Peanut Butter Crunch Bars are an easy no bake dessert recipe made with base made from crunchy peanut butter, Rice Krispies, corn syrup, peanut butter baking chips and all topped with a layer of chocolate.
Peanut Butter Crunch Bars are a delicious chocolate peanut butter dessert the whole family will love.
These no bake peanut butter bars with Rice Krispies are a decadent treat.
These peanut butter bars only take about fifteen minutes to prepare but then need about three hours to set at room temperature.
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To make these peanut butter bars, I started by lining a 9 x 9 in baking pan with parchment paper and spraying it with cooking spray.
I dumped some crunchy peanut butter into a large pot over medium heat.
I added some granulated sugar and white corn syrup to the pot.
I stirred all of the ingredients together well.
Once the mixture started to bubble I removed the pot from the heat.
I added some peanut butter baking chips to the pot.
I stirred until the baking chips were melted.
Then I added some Rice Krispies to the pot.
I stirred until all of the ingredients were fully combined.
I dumped the mixture into the parchment lined baking pan and pressed it out evenly.
I dumped some semi sweet chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl.
I added some butter to the bowl.
I microwaved the chocolate on HIGH for one minute.
Then I stirred until the chocolate chips were completely melted.
I poured the melted chocolate on top of the peanut butter mixture in the baking pan and spread it out evenly.
I left the peanut butter bars to set at room temperature for three hours.
Then I used the parchment paper to lift the bars from the pan.
I sliced the crunch bars into sixteen squares.
Then the chocolate peanut butter bars were ready to serve.
If you are looking for an easy peanut butter and chocolate dessert recipe, then you need to try these Peanut Butter Crunch Bars!
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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make These Peanut Butter Crunch Bars:
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup white corn syrup
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter baking chips
- 4 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoon butter
How to Make Peanut Butter Crunch Bars:
- Line a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray it with cooking spray.
- Dump the peanut butter into a pot over medium heat.
- Add the granulated sugar and white corn syrup to the pot.
- Stir all of the ingredients together well.
- Once the mixture starts to bubble, remove the pot from the heat.
- Add the baking chips to the pot and stir until they are melted.
- Add the rice krispies to the pot and stir until all of the ingredients are well combined.
- Dump the mixture into the parchment lined pan and press it out evenly.
- Pour the semi-sweet chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl.
- Add the butter.
- Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on HIGH for 1 minute.
- Stir until all of the chocolate chips are melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the peanut butter bars in the baking pan and spread it out evenly.
- Leave the peanut butter bars to set at room temperature for at least 3 hours.
- Once the bars are set, use the parchment paper to lift them from the pan.
- Slice into squares.
- Serve and enjoy!
Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
Peanut Butter Crunch Bars are an easy no bake dessert recipe made with base made from crunchy peanut butter, Rice Krispies, corn syrup, peanut butter baking chips and all topped with a layer of chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup white corn syrup
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter baking chips
- 4 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray it with cooking spray.
- Dump the peanut butter into a pot over medium heat.
- Add the granulated sugar and white corn syrup to the pot.
- Stir all of the ingredients together well.
- Once the mixture starts to bubble, remove the pot from the heat.
- Add the baking chips to the pot and stir until they are melted.
- Add the rice krispies to the pot and stir until all of the ingredients are well combined.
- Dump the mixture into the parchment lined pan and press it out evenly.
- Pour the semi-sweet chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl.
- Add the butter.
- Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on HIGH for 1 minute.
- Stir until all of the chocolate chips are melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the peanut butter bars in the baking pan and spread it out evenly.
- Leave the peanut butter bars to set at room temperature for at least 3 hours.
- Once the bars are set, use the parchment paper to lift them from the pan.
- Slice into squares.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 418Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 257mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 3gSugar: 27gProtein: 10g
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