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No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars

Easy no-bake bars with a peanut butter and graham cracker base topped with a chocolate-peanut butter swirl.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time43 minutes
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cupsalted butter melted
  • 3/4 cuppowdered sugar
  • 1/4 cupbrown sugar
  • 1 cupcrushed graham crackers
  • 1 cupcreamy peanut butter
  • 3/4 cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cupcreamy peanut butter plus 2 tablespoons

Instructions

Instructions

  • Line an 8" x 8" (20 cm x 20 cm) baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal; spray the lining lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt 1/2 cup salted butter in the microwave until fully melted (about 30–45 seconds, depending on your microwave).
  • Add 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar to the melted butter. Stir with a rubber spatula until combined and no dry pockets of sugar remain.
  • Stir in 1 cup crushed graham crackers until evenly mixed, then stir in 1 cup creamy peanut butter until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
  • Transfer the peanut butter-graham mixture to the prepared pan. Use an offset spatula or the back of a spoon to press it into an even layer across the bottom of the pan.
  • In a separate microwave-safe bowl, combine 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter. Microwave in 20–30 second increments, stirring after each increment, until the chocolate is fully melted and smooth.
  • Spread the melted chocolate mixture evenly over the peanut butter layer in the pan.
  • Place 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat for 20–30 seconds, or until soft and pourable. Stir to smooth.
  • Drizzle the warmed 1/4 cup peanut butter in 5–6 parallel lines across the chocolate layer. Rotate the pan 90 degrees. Using a toothpick, drag it through the lines once in one direction and then once in the opposite direction to create a marbled pattern.
  • Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until the bars are firm.
  • Use the foil or parchment overhang to lift the set bars from the pan. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into bars with a sharp knife (wipe the knife clean between cuts for neater edges).

Equipment

  • 8 x 8-inch (20 x 20 cm) baking pan
  • Aluminum foil or parchment paper
  • non-stick cooking spray
  • microwave-safe bowls
  • Rubber spatula
  • offset spatula or spoon
  • toothpick
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Cutting Board
  • Sharp Knife

Notes

Notes
The bars will keep up to 2 weeks in the fridge.