Easy no-bake bars with a peanut butter and graham cracker base topped with a chocolate-peanut butter swirl.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time43 minutesmins
Total Time2 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Servings: 12servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
1/2cupsalted buttermelted
3/4cuppowdered sugar
1/4cupbrown sugar
1cupcrushed graham crackers
1cupcreamy peanut butter
3/4cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4cupcreamy peanut butterplus 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.