Homemade Reese's Bars

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4.5

189 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    20 servings

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Homemade Reese's Bars

Homemade Reese's Bars combine a crunchy graham cracker crust with a creamy peanut butter base, topped with a smooth chocolate-peanut butter layer. The bars offer a rich balance of sweet and nutty flavors with a firm yet tender texture. Chilling before cutting helps the bars hold their shape, making them ideal for snacking or dessert.

Description

The Homemade Reese's Bars feature a crumb crust made by mixing graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, peanut butter, and melted butter pressed firmly into a pan. The topping blends melted semisweet chocolate chips with peanut butter, creating a glossy layer that hardens when chilled. This combination delivers both the buttery crunch of the base and the rich, creamy sweetness of the chocolate-peanut butter topping. Setting the bars in the refrigerator for an hour ensures clean slices and an enjoyable texture contrast between layers. These bars are a straightforward dessert option that showcases classic flavor pairing with minimal steps.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter creamy

Topping:

  • 1 1/2 /2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 /4 cup peanut butter

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, peanut butter and melted butter. Press firmly into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.
  2. Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in the microwave, stirring occasionally. Spread melted chocolate over the crumb crust. Chill for one hour and then cut into squares.

Notes

  • Use a 9x13 inch pan for the crust to achieve the intended thickness.
  • Press the crust mixture firmly into the pan to help it hold together once chilled.
  • Allow the chocolate and peanut butter topping to fully chill before cutting for clean squares.
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