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No Bake Peanut Butter Crack Bars

July 14, 2013 by Judith Hannemann

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Crack Bars
No Bake Peanut Butter Crack Bars

There is nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate, and best of all, this is no bake!

So easy to make and so delicious!!!  It’s just hard to wait while they chill.

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No baking required

There’s many versions of this all over the ‘net, but none of them have this nice crispy crackly topping.  Just like eating a Nestle’s Crunch Bar!!!  But you can leave out the crisp rice cereal if you prefer.  To me it just adds a little interesting point to something already indescribably delicious.

Great snack for summer (hey, no oven!!!) or any time!
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No Bake Peanut Butter Crack Bars

There is nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate, and best of all, these are no bake peanut butter crack bars!
Prep Time20 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: no bake recipe, peanut butter bars, peanut butter crack bars
Servings: 9
Calories: 500kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs or saltine crumbs
  • 1 cup peanut butter smooth or chunky
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1 cup dark chocolate morsels
  • 2 tbs creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vegetable shortening
  • 3/4 cups crisp rice cereal

Instructions

  • Line the bottom of an 8 x 8-inch square pan with parchment or aluminum foil.
  • Mix the melted butter with the cracker crumbs, the one cup peanut butter and confectioner's sugar. Turn into prepared pan and spread evenly in pan. Chill for about 1 hour.
  • Place chocolate morsels, 2 tbs peanut butter and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir until mixture is smooth. You may have to return the bowl to the microwave for another 15-20 seconds if morsels are not completely melted.
  • Add the rice cereal to the chocolate mixture, stirring to coat well.
  • Spread on top of chilled peanut butter mixture and return to refrigerator to chill until firm, about 3 hours.
  • When well chilled, cut into 9 bars.
  • Serves 9

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 248mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg
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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate peanut butter candy, nestles crunch bar, no-bake crack brownies, no-bake peanut butter brownies, peanut butter, reeses peanut butter cups, rice krispies

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  1. Marcie FlavortheMoments says

    July 18, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    These look delicious! I love that they're no-bake, and I just love peanut butter and chocolate.

  2. mamateeche says

    August 6, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    Sounds yummy, similar to ones we have made for years, though I like the layer idea. I wouldn't recommend using vegetable oil for much of anything. Coconut oil or organic butter are much better choices 🙂

  3. kelley says

    September 1, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    confused about how much peanut butter for this..calls for it twice in recipe, yet the amount is strange is it split for each instruction, 1 tbsp then? of 2 tbsp 2x?

  4. Judith Hanneman says

    September 1, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    The one cup of PB is for the BOTTOM layer. The *topping* contains the 2 tbs of additional PB

  5. Judith Hanneman says

    September 1, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    I edited the recipe Kelley so it makes it clearer.

  6. Mary Meyer says

    January 18, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Could you double this recipe for a
    9×13 pan? Or would that make them to thick?

  7. Judith Hanneman says

    January 18, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    I'm sure you could Mary and my guess is they'd be about the same thickness. A 8" or 9" square pan is usually called for when you halve a recipe from a 9 x 13.

  8. Kevin says

    September 6, 2014 at 1:30 am

    Just made a batch. Foodgasmic!

  9. Judith Hanneman says

    September 6, 2014 at 1:51 am

    Glad you like them!

  10. Linda Smith says

    September 16, 2014 at 11:43 am

    I just found this recipe yesterday & made them right away ! THEY ARE FANTASTIC!!!!! I'll be making these often cause we LOVE peanut butter & chocolate !! Thank you so so much !!!!

  11. Judith Hanneman says

    September 16, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    I love pb & chocolate too!! Many versions of these around but I threw in some rice krispies for crunch and body! Glad you all liked them!

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