi sweet) (Note 2)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter (smooth)
Instructions
- Butter and line a 8" / 20cm square dish or pan with baking paper.
- Place the Base ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined. Press into the prepared pan.
- Melt the Topping ingredients (I do it in the microwave in 2 x 30 second bursts). Pour and spread over the Base - smooth the top or do swirls (see photos for examples of each).
- Refrigerate until set - about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from fridge, allow to come to room temp slightly (so top cuts neatly). Cut into 16 squares (or whatever shape you want!). Best served at room temperature.
Notes
- * Originally published June 2015, updated with new photos, words and recipe video. No change to recipe.
- Biscuits - If you are in the UK, Digestives are great for this recipe. Otherwise, any other plain sweet crisp biscuit (i.e. not a soft biscuit with filling) should work fine - the base has peanut butter as the glue so it's a more flexible recipe than, for example, cheesecake bases.
- You could even try biscuits like oatmeal or chocolate chip biscuits!
- To make the crumbs, you can use a food processor or pop them in a ziplock bag and use a rolling pin or can to bash them. Very therapeutic!
- Chocolate - Make sure you use chocolate for cooking/baking, not the eating kind! And if your store sells many types of chocolate chips, get the MELTING chocolate chips (as opposed to the ones that hold their shape in cookies / muffins etc) as they melt easier and smoother. This can be made with milk or dark chocolate. I use dark - not the expensive kind with a high cocoa %, just normal dark chocolate chips.
- Storage - keeps very well, around 5 days in an airtight container. If it's super hot where you are, fridge is best but serve at room temperature.
- Gluten Free option: A reader reported that she used 1 1/2 cups of gluten free pretzels for the base and it worked out great! And a friend of mine has made this with gluten free plain sweet biscuits purchased from the supermarket and said she couldn't tell the difference in the taste or texture.
- Nutrition per serving (assuming 16 slices).
Nutrition Information
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Serving
46g
Calories
248cal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
21.9g
(7%)
Protein
4.9g
(10%)
Fat
16.7g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
7.4g
(37%)
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
156mg
(7%)
Potassium
142mg
(4%)
Fiber
1.4g
(6%)
Sugar
16.2g
(32%)
Vitamin A
200IU
(4%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1.8mg
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 248 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 46g | |
| Calories | 248cal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.9g | 7% |
| Protein | 4.9g | 10% |
| Fat | 16.7g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.4g | 37% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 156mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 142mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1.4g | 6% |
| Sugar | 16.2g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 200IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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